Susan's Pendulum

Two big snowfalls and one medium-sized snowfall, all this week. No wonder it seems like we haven't done anything but shovel for a long ...

December 6. The feast day of Nicholas, the bishop of Myra. Also known as St Nick's Day. Lots of Christians like to tell their childre...

If you don't find the following to be quite funny, you haven't raised kids yet or it's been so long that you forgot a lot of it ...

I guess maybe it's not too city-ish where we live after all. When there are a dozen turkeys walking through your yard and down the midd...

Paula tagged me with a meme and a Kreativ Blogger award. Thanks, Paula! I enjoy your blog too, especially the creative things you report ...

A Texan, an Englishman, and a Frenchman are all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze when, all of a sudden, Saudi police rush...

So often, the ushers at churches are busy with their responsibilities and aren't paying attention to worship. That was one of the reaso...

Last year we noticed that we were the house in the neighbor with the humongous piles of snow on the roof. I don't know if it's the ...

How do you tell the difference between Democrats, Republicans, and Southern Republicans? Try posing the following question: You're wal...

Last night I was filling out a survey for some research on VCFS and its effects on the person, the caregiver, the family, and the community....

A 3-legged dog walks into an old west saloon, slides up to the bar and announces "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."

We recently changed from Blockbuster-Online to Netflix , largely due to the availability of educational materials like documentaries and Sta...

Psalm 71:3 says, Be my strong refuge, to which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, for You are my rock and ...

One day last summer, we saw a small group of teenagers walking through our yard. They weren't near the house. They left the road, foll...

Let not those who wait for You, O Lord Yahweh of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O ...

One of my kids has a friend who is not shy about making requests. If he wants to go somewhere and his parents can't haul him there, he...

Snow. I was hoping to be able to run away, spend an evening and a morning with the folks in Fort Wayne, and impose upon my parents for Monda...

Looking at picture albums, Rachel pointed out to Matt the time she was 10-months-old, and we were at the Alamo. She said that she would lov...

Gary at one of those activities traditional to Thanksgiving at his grandma's: Matt, posing: Rachel: See the short hair? Rachel gave me ...

My friend had mercy on the poor chilly girl here. She sewed up a warm, fuzzy vest and cap, and made a neck warmer to match. The instructio...