Susan's Pendulum

I know that wasting a dollar here and a quarter there adds up. I know that just a little snippiness between the kids, a hint of back-talk, a...

There was nearly a yard of fabric left over from the bridesmaid dress. Maggie wanted it to become a matching shawl or a shrug to wear in ca...

I discovered that, when sewing, I need my reading glasses far more than I do when I'm reading. The dress turned out a bit snugger than ...

For four glorious days last week, we had multiple services per day, and long services. What was offered averaged out to about 4 hours of p...

There was ONE neighbor who pushed a lawnmower. Everyone else owns riding lawnmowers. Yesterday that one push-mower neighbor was giving his...

I haven't felt much like blogging. I guess the Triduum and Easter was too intense. (And yes, for you grammarians, that is supposed to ...

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...