Susan's Pendulum

We saw the eye doctor today to get a prescription for [ta da!] those bifocals I didn't want to succumb to several years ago. Boy, it wa...

A young blonde was on vacation in the depths of Louisiana. She wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluc...

Tonight we watched the Star of Bethlehem movie . The lecturer begins with the question of whether the star was (zap!) a miraculous phenomen...

Some pastors I know say that, in the first chapter of Luke, Mary's song (the Magnificat) is the greeting that she spoke to Elizabeth wh...

A man was passing a small courtyard and heard voices murmuring. He went in and saw an altar with a large zero in the middle and a banner th...

Top Ten Ways to Terrorize a Telemarketer 10. When they ask "How are you today?" Tell them! "I'm so glad you asked because...

This is from my sister's sister-in-law. We tried it yesterday, liked it, and made notes of what we want to tweak next time we make it. ...

Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute; set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. from Miss Drosend...

An excerpt from an article in the Fort Wayne newspaper today: We say we value individuality, yet we refuse to acknowledge this in education...

Once upon a time, when we told people we homeschooled, the question was, "Is that legal?" Some years passed, and the question bec...

One lovely evening, the detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty friend Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After having dinner and drinking ...

A very attractive young lady was sitting in a fine restaurant one night. Waiting for her date as she was, she wanted to make sure everythin...

I recently picked up some kids' books at the library on bullies. Well, dealing with bullies. Not how to bully! They weren't t...

We were back on the story of Joseph again this Sunday morning. Pastor was talking about why Benjamin (Joseph's full-brother) was given ...

Finally, somebody writing about the need to get our bodies out into the sunshine, without sunscreen! I thought it was particularly interest...

The man got in a fight with his wife last night. He admits that it was totally his fault. When she called from the kitchen sink to find ou...

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...