Susan's Pendulum

Homer walked into a sports bar around 9:58 pm. He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV. The 10:00 pm news was now on...

Someone decided to donate a pellet burner to church for use in the parsonage. When we found out how big this thing was, I got busy cleaning...

Rejoice, my heart, be glad and sing, a cheerful trust maintain, for God, the source of everything, thy Portion shall remain. He is thy Treas...

There are times when you know everything could be different in 8 hours. Sometimes it's inconsequential, like when I was going to see Lo...

Hat-tip to Kristi for the link to a Mary Pride article on what's wrong with Huckabee and why he is NOT a good candidate for homeschool...

Cheryl decided to give me the Daily Dose Award for being guilty of writing a blog that she has become addicted to and checks daily (thus ...

So the question of the afternoon is What do you serve at an Ash Wednesday Prayer Breakfast? Our zone LWML used to have a prayer breakfast ...

We recently finished a series of movies [loosely] based on the books by Janette Oke. The stories are sweet and wholesome and have funny par...

The book is published and ready for sale. It will be available next week in Fort Wayne at the symposium. Visit the CCA booth. (There will...

A few weeks ago in Bible class, we were on John 15 and talking about "bearing fruit." Nancy asked how/if works-righteousness look...

ACK! I, a full-fledged and committed real-tree devotee, betrayed myself and spent real money on a fake tree. My brother and mom (committed...

Dear Internal Revenue Service: Enclosed you will find my 2005 tax return showing the I owe $3407 in taxes. Please note the attached article...

We've been contacted twice in the last hour to see if we're okay, what with the weather today. Yes, we're fine. Several period...

Poor kitty. Athena came in the other morning with blood dripping from her mouth. We assumed it was remnants of the most recent snack, alth...

I got up this morning and made my bed. First time in days! (Still not dressed, and may not bother going that far in recuperation-behavior...

Gary heard back from the secular job he applied for. He's made it past the second round of interviews. Friday he goes in for another r...

I forgot how much it stinks to be sick. Usually when something begins coming on, when I lose my voice, when I start the runny or stuffy nos...

I don't make New Year's resolutions. But this year I am. Not because it's the new year and time to do that. But it just so ha...

Given the lateness of my state's primary, I figure I don't have to be in any hurry to make up my mind. There are things I like abou...

After caroling on Sunday, we arrived back at church for hot chocolate and cookies. Julie and I figured it was the best cocoa we'd ever ...