Susan's Pendulum

Three years ago today was the last time Steve talked to me. I had a few more days to talk to him and sing hymns to him and sit in his hospi...

Resigned to the fact that I would have to work at church's fund-raiser today, I hurried off to do paper routes, returned home, got seve...

I am so majorly ticked at the guy running for State Assembly in our district. He's cute. He's young. He's charming. He has ...

Chatting with my daughter today, she was telling me how pleased her bosses are with not only her work, but also with her attitude and her wo...

It's one of those days I hate being a pastor's wife. Today is the annual turkey-dinner fundraiser at church. I think it would be be...

From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death; from pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and...

For a good giggle, go to my friend Melody's blog and read the recipe for "The Best Rum Cake Ever" . But you can't skim th...

Last summer there was a robbery in our nearby big-city. The robber broke into the victim's home through the roof and came crashing down...

Restore us, O God, cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved. I had always thought "cause Your face to shine" referred to Go...

Yesterday was what I wish most of our days could be like. It was not stressful. We got the schoolwork done in a comfortable and happy way...

I am not appreciated. Yes, yes, I'll get in line with all you other moms. Daddy is in Colorado at a meeting with a bunch of other pastor...

Shortly before dawn I was returning home from dropping off one husband at one airport. Now, being up before dawn is not usually according t...

[Warning: if you're prone to antinomianism, don't read this. But for the rest of us, folks who are more prone to legalism, you'...

At a wedding reception last night, my husband and I were at the bar, requesting beer and Pepsi. (No, not mixed! How disgusting!) Another ...

I suppose there is something salutary about weddings being sanctified by the word of God and prayer, even when the bride and groom aren'...

My 11-yr-old doesn't get math. She has VCFS, and math non-comprehension goes with the territory. So I know that she won't do well ...

Pastor humored me in Bible class. He preached on the psalm of the week until I was done asking questions. I didn't get to the point th...

Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, October 10.

I checked the LSB lectionary today. They botched the "sense lines" for today's epistle from Ephesians 4. They have "for...

1 Corinthians 10:13b God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make ...