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Barbara & Susan’s Guide to the Empty Nest: Discovering New Purpose, Passion & Your Next Great Adventure

Hello, I’m Susan.

I’m a wife (of 50 years), mom to five children (including a set of twins), and grandmother to 21 (including a set of quadruplets!). My favorite time of the year is when all my kids and grandkids are together for a week of “cousins and family camp” in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia.

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How to Pray for Your Kids and All the Challenges They Face this Fall
Wild and Crazy Family Camp: Worship, Food, and Fun
Our Never-Again Hike! (Or, How God Provided in the Wilderness)
Feeling Stressed Out? These 3 Things Will Help!
How to Pray for Your Marriage (A Peek at My Private Prayer Journal)

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My granddaughter Isabel painted these at our family camp and I wanted to share them with you! She’s a high school junior.

One of the things that was so special to me was that she took time to take a younger cousin to sit under a tree and teach him how to paint as well! 💕

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I’m excited to be on Rooted Parent Podcast! Check it out and I hope you enjoy it!

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I’m excited to share about our family camp last weekend!

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Getting ready for family camp takes work!
A few pics of us getting ready for the invasion…and sweet college friends who came to help us clean the sleeping porch and chop down falling trees!

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These crazies are coming soon and we are getting r

These crazies are coming soon and we are getting ready for our family reunion! Stay tuned! 🤪🎉🤸🏼‍♀️🌭☀️

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This week on the blog I’m sharing about my “ne

This week on the blog I’m sharing about my “never again” hike! Read more on how God provided for us every step of the way!

#appalachiantrail #hiking #GodProvides

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John and I are celebrating our 52nd anniversary! 8-23-69 ❤️ We got married when we were 12! 😜

Hides Me “Keep me as the apple of your eye; hi

Hides Me

“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." Psalm 17:8

Father, I love the image of your hiding me in the shadow of your wings. You have me covered. You have my back covered. You are protecting me, my child, my friend today. Help me to rest in the assurance that I am hidden in you.

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Dealing with stressful situations can feel overwhe

Dealing with stressful situations can feel overwhelming and overshadow everything else. But there are ways to gain some perspective.

“Great is our Lord and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” Psalm 147:5 ESV

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