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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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Are you getting ready for an empty nest? Taking ki

Are you getting ready for an empty nest? Taking kids to college this fall? I'm blogging about that this week, with 4 ideas for dropping off your freshman. (And Barbara Rainey @everthinehome and I wrote a book about this!)

Links to both the book and blog in my bio. Or go to susanalexanderyates.com/blog

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Melody and I leaving for our 4 day hike in the Olympic National Park in Washington state! 🏞🏕

This acronym serves as a guide for prayer. I have

This acronym serves as a guide for prayer. I have found this so helpful to use in my own prayer life and in small groups! ⁣
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It's just a small bit of what I'm sharing in my devotional over at Club31Women -- 3 Things to Make This Very Day a Blessing. If you're waking up discouraged, this is for you. ⁣
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Read the whole thing -- link in bio!

We’re never too old for new adventures! 🌤⛰🚗☀️

This week I’m sharing a devotional over @club31w

This week I’m sharing a devotional over @club31women about how to transform your day when you wake up discouraged.⁣
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This little prayer is part of my morning routine. We taught it to our kids when they were small and recited it each morning at breakfast. Now my grandchildren use it! ⁣
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Read the whole blog: 3 Things That Will Make This Very Day a Blessing. Link in bio!

Immeasurable Riches ONE WORD: “...so that in

Immeasurable Riches

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“...so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:7

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Father, today I long to dwell on your riches rather than my own wants and needs. Call to mind your riches and help these thoughts of you to be in the forefront of my thinking today.

It’s mid-summer! Have you run out of things to d

It’s mid-summer! Have you run out of things to do with your kids?? ☀️

I have FREE downloadable ebook for you - Camp At Home 100 ideas for you to do with your kids or grandkids!

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I love this quote from John Stott, from his very l

I love this quote from John Stott, from his very last book, The Radical Disciple. I highly recommend it. Brief chapters include: “Nonconformity,” “Simplicity,” “Dependence,” and others.⁣
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Over on the blog, I'm sharing this book along with 8 others I've loved recently. If you're looking for a summer read, I hope you find a good one here!⁣
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I’ve been thinking a lot about books - check out my latest blog! 📚😊

Here are two more that I have enjoyed by two of my friends Christy Fitzwater and Penelope Swithinbank.

Keeping House is an honest, humorous, easy-to-read book about the joy you can get from cleaning by a friend of mine who cleans VRBOs. You will laugh and learn some real practical tips.

The book, Scent of Water, is a comfort in times of grief. Her daily devotions are honest and she leaves us with specific scriptures of comfort. You will feel closer to God and thankful for his understanding.

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