Soaking up the Son

God is alive and active. He uses every day experiences to reveal Himself to us. See what simple or crazy life lessons God reveals to me. Challenge yourself to see, speak with, and listen to God daily.

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Lessons from the Beach

LESSONS FROM THE BEACH

Pack your bags and head to the beach. Enjoy traveling around the coasts of Florida with Cole and Holly, as they learn valuable lessons while experiencing life with their family.
From building sandcastles in Saint Augustine to capturing lobster in the Keys, you will explore the beaches and learn fun facts about each location.
Some of the lessons you will learn are taking care of our environment, discovering joy in watching God’s creation, and finding courage when times can be a bit scary.
On each page keep your eyes open with anticipation as you search for a special crab. May this interactive book remind you to keep your eyes open to all the glorious surroundings God gives us each day.
The author, Stephanie Shuff, is delighted to share just a few of their family beach experiences with you all. The Shuff family loves spending time on their boat, traveling to different beaches in their home state, and allowing God to speak to them through His glorious creation.The illustrator, Deborah Smith, beautifully captures each memory through her lively illustrations.

The Right Road

THE RIGHT ROAD

Join Hunter and his mom as she takes him by the hand and reminisces about her childhood. When Hunter finds himself in trouble, he runs to his mother for comfort and protection. Through this engaging story, you will discover that we all can learn from this little boy’s dilemma. It doesn’t matter the age or the stage you are in, find comfort in knowing that you can run to our Heavenly Father for protection and guidance. On each page keep your eyes open with anticipation as you search for a special ant. May this interactive book remind you to keep your eyes open to all the glorious surroundings God gives us each day. The author vividly portrays this story that occurred between her and her boy when he was a toddler. The illustrator, Deborah Smith, beautifully illustrates Stephanie’s childhood memories.

Stephanie Shuff

About Stephanie Shuff

I am a blessed girl! God uses everyday situations in my life to teach me about Him and His love. God’s Word is alive and active! A verse that I may have read last year, last week, or even yesterday, may have a new meaning to me depending on the season of life I’m in. This isn’t just true for me, but for you too. I thank you for reading and sharing this blog. I pray that God will speak to you through it all.

Become a Christian

Become a Christian

In your personal opinion, what do you understand it takes for a person to go to heaven? It is as simple as spelling the word faith out on each finger.

Daily Walking with God

Parenting…Just breathe and PRAY

I just need to say this: I love and adore my three children. They are each unique and gifted in their own God-given way. Just sometimes… God, I know I give them to You and then take back a worry, and this cycle continues to repeat itself. Now, I’m releasing them back...

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Love is in the Air

“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered Himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 For some crazy reason,...

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My Parents Chose Me!

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The Lowdown from The Lord

Here’s the simple lowdown from the Lord: Clean yourself up. I see you doing bad things. Stop it! Do what is right. Treat people honestly. Pursue integrity. Protect those who are orphaned or widowed. It doesn’t matter to me how “bad” you think you are, talk to Me....

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"A Mother's Prayer" Journal

“Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what He wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.” Micah 6:8 Oh how precious and true are those words. I love them! They have touch my heart this morning in a...

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Do you have a "New Year's Resolution"?

Okay, so have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? According to the MacMillan dictionary , a New Year’s resolution is "a decision that you make on the first day of the year about the things that you intend to do or stop doing during that year." I stopped doing...

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Purity: Is oral sex okay?

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Request for you for the New Year:

This morning when I read the scripture-for-the-day, I was like, “No! I’ve seen it too many times. Not today while I’m still one child short from home. He’s on his way home this morning. Please keep him safe.” I was taking the verse way to literal, so I kept reading...

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Having Faith in the New Year

  Tim joined me down on the beach for the final sunset of 2015. It was cloudy with hints of blue skies sporadically across the sky. He said, “It doesn’t look like there’s going to be much of a sunset tonight.” I quoted a phrase that a good friend of mine has said...

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God is about to do something new for you!

As we have now reached our final day of 2015, we often take some time to reflect. You may simply ponder on the events that occurred in your life and smile and count your blessings. Some folks may scrutinize over situations they’ve encompassed in 2015 and begin to...

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A Lasting Intimacy

Dear Younger Me, Temptation is strong, present, and real. You will be tempted many times in your life to give into having ANY form of sexual relations with someone. Being tempted isn’t a sin. When you give in to that temptation…THAT is sin. You will go away to college...

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See what God left behind for you each day.

So there I was, sitting on the beach with my toes in the sand, casting all my anxieties on Him, thanking God for all He has done for me, finding peace, and soaking up the magnificent masterpiece in motion that the Greatest Artist ever was constantly changing and...

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