Susan's Pendulum

Last time I bought shoes, I discovered that Birkenstock makes a high-arch variety. There's not much choice in type of sandal: just the ...

I was looking at the 150th-anniversary book of my home congregation. My brother, my sister, my uncle, and I were ALL smack-dab in the cente...

Family reunion. The grown-up cousins enjoying each other's company. The little cousins and second-cousins off playing and having a bla...

When He slew them, then they sought Him. And they returned and sought earnestly for God. Then they remembered that God was their Rock, and t...

My finger hurts. (Waaah waaaah waaaah.) For a few years I was struggling with a rash on my right hand that hurt and would get so bad that i...

Asaph is having a hard time with the way it seems life plays out. The unbelievers prosper. They have wealth. They have comfort. They opp...

This sound filled the air. "What is that?" About the time I began to suspect it was a tornado warning, Paul walked in the door,...

Two months ago, Pastor Petersen wrote about how it is good to be a pastor , how it's a good job with many blessings. Gary and I had bee...

There's a problem that comes from learning about nutrition and healthy eating. And there's a bigger problem that comes from actuall...

When there aren't enough calls to go around when it comes time for placing the graduates of the seminary, that's gotta be pretty dis...

I am Jesus' little lamb. (Hey. Jesus is the Lamb of God. We are lambs. We look like Him.) Ever glad at heart I am, for my Shepherd gent...

Jane recently wrote about her garden, and Glenda wrote in response about her farm market and her neighbors who share. I never used to enj...

For nearly 20 years we've been having dinner mid-day. The main task of the morning was getting dinner ready. Of course there might als...

We watched a great movie tonight. Even though I'd felt rather down in the dumps for most of the day, this was an interesting story and...

Most of my readers aren't going to care, but a few will. The GM plant in Janesville is closing. If it weren't for the church situat...

One of the churches in town had a sign for a few weeks that said Church parking lot for members only. Trespassers will be baptized. Now, if ...

There are certain women you look up to, certain women you want to be like "when you grow up." They are fun. They tell good stori...

It was a long drive -- to Fort Wayne yesterday morning and back again this afternoon. But it was a wonnnnderful weekend with so many people...

Gary got a laptop computer from Best Buy three years ago. Three years and three days, to be precise. The extended warranty expired three d...

When I was little, I would spin around and around and around in the living room until I got so dizzy I fell over. I loved to get so dizzy t...