Do You Share What's Important to You?
It's hard to know when something you've shared or taught...sticks. And yet, this is exactly the reward my son received while taking his...
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susan9120
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Help! There's a Tree in My Way
Well, the water beckons again. I'm sitting on a bluff overlooking the crashing waves of Lake Erie. This time, I've been offered the gift...
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Susan Yurkewicz
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Did God ever give you a gift?
This year I determined to get out of my auto pilot of task lists and say YES! to invitations... didn't see this gift coming...
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susan9120
- Aug 2, 2023
- 2 min
Do you like your shadow?
This morning as I was waiting for my tea water to boil, I caught sight of my shadow on the wall. Then this thought captivated me: Our...
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susan9120
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
A Prayer for Summer
I give it all to You I give them all to You Lord my vision has clouded my senses are blurred Help restore Your clarity oh my God and...
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susan9120
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Would You Like To Find Rest?
Today I followed a craving for a blueberry scone and found myself at a local coffee shop and in awe at how quickly a routine ride home...
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susan9120
- Mar 31, 2022
- 4 min
Peek Into the Diary of a 50 Year-Old Woman...
My sister gave me a wondrous present for my 50th birthday. Today, seven months after she made me cry with her thoughtfulness and nod...
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susan9120
- Feb 28, 2022
- 3 min
How to Keep Your Heart Open
I've been thinking about my kid's response to current day events, which is the same to all news that disrupts their peace or feeling of...
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susan9120
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Hope While The Sun Rises
God grant me the FREEDOM... To let things fall by the wayside- and let NEW things be born To ignore guilt that serves no purpose other...
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susan9120
- Jan 21, 2022
- 2 min
Do you believe something worth doing is worth doing poorly?
Hmmm...I vote yes. Doing something is at least "doing" something. On that note, I'd like to say, "Get to work!...or play," however you...
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susan9120
- Aug 20, 2021
- 3 min
Why God Makes Parents Laugh and Cry
Bright and early this morning my husband, trying to help me stick to my goal of getting up early, rubbed my shoulder and gave a little...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Glamour-ish
Published 08/31/2012 I've learned a thing or two about style and chic "expression of self" with clothing. Pretty much that thing or two...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Her Life Inspired My Obituary
I’d never been so thrown by a class assignment. Yet, there sat the blank screen, waiting for the words to come as I tried to write my own...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
Justice...by "Pinkie"
Once upon a time in the not so distant past there lived a family of seven children under the loving care of their parents... One morning...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Parent Teacher Conferences
Today and tomorrow bring about the two-day festive holiday known as "Parent Teacher Conferences," in our house. Now, to some parents,...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
I Can See Clearly Now
Published 10/21/2015 I recently took my 11 year-old and 8 year-old sons to the Optometrist. Unbeknownst to me this type of doctor...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 2 min
Bonk on the head
Published 10/23/2015 "Mrs. Yurkewicz?" "Yes..." "This is the school nurse...ummm, I'm calling to tell you of a minor incident involving...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Hollaaa for Moms in Pictures
Published on 10/04/2012 (slang a bit dated ;)) Hollaaa! --slang for Holler...which is slang for "That's what I'm talkin bout!" ...which...
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susan9120
- Oct 25, 2020
- 5 min
Keepin' It Real...with Watermelon Eyes
Written 03/25/2012 Okay... It's time to get real! My 15 year-old son has tried to enlighten me as to the error of my ways...that error...
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Ann Camp
- Jul 16, 2020
- 3 min
We're All in This Together!
One funny side effect of going to school while my children do is the shared experience itself. I no longer casually say, "I know you...
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