Susan's Pendulum

A movie about dying of cancer. A professor who is alone, no family, no friends. She agrees to aggressive treatment, for the sake of resear...

Once upon a time, we had no answering machines. Once upon a time, we would go on vacation, away from the telephone for an entire week. To...

My homeschool email list brought me friends.  I used to be able to leave my locale and visit them two or more times annually.  Now I cannot....

Enjoyed a day with friends at the ball park!

My dear friend Jane and I are married to guys who look like brothers.  Their family used to be members of Gary's congregation in south c...

In responding to Cheryl's comment in the previous post , I was reminded of a story from Andrew's class this spring.  The assignment ...

I imagine that I used to be an interesting person. You may disagree with this, but hey, at least some people used to find me interesting!  ...

The martyr first whose eagle eye could pierce beyond the grave, who saw his Master in the sky and called on Him to save. Like Him, with pard...

We have our expectations. When a cheerful person is quiet and moody, we accept the mood as an anomaly and expect the pleasant disposition n...

The picture Gary took because he loves the last two pictures in our wedding album: the parents exhausted but happy at the end of the day. Ps...

Because I haven't figured out how to share pictures via Facebook .... here are a couple from the wedding.

LaRena commented recently that it's wonderful to have all your kids around the dining room table. Oh, it IS! But what's even mor...

Janelle and Susan Maggie and Leah Some dear friends are moving away. We'll miss them but are looking forward to seeing them next summer...

It's Lion Daze weekend here. Nanna and Zoe in the shade at the parade: Katie, Alia, and Gary watching the parade pass by: Alia's fav...

Is there a finite amount of suffering, like there are groceries or library books or moving boxes? Sometimes it almost seems like someone can...

It's a whole lot easier to homeschool a kid who's bursting with curiosity. They must know what's inside that book! They must u...

Have you ever had need of a mansion? Have you ever gone shopping for a mansion? John 14 is translated in a variety of ways. NKJV records J...

The Wieting men. Some of you will know Pastor Ken Wieting from his writing . Mom, you'll probably want names; you haven't seen these...

What does a person do with a whole day to herself? (Well, besides clean and cook and catch up on all sorts of tasks?) Last week the kids we...

A video about a friend's congregation and theology. Mom, I thought you might like to see Ken. Our godson Mark is the second person se...