Susandoodles

Susandoodles

Love God, love life, love one another.

Susan is trained in journalism, teaching and ministry;
now retired, the blog provides a means to continue sharing thoughts.

  • I-70 Sports Link: KC Chiefs & KC Royals

                      Panic settled upon me after hearing how driven the state of Kansas has become in  its effort to lure, entice, kidnap the KC Chiefs across state lines. Wouldn’t that be a federal offense?                   The same sense of panic sat in when Jackson County failed to renew the tax for the KC Royals in April.                     Why panic?  I

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  • Two sides of greatest gift: Giving love, receiving love

    During the past few months, I have had the honor of officiating at two funerals, and yesterday I attended a third funeral.  There is one resounding principle that keeps ringing in my ears:  the greatest gift ever is love. Yesterday’s funeral was for a member of my church family of 28 years.  I came to this community to

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  • Riding The Church’s Circuit

    Sermon for May 6, 2018.  This continues the connection to the Church of the Resurrection’s stained glass window.  This sermon focus’s on Francis Asbury, but also explains a personal decision effective July 1, 2018.  The Methodist itineracy continues.               Searching through the images of the COR’s (Leawood, KS) stained glass window, I found Francis

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  • A Mother’s Loss

    The following Letter to the Editor was published today, April 27, 2018 in the Kansas City Star.  I wrote it after reading the tribute to Barbara Bush on April 21.  The essay/editorial struck a cord that is worthy of noting.  Please read.  Thank you to the KC Star for including it in today’s edition. Mary

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  • Puppy Love: Unconditional love in a bite for our duo

    This is one of those days that the brain seems a bit fractured.  Maybe that has a negative twist, but I suspect most of you know those days.  As I went from one task to another without a plan, I realized that I needed some kitchen therapy. I would never have considered kitchen therapy two

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  • Barbara Bush: Passionate Model

    Today we celebrate, not mourn, the life of one of the strongest women who served as First Lady.  Interesting, that her station in life propelled a personal passion forward that seldom gets the focus so needed–dyslexia. Having the opportunity to hear her talk at an Orton Dyslexia Society conference (now the International Dyslexia Association), I

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  • Contemplating the Mystics of The Church

    Sermon for April 15, 2018:  This sermon developed from the images of Leawood, KS, Church of the Resurrection’s stained glass windows.  The images of those who continued God’s work after Jesus’ resurrection.  Today, the image of Saint Teresa of Avila was the inspiration for this sermon. How many Christians harbor a seed of uncertainty about

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  • Prepping for meals ahead

    Yesterday was mid-week, you know the feeling–Wednesday or Hump Day.  I had chores to do and just kept moving from one thing to the next.  Some days are like that, you know. Anyway, I decided one chore was to prepare some of the meat I had picked up at our local grocery store Tuesday morning

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  • By & With God’s Grace

    Sermon for Sunday, April 8, 2018:  Beginning a series loosely based on the figures in the Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS, stained glass window that show the growth of The Church since Jesus’ resurrection.  Today the timing of Martin Luther King’s assasination made the inclusion of his portrait in the window the starting point.  The

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  • 2018 Snow’Easter

    Yesterday was Easter Sunday.  One’s focus was on the story of the resurrection, but the reality of the day was the weather.  After the East Coast had experienced three Nor’easters during March, the weather that included plunging temperatures and snow/ice captured our attention here in Central Missouri. After getting home from Easter services and the

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  • Mary Magdalene at the The Cross/The Tree of Jesus

    Easter Sunday sermon:  The scriptures are embedded in the text, but I would also like to share that I am sharing some of the music from Jesus Christ Superstar during the service, also.  Please listen to Mary Magdalene’s song, “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and the final song, “Jesus Christ Superstar” at its inclusion.

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