Susan's Pendulum

Maria went to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. "What denomination?" asked the postal clerk. "Oh, good ...

I used to make two batches of bread most weeks; that's 8 loaves. But then kids grew up and started moving out. It got to where one 4-l...

We drive. Even if it's a three-day trip to drive to vacation, we drive. We don't fly. Sometimes we are envious of those who can f...

An American farmer was on holiday in Wales. He could not resist exploring the hill farms north of Aberystwyth. At lunch time he dropped in...

This recipe was originally from my friend Sandy . Every time I want to make this lunch again, I have to go on a hunt to find where the rec...

Mark, a five-year-old, couldn't wait to tell his grandfather about the film he and Grandma had watched on television, 20,000 Leagues Und...

Acts 7:60 -- Then Stephen kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had sai...

You can see on the picnic table how deep it is -- (It really doesn't look that deep. Only 10." It's the weight, though...) And...

Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the p...

So one week ago I'm in Sacramento, with California people asking me, "So, what is winter like in Wisconsin? Do you have snow? How...

Coming home from a long and emotionally exhausting trip last week, I was not in the best of moods and needed to laugh. Gary and I spent Thu...

On our flight last week, our landing in Sacramento was ... well ... interesting. Having barely flown in my life, I wasn't sure whether ...

Amazing how an inch of snow can finally force you into setting aside the history and math books, and get yourself outdoors -- hauling in the...

Many new homeschoolers are rabid phonics advocates. I sure was! Teaching our children to read the right way was one of the biggest motivat...

Last Christmas, grandpa was feeling his age, and found that shopping for Christmas gifts had become too difficult. So he decided to send che...

This week we had the story of the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15). For some reason, it bothered me tremendously that Jesus said, "It is n...

IQ scores are higher among children who live in richer environments. In fact, a study done in Milwaukee about 40 years ago indicated a 30-...

People have told us about The Office , but we never watched it. The folks Gary works with have been telling him for over a year that he nee...

The Christmas party for Gary's workplace was today. I don't tend to enjoy those things -- too introverted. But last year and this ...

Enrichment is good for kids' education. It gives them experiences or knowledge as "hooks" on which to "hang" other ...