The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change Living Broken Again BLOG By Susan Vaughan Shumake May 31, 2022 ***** The Winds of Change have come upon us Blowing forcefully across the lands Causing us both to lose our bearings Ripping the works out of our hands The pages of a future we had planned on Blown beyond the […]

Bearing the Burden of the Broken

Bearing the Burden of the Broken

Bearing the Burden of the Broken Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake May 19, 2022 ***** Days turn to Weeks, and Weeks turn to Months, and as I bear weight for the first time on my Broken Leg, I realize that all that was there is gone. The strength I had is lost. […]

A Mother’s Heart

A Mother’s Heart

A Mother’s Heart by Susan Vaughan Shumake May 7, 2022 ***** – A Mother’s Heart – There is something about a Mother’s heart Unending love right from the start Given by God knit in the womb Woven whispers that burst into bloom Melodious harmonies of life can be found With every heartbeat creating new sound […]

The Garden of Affliction

The Garden of Affliction

The Garden of Affliction Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake May 3, 2022 ***** “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but […]

Arise, Shine!

Arise, Shine!

Arise, Shine! Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake April 24, 2022 “Arise, shine; for your LIGHT has come, and the GLORY OF THE LORD is risen upon YOU. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, and His glory will be […]

Love You in the Let Downs

Love You in the Let Downs

Love You in the Let Downs Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake April 22, 2022 ***** I will Love You in the let downs of my Life I will Love You in the let downs of my Brokenness I will Love You in the let downs of my Disappointment I will Love You […]

A Life’s Works Worth

A Life’s Works Worth

A Life’s Works Worth Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake April 19, 2022 ***** Somehow, 9 years later, after God’s re-direction, I am still searching for New Direction for God’s Divine Path of Life, for my life. I am always in the Making. Always in the Breaking. Always in the Re-Creating. Always Beginning […]

Arise. Survive. A Thorn in My Side.

Arise. Survive. A Thorn in My Side.

Arise. Survive. A Thorn in My Side. Living Broken Again BLOG by Susan Vaughan Shumake April 13, 2022 ***** 5 Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. 6 For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But […]

Living Broken in the Spring

Living Broken in the Spring

Living Broken in the Spring by Susan Vaughan Shumake April 7, 2022 Living Broken in the Spring Crying over everything World outside is fresh and green Bursting forth new life unseen Storms and rainfall fill the earth Bringing dormant ground new birth Calling winter now be past Light and life be beaconed fast Buds on […]

An Invisible Voice

An Invisible Voice

An Invisible Voice Living Broken Again BLOG By Susan Vaughan Shumake 3/17/2022 ***** Who is it for ABBA, when no one is listening? When I cannot speak?  An Invisible Voice battling to breathe, trapped beneath the surface of a calling. Gasping for air to be free, yet no one can hear or see. The Words […]