Susan Yates, is mom to five children (including a set of twins) and grandmother to 21 (including a set of quadruplets!). She and her husband, John, have been married 50 years. They live in Falls Church, Virginia, a Washington D.C. suburb. John retired as Senior Pastor from The Falls Church in 2019.

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“During this season of the Covid-19 virus we are in a hard time. Each of us in very different ways. Many of us can’t see family, let alone host a camp right now. A deep sadness seems to have permeated our lives.Graduations have been canceled, you can’t be with your friends, a wedding reception is postponed, a job layoff announced, a friend has the virus, another has died. Adults are scared. How will we make it? What about our home, our food, our future, our elderly parents far away? Parents are exhausted. Cooped up with toddlers, you stagger through the day. The quiet, clean office has been replaced by whiny kids and dirty diapers. Tele-working isn’t working well. Teen-agers are oh so grumpy. And it seems to be all “your fault.”It can be hard just to get up in the morning, to face another day of feeling overwhelmed, unproductive and out of sorts. How will I get through unplanned homeschool lessons I don’t understand, keep toddlers entertained inside, handle the emotional swings of a teenager, and be nice to my husband? When will I get some alone time? Ever?

There are 2 things we need right now: HELP and HOPE. We need real practical things to help us get through this season and we need hope for the future when we can be with extended family. Simply taking time to dream about a future family get- together has a way of invigorating us. Vision feeds hope. As we begin to plan and pray now for the future, we will sense our hope growing. The purpose of this download is two-fold: first, to take some ideas from my Cousin Camp book and adapt them to your situation right now -- in a sense, to show you how to host a “Camp at Home.” And secondly, to encourage you to begin to pray for and plan toward future family gatherings. But before we get to the “nuts and bolts,” there are a few things you need to know…”

Read more in the free e-book download (PDF) Camp at Home here.

For more blogs, camp movies, and family-oriented resources, visit Susan Yate’s site: www.Susanalexanderyates.com