About Me
Hello Friends, Welcome to My Writing Weblog,
My name is Suzanne Roberts, and I am a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and always a student. I have been a Certified Caregiver and a CNA (Certified Nurse's Assistant) for forty years, caring for the young, middle-aged, and elderly.
I had always wanted to be a nurse and even passed the entrance nursing exam at Central Arizona College. However, being young and newly married, I put my nursing goal on hold, to help my husband through University first, working as a Nursing Home caregiver.
Eventually, children came along, and I opened a daycare center in my home to always have my children with me. As they got older, I homeschooled them for several years until circumstances again took me back into the caregiving field. During those years of caring for both the young and the old, my nursing interest changed, and my desire to help people in other ways grew.
I love to read, study, research, and write. I have learned many marvelous things: from gardening and healing herbs, to homeschooling and storytelling, to animals and nature, to health and wellness, to faith, music, and God. They say the teacher learns more than the student, and I can testify to that, as I still remember some fascinating facts learned that my children have long forgotten. Now that my children are all grown up, I currently work as a substitute teacher for the public High school, Middle school, and Elementary school students.
And now, all those years of acquiring helpful knowledge have led me into the exciting world of Freelance Writing as well. I have completed a top-notch SEO Writing Course by Avery Breyer (through Avery Breyer.com), a knowledgeable and thorough instructor. As an eager pilgrim on this journey through perseverant writing, I am looking forward to providing and creating helpful, enjoyable posts and articles that will bring value to others.
Email: SuzanneRoberts@SRPublishingCreative.com
My Dear Husband and I, Attending a Horse Rescue Event
My background
I was born in Quebec Canada, moved to New Mexico as a child, then to beautiful Arizona. There I met my husband at rodeo college, and we married after only a few months of dating. We had three beautiful children together as well as went through many ups and downs. But we didn't give up, and today we continue to create our
story.
My husband, Brian, is a true blue cowboy and a hard working farrier (one who trims horses feet and puts on horse shoes). When I am not helping him with horses, I am substitute teaching at the public school. At other times I am helping my parents or playing with my grandchildren.
I love hiking, camping, playing the harp, going to church, playing with my dogs, planting my garden, taking naps, trying to eat healthy and more. LOl! I can never complain about boredom! Life is full, and I thank God for His Amazing Grace through the good times and bad, easy times and hard, He's always there.
My writing roots
For years I have tried many different ideas to work at home, such as babysitting when my kids were little, then making home goods for a country store when the kids were older.
But it wasn't enough and I ended up always having to work an outside job.
Though I am now older and the kids all grown up, I still need to work and help my husband, though not as much as before. So I now have a little more time to write about experiences in my life that has brought me where I am today.
I was a home health care-giver in the above picture for an elderly man in his country home. And while he was eating his lunch outside on the porch, I had fun feeding a visiting squirrel that invited himself to come eat as well.
It is memories like this one and more that has increased my desires to write my story.
My style
I read and reread this inspiration hanging on my wall and find so much truth in it. I want to do any good in anyway I can to help someone else in need and not neglect any opportunity to do so.
Amongst other ways, I feel writing and sharing my life's experiences can help someone in someway that I never really realized.
I am also realizing writing is an amazing way to learn better communication through expression and digging out my thoughts.
And what is really exciting is taking that to journal writing when in prayer or talking with God. It just becomes more meaningful in seemingly unexplainable ways.
I feel I am just now learning these things. And what is even more wonderful is that one is never ever too old to learn.
And Then,
This is my mama, Marie, and me
She has been there for me through thick and thin, the good times and bad. She is still going strong at age 83 though she has slowed down.
When I say going strong, meaning she just never gives up. She has quite a story to tell in her own life. I am so thankful for my mama!