What the New Year holds

In the year 2011 my pastor challenged us to read through the bible in a year.  I did it!  There were times of skipping a day here and there, but I did it, 90% of it.  Not only did Pastor Lewis challenge us to read the bible in its entirety, but to journal about what...

Lazy? Don't be!

Okay, yesterday I was saying that I am NOT the Proverbs 31 woman, but today I was giving her a run for her money. Yea, yea, I’m tootin’ my own horn.  But the scripture goes so well with the scene today. This morning I woke up late, after staying up late watching...

Packing up Baby Jesus

Well, tonight the Christmas décor came down in the Shuff home. Packing baby Jesus away in the trunk always seems so sad, and wrong.  I do have one nativity scene I purchased while on a mission trip to Guatemala that I leave up all year in my “travel” décor room, but...

Praying for the NE

Last week (see October 26th) I journaled about starting my exercise routine.  Well, I did start tonight, but it wasn’t in the great outdoors.  See, for the past two months we have incorporated “No TV Tuesday” in our home.  It’s been going great!  We have great...

A prayer to share:

I was so excited the other day when I received a certain letter in the mail.  It will be one that I treasure, and I want to share with you all. My friend, Susan, has three grown and beautiful inside and out daughters.   Her and her husband, Bill, have done well...

Busyness…Be still.

Last week was a week of busyness.  Each day was the same routine:  super early mornings, jam-packed days, and long eventful nights. I knew what was going to happen, and it did.  The moment I finally stopped to rest (on day five) the throat started to feel sore.  The...