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
God Delights In Us
God delights in us. Our lives don’t have to be full of rigidity, somberness and dull faces. We can live life! And have fun. We are allowed to enjoy life! In fact, He wants us to. He is pleasured when he watches us living and enjoying life within the environment He has provided for us.
Becoming Grandparents
We recently became grandparents to three babies. All within three months! How did that happen? I’ve been busy helping when and where it is appropriate. I try not to overwhelm them with my thoughts, ideas and advice… they have enough of that already.
What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
How do we eat spiritual bread that will satisfy us? How are we to work for the food that endures for eternity? Jesus says that the way to work for the spiritual food, is to “believe on Him.”
Marriage
Stories or Opinions
Stories are relational, opinions are more like facts. Grace and truth are conveyed through stories. Stories have characters, actions and outcomes which all takes time to be played out. They are intricately woven and allow the listener to make their own rich connections. Stories communicate much, although it’s not always so easy to find the ‘moral’ of the story, if there is indeed one moral to be learned.
Our Story ~ The First Impression
I met my man at a wedding. Someone else’s wedding. He had a child. What? Doh! Insane. Hardly my future husband. Right?
A HomeGrownKid gets married
Motherhood
I Am A Good Mum
I’ve felt like a failure as a mum. Every belief I had about God, man, myself, my husband, my educational and parenting philosophies were challenged. Nowadays I am confident about one thing. I was a good mum. I did my best. I am a good mum and I’m still doing my best.
My Role as Grandparent
I have searched through the Scriptures to see what the Bible has to say about the role of grandparent. There wasn’t a lot in the way of direct commands… but we know that God’s Word is wisdom and so from my reading I have collated some ways that I intend to be intentional… and grandparent with purpose.
Flashback Friday
2002 and 2013 – Flashback Friday
Homeschool
Top Homeschool Posts
Homeschool Articles, Educational Philosophy, Curriculum, Diary Days, Book Reviews & more from 10 years of blogging.
Yr 9 Daily Schedule Term One
This is Falcon’s daily lesson schedule. It looks pretty heavy but he devised this schedule by himself. Falcon is a stickler for abiding by the schedule… down to the minute almost. You can imagine that this trait drives me batty. But it’s how he works best.
First Day Back 2012
Last week was our first week back at school lessons. With rambo at school, Falcon and I are homeschooling… establishing a new routine. This is the first time I have ever homeschooled one child at a time. It’s all a bit new to me. It’s all new to Falcon too as he is the youngest child and has always had his older siblings around to keep him company and provide lots of distractions.
Health
THM Hack for QuirkyJo’s Coconut Lemon Chicken Soup (S)
THM Hack for Coconut Lemon Chicken Soup. (S)
Hack for Golden Chana Soup (E)
Roasting pre packaged, cheap veggies to an already easy meal = more yumminess and more nutrition. A THM E meal.
Ingredients Trump Numbers
For health AND weight loss, Ingredients Trump Numbers Every Time.
Home & Life
AhmoCoco – Almond & Coconut Milk
After my successful attempt at making a latte from homemade almond milk I knew that I wanted to try and thicken it with natural ingredients. I considered using oat milk and that would certainly raise the protein amount per cup but it would also add a few more carbs – not what I want. And so my AhmoCoco was born!
Flashback Friday
2002 and 2013 – Flashback Friday
My Easy Almond Milk Latte
Since being on THM my palette has changed and I can now have Almond Milk as my daily latte. I LOVED my daily coffee… and it is now just as good! Almond Milk Recipe included.