Susan's Pendulum

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Pastor m...

Because my children are making me obey the rules about identifying species "within a mile of your home," they won't let me cou...

I used to tolerate walnuts in the cookies or brownies. Sometimes I thought Mom would put nuts in the treats to slow their consumption by ce...

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.... He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinne...

Information from Paul's college's cafeteria arrived recently. It touts the healthy food choices available, but the word "healt...

Last Sunday's epistle (3-year series) was from Romans 8. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him w...

My husband tells me The Final Season was panned by the critics. Apparently, the critics don't approve of a movie that thinks small-tow...

Pr Esget got something posted on "Crummy Church Signs." If you're not a reader of his blog, you may not have seen his link ...

For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints. The response of my works-righteous heart: If I practice justice, if I am fair, ...

The pictures from Katie and Nathan's wedding are now on the computer. Gary set up the screen saver to rotate through the pictures in th...

Okay, so their second wedding anniversary is coming up in two weeks. Okay, so I'm not speedy at getting to wedding pictures. Now that ...

Thanks to the loan of a car from a friend, I managed to squeeze in a visit to my parents this week before Dad starts chemo. (Boy, their cal...

This came from a Backwoods Home Magazine from a year ago . Check out the link; the blonde joke is a crack-up! But I thought the following ...

Once upon a time, several of us were sick. The sickest we'd been in a long time. We were resting, sitting on the couch for a whole wee...

15. A patch of DAY LILIES by the mailbox. Turns out there are lots of different kinds of day lilies; the most popular ones around here ar...

I absolutely love Day By Day We Magnify Thee , and have also benefited from using Every Day Will I Bless Thee (available from CCA ). But ...

At the beach there are more rules than we're used to at a beach. My kids are accustomed to MY watching them, MY enforcing safety rules,...

Bible class this morning was on the beginning of 1 John 3, particularly how we have the status as the children of God because we are IN the...

These are the five veggies I planted in my tiny little space on the sunny side of the garage. 10. CANTALOUPE 11. CUCUMBER I have a hard ti...

Philip went out back to haul some dirt this morning and came in feeling a mite hot. I noticed yesterday that the deck seems like an oven on...