Susan's Pendulum

We were instructed by the voters assembly last week that electrical usage at the parsonage should be decreased by 12% in an attempt to make ...

Guys may want to stop reading now. You've been forewarned.... My mom's career (in addition to momming) was an RN in the hospital nu...

Homeschoolers (and others) will get a laugh from reading about Laura's conversation today regarding Ben's socialization .

Once upon a time, in a fit of Thinking Outside The Box, pondering how we could rearrange the living area, we wondered what would happen if w...

Pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16 Jesus is a righteo...

Philip started a temp-to-hire job yesterday. It's one of those jobs where you work 12-hour days, 7 days over the course of a 2-week per...

Was I supposed to have some? I thought the reason for my existence was for fashion photographers to take pictures of me and put me on the ...

I was in Stemper 's consignment room last week. I always check when I go in ... just in case. So in case anybody's interested: The...

Then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. Men just don't get this. Pastor was talking about it in B...

The proposed 2008 budget for the congregation included a $200/month pay-cut for the pastor. The congregation cannot afford that. Even havi...

Yesterday was the voters meeting to determine the annual budget. The congregation has come nowhere close to being able to pay the pastor du...

My mom makes mighty good apple pies, but this is her bestest one. You start with your standard pie crust, your standard apples, and your st...

Mix together 2 cups white (or mostly white) flour 1/2 tablespoon salt Measure 1/2 cup olive oil (or other vegetable oil) with 5-6 tablespoon...

God gives daily bread. Whatever we have is from Him. Whatever we have is what He has decided is good for us. Because of our sinful flesh, we...

I got stuck having to fill (I mean, FILL) the tank with ethanol-laced gasoline. After driving on it for a few days and topping off the tank...

Nancy told this at Bible class this week, and I thought it was a crack-up. Do you know how to adjust your dishwasher to use it for snow remo...

Till this morning, whenever I've prayed this psalm I hear the music of "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" going through my mind....

Maggie went next door to play with the neighbor kids. The grandma sent her home with meat scraps for our cats. The kids and I looked at th...

Maybe the rule should be that the people in charge of washing purificators should be the women who wear red lipstick at the altar rail. It r...

We watched this movie tonight. Overall it was pretty good. Basic plot is two white kids (one raised in Africa, one there against his will ...