Susan's Pendulum

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. ...

Our verse for this week is from Ephesians 2: By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, ...

The Wisconsin legislature is considering AB 119 and SB 89 . State law mandates school attendance from age 6 to 18. This bill, while not c...

In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, the owner of the vineyard pays the same wages to those who worked all day, to those who worke...

Back when I was wishing for enough stability that I could justify a small cow shed and a family cow, I wanted a jersey. Less milk, about ri...

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. (Jo...

When Barb got me started on kombucha, she told me I needed to brew in a bowl with a wide top. She was brewing hers in mixing bowls. I didn...

I love this place ! (The price-tag scares the dickens out of me, but that's another issue.) I can't put my finger on what it is, bu...

Oh, the sermon yesterday was wonderful. At the moment, I can't recall which things actually came out of Pastor's mouth, and which t...

I love violets! This is what I'm looking at as I wash dishes ... ... and hang laundry on the clothesline.

Oh, I seldom fill out those little white postcards that come in the package with appliances and electronics. I guess I always saw them as o...

The Large Catechism teaches us that where the Word is preached, and only where the Word is preached , there is the Holy Spirit. Even life-l...

We recently saw an advertisement for this month's Star Trek movie. Certain people who are related to me are very excited about the rele...

Hit the jackpot at the grocery store yesterday: found some already-frozen (can't be refrozen) chicken breasts getting close to expiratio...

I'm bad. I never read the book. We watched the movie , though, the other night, and it was GOOD. We especially liked Richard Harris (...

Charlotte's Web was copyrighted in 1952. It's been a long time since I read this; I think the older kids read it on their own inst...

One of last week's Bible stories ended with John's statement that And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if the...

Given that I wear only jeans, I shouldn't expect them to last forever. I owned three pair of pants, and in the space of two weeks, two ...

Let's say I make a list for myself of today's jobs: brush teeth drink a pint of water take my vitamins eat breakfast clear table fro...

Nanna and Gramp had a table that was passed on to Aunt Mary's family, and then on to my parents, and then on to me and Gary. I remember...