Susan's Pendulum

Hymns in My Heart is having a sale on Christmas cards. Half-price! Only 75 cents per card through the month of December. Go check 'e...

Pastor passed along a check to Gary the other night; it was from an anonymous donor. I'm curious as to who gave it and would like to be...

Also brought up in last week's study on Hosea: Can the apostate be restored? Yes, the story of the prodigal son teaches us this. But als...

At a Higher Things gathering a couple of years ago, I noticed one sectional on doubts, and how doubts are normal, but are different from un...

A blonde is hired at the Tickle Me Elmo factory. The personnel manager explains her duties and tells her to report to work promptly at 8:00 ...

As of this morning on our way home from church, I didn't know what we'd be having for Thanksgiving dinner other than the standard: t...

If there's a turkey roasting, someone(s) must hang around, waiting for anything which may be dropped, or waiting for a dirty plate to ...

A bill (LRB 3242/3) has been introduced to the Wisconsin legislature to allow the sale of unpasteurized milk. Raw milk has helped many peo...

Jolene was only 8 years old and lived with family in the country with her parents and brother. Consequently they did not often have visit...

I haven't seen even the tiniest ray of sun since Sunday. 70 hours. Weather forecast says more snow/rain and clouds tomorrow. Maybe su...

Gary wanted to watch a movie together last night. So I ignored the proofreading that's due this evening, and sat down beside him to (as...

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coinci...

One year at Thanksgiving, my mom went to my sister's house for the traditional feast. Knowing how gullible my sister is, my mom decided...

Friday night was a video at church on women's ordination, with discussion afterwards. Saturday night we attended the symphony. It was a...

A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock b...

Why don't blondes ever double a batch of cookies? Because the oven won't reach 700 degrees.

Last month I mailed boxes of birthday-cookies to Alia and to Paul. I was floored by how much it cost. Normally, the only packages I mail a...

One day during cooking class, our home-ec teacher, Mrs. Moore, was extolling her secrets for preparing perfect sauces. When she ordered us t...

In the Large Catechism, Luther writes: In this Christian church we have the forgiveness of sin, which is granted through the holy sacraments...

Mom, I thought you'd like to see these pictures of Paul (from Facebook) as he is working with the video and audio equipment. In one, he...