Susan's Pendulum

Normally, public officials must take an oath of office in which they swear to uphold the Constitution. That's changing in Wisconsin, th...

Yesterday, I was remembering a discussion with my father-confessor and his father-confessor, regarding one of "grandpa-confessor's...

I saw this on Melynda 's blog, and it just looked like fun!! ... even if it did pick "discombobulated" for me. LOL! My Pe...

I recently received my order from an herb wholesaler. With the price I was paying at the grocery store, I figured two packets of spices and...

Another one of my frequently used recipes came from Jennifer T. It too fulfills all five requirements for being an ideal recipe . If you...

Children were ecstatic when they went to bed last night, anticipating the snowfall they'd find in the morning. Our last snow was Decemb...

Probably every Catholic, Lutheran, and Calvinist homeschooler has had the experience of being told that he isn't really saved. Many of ...

My husband was interested in doing further study at the seminary. However, it costs a lot, and we don't have the money. It would take ...

A couple of months ago, I declared Polly's recipe one of the ideal ones. 1) It is quick and easy to make. 2) It is inexpensive. 3) It ...

Thursday night we watched Something the Lord Made , a 2004 HBO movie. For anyone who's asked about what's wrong with Maggie's h...

Within the "confessional camp" in our synod, there seem to be two viewpoints on what sanctification is and how it's accomplish...

In typical middle-class American society, it is not considered okay for young adults to live at home with their parents. I recognize that ...

For a good laugh, check out Pastor Petersens' blog that includes an old Dave Barry column.

Oh boy oh boy oh boy! Today's mail brought the Winter 2006 issue of Higher Things magazine, and I have an article in it. I've ha...

Okay, you guys. We watched Spanglish as suggested. I'm not sure what I think. Warning: spoilers ahead! If you don't want to kno...

One of Christmas gifts was a new toy from the Klutz folks: a card set for building castles. My youngest simply doesn't have the manual...

Upon recommendation from some friends, we watched this movie . We loved it! When the young chess whiz was first becoming interested in ches...

Trust me on this: it is a bad plan to break a liter-sized bottle of olive oil in your trunk, amongst all the other groceries. No. No. I k...

The comment has been made recently that "some Lutherans think that good works are something that 'just happen' on some sort of ...

Today's x-rays showed that Maggie's lung is no longer collapsed; she popped open the bottom lobe. Her left lung still doesn't l...