by Susan Gates | Jun 8, 2023
Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. Jer. 6:16. I love Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis). Period full stop. It is a great edge plant...
by Susan Gates | Oct 7, 2022
Fall doesn’t lie. It reveals. Fall is like taking off make-up after a girl’s night out. The annuals are leggy and weird, and each basil leaf is pimpled with bug bites. The exhausted tomatoes gave up weeks ago. The early-blooming cherry waits for the rest...
by Susan Gates | Sep 28, 2022
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. Genesis 1:27-28. When you’re teaching management skills to systems engineers working in military organizations, creativity is up there with...
by Susan Gates | Feb 10, 2021
Photo by Jared Erondu on Unsplash Though I stand just over 5 feet, my head feels 6 foot four. Maybe it’s a compensatory thing, I don’t know. But I am inundated with big ideas, big questions, big dreams. Take this morning. News that a melting glacier in the Himalayas...
by Susan Gates | Jan 21, 2021
Photo by Casey DeViese on Unsplash Picture this: I am about to dig into a deli sandwich — ciabatta, avocado and bacon. My mouth is watering for the first bite. But there’s a problem: I can’t taste it. I can’t taste anything. I might as well be...
by Susan Gates | Apr 30, 2020
April 23 was Take Your Daughter to Work Day. Most working moms were home. So, what did that day look like? “Working from home has been stressful,” says Liz Ha, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Five Talents, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives...
