Susan's Pendulum

Last Sunday in Bible class, we were starting the story of Joseph (in Genesis) . Pastor pointed out that it was not "tattling" whe...

It seems that people aren't as old as they used to be. Most of that is due, I'm sure, to the fact that I'm older, and 70 isn...

Snowman robbery:

This week's Learn-by-Heart verse is Romans 7:18. Maggie uses the verse as her penmanship practice. She had a few issues early in the w...

I can carry a 10-pound bag of flour across the kitchen. Alia (my 1-yr-old granddaughter) can't. My big strappin' son Andrew could ...

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

Some say that this frigid weather is proof of global warming. Others say this frigid weather is just part of climate patterns that fluctuat...

A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at Burger King. He noticed that they ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As h...

Every year, Grandpa would make cut-out sugar cookies and springerle for Christmas. He would make huge batches and then mail a sizable box o...

So now and then maybe I worry a little about money. Maybe. So we received several nice-sized checks around Thanksgiving and Christmas, gift...

A little boy returned from Sunday School with a new perspective on the Christmas story. He had learned all about the Wise Men from the East ...

God's promise to send a Savior through Abraham was not recorded just once. First time. Genesis 12. God makes the promise, and then we h...

The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.

Remember the cartoons or the sit-coms where they would show some ditzy old lady looking for her glasses? She would be fruitlessly searching...

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

As a rule, a man's a fool: When it's hot, he wants it cool; When it's cool, he wants it hot; He's always wanting what is not...

A reporter was interviewing a 104-year-old woman. "And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. ...

A huge cemetery. A blanket of snow dotted with thousands of evergreen wreaths tied with red ribbons. A group of mourners gathered around t...

Save the whales! Collect the whole set.

My friend's husband is always telling her that housekeeping would be a snap if only she would organize her time better. Recently he had ...