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
Guarding My Heart
As a woman of the word, I need to guard my heart and mind. I do not need to be about gossip and ‘knowing who said what to whom’. I need to be about the word and serving others. I will continue to use fb as a way of sharing but forgive me if I don’t comment on your walls or updates. I need to guard my heart, be careful to not be a busy body, be busy at home and not be idle. This is my weakness… and as such my course of action.
Bible overview 4 (Week 13-16)
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. To see previous months, please use the menu to the right. I will post a new 4 week plan every Sunday. * Bible...
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...
Marriage
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Motherhood
God’s Hidden Agenda
God’s initial goal for Christian homeschooling families is not the raising of godly children. Instead, God’s wonderful, but subtly hidden agenda is that the homeschooling experience be so challenging for the parents that they feel the need and hunger for a closer walk with their heavenly Father.
I Don’t Want Kids
I love my children! I don’t want kids. Do our words matter? Does it make a difference if we refer to our children as ‘kids’?
No Teens Here
There was a time when I banned the word ‘teen’ from our home. Being that the concept of ‘teenagers’ is a relatively new phenomenon we wanted to avoid the whole drama that seems to be synonymous with those teenage years. But you may have noticed that I have changed. I…
Homeschool
Bookwork Learning Through OAC
Open Access College, OAC, schedule, learning
Bookwork learning for 13yo
Subject and resources for Master C, who is 13 years old. ENGLISH o Copywork and Dictation, Poetry, Writing and Writing Guides. o Jump In by Sharon Watson o Basic Skills English Workbook Grade 9 o Shakespeare Stories by Lamb and Garfield. (Reading the story, do…
Homeschooling is…
Homeschooling is life and it is sometimes hard. But, it is the best.
Health
Quick update
Just a quick post to let readers know that I updated my previous post ( the one with the piccies). For those curious readers who wanted to see a bigger picture, I have uploaded them so you can click on each one separately. The photo isn’t good as they come from…
Before and…during
Jacqui (a dear homeschooling/health buddy) has recently rejoined Weight Watchers Online so she shared her ‘before’ pictures. She’s now dared me to post my ‘before’ pictures so here they are! The top photos were taken in May, 2009. Click…
Exercise Week 21: get dressed straight away!
I like to go to the gym early in the morning. Sometimes I have been before John goes to work but I do prefer to be at home with him in the mornings to give him breakfast while we chat over a cup of coffee. But I think I’ve discovered a key to exercise! At least…
Home & Life
Day One of Three~ Juice Fast
The amazing power of raw juices and details about my new juicer.
Rubbish!
This week I purchased a new tool for the home. No unfortunately it wasn't a new printer, computer or anything cool like that. Instead it is a tool that has been on my want-to-buy-essential list for awhile now. What is it? A paper shredder! Not all that exciting, is...
My New Year's Resolution
Bloom Where I Am Planted, Just Do It, Being Present In Every Moment are a few of the ‘themes’ I’ve had over the years. Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness is a verse that sums up why I don’t make NY resolutions anymore.