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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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How to Do Secret Valentines: A Fun ‘Family Builder’ Idea
What Good Things Does God Have for You in 2021?
Three Crucial Things to Pray for Your Kids (and Grandkids) in This New Year
How to Care for Your Pastor and His Family During the Holidays
How to Engage in Meaningful Conversations in a Superficial World

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Many of us have not been able to be with our famil

Many of us have not been able to be with our family members during this pandemic season. Adult children haven’t seen each other, cousins often can’t be together. Saddened by being apart, we wonder, “What can we do to build the closeness that we long for?”

On the blog this week I want to share with you one easy idea!!

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#secretvalentine #family #familybuilder #valentinesday

Author and Perfecter “...let us run with endura

Author and Perfecter

“...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith." Hebrews 12:1-2

You are the author of my faith. You began it Father. It is yours. I ask you to be perfecting it. Thank you that even this isn't up to me. My part is to fix my eyes on you and let you do your work within me.

@jessblanchardstudio @christenbyates

This week I’m blogging over at @club31women abou

This week I’m blogging over at @club31women about the good, new things God has for you in this new year!

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2020, a hard year. Disappointments, illnesses, political turmoil, personal losses, racial unrest, pandemic fatigue, fears for the future.

But now?

As we move into 2021, be encouraged. God has something new and good for you. Link in bio!

Knows “O Lord, you have searched me and known

Knows

“O Lord, you have searched me and known me." Psalm 139:1

God knows me even better than I know myself. He knows what I need today. He knows where I am struggling and He understands. Oh, the joy of being totally known, and in spite of that, still completely and thoroughly loved.

@christenbyates @jessblanchardstudio

Hope, fear, anticipation, disappointment. A roller

Hope, fear, anticipation, disappointment. A roller coaster year.

It’s easy to enter 2021 with mixed emotions. We are exhausted from the pandemic of 2020 which continues on, from a nasty election, political and racial riots, job losses, sicknesses, and just plain bad news. We stumble into this new year with trepidation for our kids and grandkids and the world in which they are growing up....

As I’ve thought about these challenges facing parents I’ve identified 3 crucial things I want to pray for God to develop in the lives of my kids and grandkids and those to come: Conviction, Character, and Courage. More on the blog - link in bio!

Supplies “And my God will supply all your nee

Supplies

“And my God will supply all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

Father, thank you that you will supply all of my needs, even those I don't know about yet. You are abundantly rich. I can count on you.

@christenbyates @jessblanchardstudio

You may not know this if you’ve never been on a

You may not know this if you’ve never been on a church staff (or married to someone who is), but the holidays can be an especially stressful time for pastors and everyone else on the team. Here are some thoughts on how you can care for your pastor and family during the holidays!
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Link in bio! #advent #christmas

Jealous . . “For you shall worship no other god,

Jealous
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“For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God." Exodus 34:14
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Lord you are jealous for me, for _____. It is a "love jealousy." So great is your love that you want me completely for yourself. To be wanted this much is hard to take in. May I walk today with the thought: You want me.

@jessblanchardstudio @christenbyates

So often it’s hard to engage our loved ones in g

So often it’s hard to engage our loved ones in good meaningful conversations. Here are a few things we’ve learned and done over the years to go from the superficial to the meaningful!
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Copyright © 2021 · Susan Alexander Yates · All Rights Reserved
Calligraphy by Jessica Blanchard · Paintings by Christen Yates
Blog and Ask Susan Photo by Natalie Puls Photography · Books Photo by Cambria Elizabeth

Want to host a family gathering later this year when we can finally all get together again?

Cousin Camp will give you lots of ideas for a fun and meaningful time. ❤️ 🎉 🎯

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