Threads of Grace
Life is messy
Welcome to Simply Susan, where I write honestly about faith, marriage, motherhood and the everyday threads of God’s grace.
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Pull up a chair.
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Walking humblythrough faith, family and life’s adventures.
Come in, come in! Have a seat around the table so we can pause, pour a coffee, and discover God’s grace woven through the threads of everyday life.
Life hasn’t always been neat and tidy, None of my ducks are in a row. Like many women, I’ve known seasons of joy, disappointment, deep hurt, and unexpected adventure. As I look back over the years, I can see the threads of God’s grace woven through every season—through joy and heartbreak, marriage and motherhood, unanswered questions, quiet faithfulness, and even the unexpected adventures of later life.
Looking back over my life, I can see a thread.
Sometimes that disappeared beneath grief.
Sometimes it seemed tangled beyond repair.
Sometimes it was woven with unexpected joy.
But through every season, God never let go of the thread.
Simply Susan is where I share honest reflections on marriage, motherhood, faith, books, coffee, being a SAHM, working outside the home, motorcycles, and the everyday moments where God’s grace quietly meets us.
Faith
It’s Not All Up To Me
It’s not possible nor reasonable to train or teach every child every thing they need to learn. I don’t need to do it all. Just as God is perfecting in me His work, so He is with the children. I am not perfecting them – He is. God has begun a good work in me and He will continue it until the Day of Christ.
Galatians Bible Study with Teens
Meaty Bible study for teens, young adults and new/young believers. This book is not devotional in nature. The concepts it deals with are meaty. But it is written in a way that even children can understand. There’s no reason not to learn doctrine when there are truth-filled, helpful books such as this. Letters to Brian & Daniel will clearly impart wisdom on the nature of God, the nature of man, the sovereignty of God, salvation, grace, faith, law and freedom.
Learn The Bible In 24 Hours – fantastic overview!
Learn the Bible in 24 Hours is presented by Dr. Chuck Missler of Koinonia House. The series consists of 24 one-hour videos. This would make an excellent semester series for a middle - high schooler. I have read the book and it's worth reading......
Marriage
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Motherhood
Leaving a legacy?
What legacy am I leaving for my children? Am I excited about what God is doing in my life or has done for me? Do I share my walk with my kids? How are they to ‘catch’ my passion if I don’t share it with them?
What Do You Use To Measure
Friday: From the Archives Each Friday I plan to post a previous post from the archives. Hope you enjoy it! What’s your measuring stick? (Originally posted here in Nov, 2005) What do I use as a yardstick to measure my family’s growth by? I think a lot of us can fall…
Parenting – for whose sake?
To go along with the quote I posted reviously, here is another one. Ouch! Yes, God I know… but isn’t it enough already? The challenges of raising a child are as much for the sanctification of the parents as they are for the benefit of the child. ~ Bryan…
Homeschool
Bible Overview 3 (Week 9-12)
Kerugma Family Bible reading guide for use with young children. This guide is a no-fuss, easy to implement, overview of the Bible for the whole family. This week we start our tour through the HISTORY books of the Bible: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1…
Through the Bible overview (for families of littlies)
Kerugma Family Bible reading guide for use with young children. This guide is a no-fuss, easy to implement, overview of the Bible for the whole family. Preschool homeschool bible study.
Fire drill for a homeschool mum
Health
Exercise: The Old Testament Way
Think of the women in the Old Testament- could you keep up with them? Carrying full water jugs up and down the hill, catching and preparing chicken or goats…grinding the wheat and doing all the laundry by hand! Did you know that exercise, and in particular weight training, will decrease your risk of heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and many more nasties?
10 Things I've Noticed
1. I get in and out of the car much easier. 2. My bigger size jeans are too baggy on me now. 3. I can do all the grocery shopping in one day! 4. I can leap out of bed rather than roll out of it. 5. I noticed a new muscle in my bicep! 6. I can actually do abdominal…
Exercises That Do No Good
CLIMBING ………………the walls DRAGGING ………………your heels GRASPING ………………at straws SKIPPING ………………your meals TILTING…
Home & Life
Crockpot Lasagne
crockpot lasagne
Latte
December 2010. I love coffee: latte's, cappuccino's, espresso's, chai latte's... they're all for me. And having a daughter who is a competing Latte Artist I have plenty of opportunity to practice taking photo's. On a date with my man... and a yummy latte.
And His Name Shall Be Called…
C'mon, you seriously didn't think that Christmas could go by without some mention of it on the blog, did you? Of course not! Friends know I always have something to say. 😉 However, I've said/written it before and I really don't like the sound of my own voice that...