We are getting ready! They are about to arrive!!! Yes, the wild and crazy “Yates Family Camp” is just a…
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Freebie: 100 Fun, Creative Ideas for You to Do With Your Kids!
Looking for fun, creative ideas to do with your family this summer? Maybe you feel like . . . It’s…
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Don’t Miss This Rare Opportunity to Reorient Your Life
COVID protocols are easing, summer’s here, hope is finally in the air! It’s been a long season of isolation, teleworking,…
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Want to Plan a Fun Family Get-Together? Here’s Help!
Have you ever wondered at God’s timing? I have. Last March, just when the world was about to go into…
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What I Most Admire About My Husband
John and I will celebrate 52 years of marriage this August! I know, that seems crazy to us because we…
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Three Crucial Things to Pray for Your Kids (and Grandkids) in This New Year
Hope, fear, anticipation, disappointment. A roller coaster year. It’s easy to enter 2021 with mixed emotions. We are exhausted from…
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How to Engage in Meaningful Conversations in a Superficial World
Recently a friend asked me, Susan, I often feel like our conversations with our adult kids and extended family members…
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When Your Daughter or Granddaughter Gets Married
Weddings evoke a tremendous array of emotions: pride, joy, relief, fear, gratitude, hope, regret, sadness. And a sense of unreality….
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Mothers-in-Law and Daughters-in-Law: Women Share Their Hearts
Recently I posted a blog about being a mother–in-law (click here to read). It generated a lot of response, so…
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My Mother’s Day Gift to You: Help & Hope!
I am so done with sheltering in place. I miss my friends. I’m tired of Zoom. I’m bored even though I have…
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