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God, Please Bless It or Block It
I’ve often found myself “stuck” along the way while trying to figure out next steps in the journey toward Heaven. Wanting to “get it...
susan9120
Jul 172 min read


My Big Sister
Your voice is all around me
Whispering in my ear

Cathy V
Mar 261 min read


How Can I Learn From You, God?
FATHER: Listen. Sit quietly WITH Me each day, often- through the day, and listen. Simply listen. Quiet your ambitions, your desires,...
susan9120
Dec 12, 20242 min read


How Do I Give Dignity to a Soul?
Me: How do I give dignity to a soul? What about the soul lying on a bench on a corner? FATHER: It is their body that carried them...
susan9120
Dec 12, 20241 min read


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...

Susan Yurkewicz
Jul 10, 20241 min read


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...
susan9120
Jun 14, 20244 min read


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...

Susan Yurkewicz
Apr 29, 20241 min read


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...
susan9120
Aug 2, 20232 min read


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...
susan9120
Jul 8, 20222 min read


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...
susan9120
Jul 1, 20222 min read


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...
susan9120
Mar 31, 20224 min read


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...
susan9120
Feb 28, 20223 min read


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...
susan9120
Feb 23, 20221 min read


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...
susan9120
Jan 21, 20222 min read


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...
susan9120
Aug 20, 20213 min read


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...
susan9120
Oct 25, 20203 min read


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...
susan9120
Oct 25, 20203 min read


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...
susan9120
Oct 25, 20204 min read


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,...
susan9120
Oct 25, 20203 min read


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...
susan9120
Oct 25, 20203 min read

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