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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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Does Your Marriage Feel Stale? Here are 4 Ways to Revitalize Your Relationship
Do You Need Fresh Hope for This New Year? 4 Things Will Help
How God Opened My Eyes to a Different Take on Christmas Eve
Warning: The Danger of Equating Feelings with Truth
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Marriage can be hard! This week I'm blogging over

Marriage can be hard! This week I'm blogging over at Club 31 about 4 ways to refresh your relationship.⁣
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One of the ideas I'm sharing is a daily 'marriage vitamin.' Check out the blog to see what I'm talking about -- link in bio!

ONE WORD: GENEROUS ⁣ ⁣ ONE VERSE: “If any of

ONE WORD: GENEROUS ⁣
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ONE VERSE: “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” James 1:5 ⁣
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ONE THOUGHT: Too often I act as if God parcels out his wisdom to me. I forget that He longs to be generous. He wants me to have his generous wisdom even more than I do and He will give it to me in His time and in His way. I can count on Him to give me wisdom about ______. ⁣
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Taken from One Word cards, this one from the Wisdom set. Buy this set and others -- link in bio. (They make great gifts!)

Renewing our wedding vows with our grands on our 4

Renewing our wedding vows with our grands on our 40th! Yes this was my dress! I couldn’t quite zip the back up all the way!

Now we’re are at 52 & 1/2 and our eldest grandson is married! It’s all gone by too fast!

In the depths of our being what we really long for

In the depths of our being what we really long for is HOPE.We need a NEW song to sing.

Where can we find fresh hope, a new song, for this new year?

1. IN HIS CREATION

Spend regular time in God’s creation. Turn your phone off and remove your earphones. Walk in silence and ask Him to reveal new things about Himself to you in His creation.

2. IN HIS WORD

His word is the one truth. It’s the one place we can go to for comfort, for training, for conviction, for hope. His words are not merely wise sayings but the Power of the Almighty God.

3. WITH HIS PEOPLE

Lifting our hands together in praise and singing loudly is far more natural in person than on the couch. Looking in another’s eyes and asking how they are doing reminds us that life is not all about us.

4. CONSIDER HIS DESIRES

I encourage you to consider asking Him what he would like to do in you in this new year. This is not something we resolve to do within ourselves. We can’t! Instead, it’s asking Him to do it within us.

This is just a short excerpt -- get the whole scoop in my blog, "Do You Need Fresh Hope for This New Year? 4 Things Will Help"

Link in bio or go to susanalexanderyates.com/blog

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ONE WORD: PROVIDES⁣ ⁣ ONE VERSE: “…by whic

ONE WORD: PROVIDES⁣
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ONE VERSE: “…by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature…” (2 Peter 1: 4)⁣
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ONE THOUGHT: Thank you Lord that you have not left us to guess what you are like and how you want us to live. In your scriptures you have given us promises (it is said there are over 3000 in the New Testament alone) for us to take you up on. I want to learn your promises and live each day taking you up on them.⁣
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Taken from One Word cards, this one from the Hope set. Buy this set and others -- link in bio. (They make great gifts!)

I continue to learn to be open to God’s interrup

I continue to learn to be open to God’s interruptions. We had a big unexpected snow storm last week! Look at all this snow at our farm house!

Life is full of interruptions and I want to look for the blessings in the midst of the interruptions.

The white snow symbolizes the purity of God. I looked out the window and the snow sparkled like diamonds.

So I continue to pray - God help me to see the blessings in the interruptions and the too often missed beauty in your creation.

Most of us are exhausted from the challenges of th

Most of us are exhausted from the challenges of the past years. Weary of each other, annoyed by petty habits of those with whom we live, fearful of new pandemic scares, feeling stuck in our careers. ⁣
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We’re “done” with grumpy teenagers, depleted by ever-present demanding toddlers, tired of ourselves, sick of bad news, lonely, and yet still anxious about the uncertainty of the future.⁣
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We long for a new year. A new vision. A fresh wind of HOPE.⁣
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We look for a sense of certainty in world that guarantees none.⁣
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We are weary of the “same old, same old.”⁣
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We need something fresh, something new. ⁣
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In the depths of our being what we really long for is HOPE. We need a NEW song to sing.⁣
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Where can we find fresh hope, a new song, for this new year?⁣
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David encourages us: ⁣
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I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.” (Psalm 40: 1-3 NIV) ⁣
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Only one thing is certain: God with us. Immanuel.⁣
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It is to Him that we must turn for a new song, for fresh hope. ⁣
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What might this look like? ⁣
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I'm sharing 4 suggestions on the blog this week! Link in bio to click through and read, or go to susanalexanderyates.com.

ONE WORD: SUFFICIENT⁣ ⁣ ONE VERSE: But he said

ONE WORD: SUFFICIENT⁣
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ONE VERSE: But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you. For my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)⁣
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ONE THOUGHT: Jesus, I am weak and I think I need so much. But your grace, oh Lord, is sufficient for me. Teach me today how to walk in this truth, to let your grace overwhelm my weaknesses.⁣
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Taken from One Word cards, this one from the Hope set. Buy this set and others -- link in bio. (They make great gifts!)

ONE WORD: PROMISE GIVER⁣ ⁣ ONE VERSE: “…by

ONE WORD: PROMISE GIVER⁣
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ONE VERSE: “…by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature…” (2 Peter 1: 4)⁣
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ONE THOUGHT: Thank you Lord that you have not left us to guess what you are like and how you want us to live. In your scriptures you have given us promises (it is said there are over 3000 in the New Testament alone) for us to take you up on. I want to learn your promises and live each day taking you up on them.⁣
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Taken from One Word cards, this one from the Hope set. Buy this set and others -- link in bio. (They make great gifts!)⁣
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