by ssadmin | Aug 4, 2012 | Daily Journaling
So many people I today’s society have the attitude of “I’m here, what are you going to do for me or give me?” Why? Do they just feel that because they are here, they are owed something? The mentality of those folks drives me crazy! Here are...
by ssadmin | Aug 3, 2012 | Daily Journaling
How will people feel or remember you when you die? This is a question I honestly ask myself often. I know….that’s a pretty morbid thought to have running through your mind. But, it’s true. Over the past few months I have lost an aunt, an uncle, my...
by ssadmin | Aug 2, 2012 | Daily Journaling
Let’s learn a bit from the roller-coaster ride of life of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, in 2 Chronicles: *Chapter 17: He walked in the ways his father David had followed….The Lord’s way. *Chapter 18: Jehoshaphat consulted men, not God. He associated...
by ssadmin | Aug 1, 2012 | Daily Journaling
We go through difficult situations and hopefully become stronger. Agree? We are sometimes put in challenging circumstances so that our witness to God can be seen and brought to the forefront. Agree? We don’t always know why we go through trying times, but if we put...
by ssadmin | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the name of Jesus, I THANK YOU! You, God and You, my friends of “Soaking Up The Sun”. God told me to do so in Ephesians 5:20, “Always give thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” You have given the website its BME! It’s the...
by ssadmin | Jul 31, 2012 | Daily Journaling
Have you ever bought a piece of property, or a home, or just a closet in your own home and you had to “clean house”? I’m talking about getting rid of all the junk, excess, or just plain ole unwanted stuff. When summer time approaches, this school-teacher mom starts...
by ssadmin | Jul 30, 2012 | Daily Journaling
If you’re anything like me, you’ve sat in a church pew or a stadium seat and thought that the preacher was speaking directly to you. “Ouch! That hurt!” That would be the cry of my toes as they were being stepped on during some of those times. Then there may be times...
by ssadmin | Jul 29, 2012 | Daily Journaling
“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” Proverbs 19:2 I had to giggle when I read this verse today. Oh how I’ve seen this applied in my life at different times. Sometimes my enthusiasm for something gets the best of me. Then when I start in...
by ssadmin | Jul 28, 2012 | Daily Journaling
I was eight years old when the movie Rocky was first shown, and I grew up watching every sequel after the first. In each film you found yourself cheering him on while often getting clobbered by his opponent. Yet in the end Rocky would find his strength and desire...
by ssadmin | Jul 27, 2012 | Daily Journaling
The other day, Monday August the 23rd to be exact, was National Hot Dog Day. Yep, we had a “Hot Diggy Dog” Celebration at the Shuff home. Dogs, nana’s homemade slaw, baked beans, chili, and all the fixin’s (I’m from the south, so you’ll have to get used to...
