Susan's Pendulum

I expected that my son, now age 7, would begin having doubts about Santa Claus. Sure enough, one day he informed me, "Mom, I know some...

Just some random thoughts and observations: O Sacred Head (stanza 4 of LSB 450) Thy lips have often fed me with words of truth and love. T...

The only thing most of us know about going to confession is what we see in the movies. Lutherans aren't real used to it. One of the th...

When I was little, I always wondered how come Jesus didn't come down off the cross, and then go back up there. Y'know, just to show...

The other day I went downtown to run a few errands. I went into the local coffee shop for a snack. I was only there for about 5 minutes. ...

There's a scene in Passion where Simon is told by the Roman soldiers to carry Jesus' cross. Simon says it's none of his busine...

A couple of weeks ago we watched a movie that I needed to watch again. So last night we saw I Am David the second time. There was a littl...

There's a little fellow named Junior who hangs out at Tim Alley's Grocery Store. The owner Tim doesn't know what Junior's pr...

I put the clothes in the dryer today. Wasted electricity. Helped destroy the ozone layer. Contributed to global warming. I would have pre...

A homeschool retreat for Lutheran families will be held in August in Fort Wayne.

I've been trying to avoid Pick-n-Save. (Sorry, Cassie.) Every time I go into the store to pick up their loss leaders , the good deals ...

Why do cowboys always die with their boots on? So they won't stub their toes when they kick the bucket.

North Carolina is creamin' Michigan State. At half time, one of the announcers tells us that North Carolina owns the biggest half-time ...

For most of our homeschooling lives, we didn't have a certain amount to do per day. We "did school" most of all day, every da...

Two mathematicians, Joe and Richard, were having dinner in a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, and arguing about the average mathematical know...

It's snowing. It's Palm Sunday. There's work that needs to be done outdoors, and it's just not easy to get out there when it...

Gary and I were discussing grocery shopping and schedules and run-around errand-days. I was commenting how much I like not having a regular...

What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup? Anybody can roast beef. - - - - - - - - - - What's the difference be...

When the old water heater started leaking a year ago, the plumber who installed the new one told us that we should flush it once a year. He ...

I pulled out the pattern for the bridesmaid dress today and an old sheet. Maggie's size is going to require a significant amount of alt...