Susan's Pendulum

We're so accustomed to electric lights. Holding my candle tonight, in the dark in church, listening to the most beautiful words in all t...

And the earth brought forth the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself, according to its kind. Jesus is the Vine. (John 15) He is ...

Matthew and Mark record only "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" Luke has three: "forgive them," "today you...

Experiment year-#2 begins. Mom told me that my grandma believed that it was important to plant potatoes by the moon. I could never remember...

I picked up my orthotic inserts today. Even though I'm wearing shoes [SHOES? shoes???] I think it kinda feels good on my feet. They wa...

Jesus was crucified on Golgotha -- the place of the skull . The cross was driven into the place of the skull. He shall crush your head , ...

Paul is home for Easter break! I spent time outdoors today, hauling manure, spading garden, doing lessons with Maggie. I love sunshine. I g...

I think my son-in-law misses my daily jokes. He's hunting some up for me. Little does he know that I have a couple of goodies that I h...

I saw yellow tulips in the neighbor's yard, against the nice, sunny south side of their garage. Wooo hooo for spring! My columbine, se...

The registration form for this June's symposium in Sussex/Waukesha has been uploaded to the church's website.

Brief clip of Maxine Waters during a House hearing nearly two years ago. It's making the online rounds, so you may have seen it already...

Even though I've made ribs and they turned out good (or maybe "good enough") tonight was the first time I made ribs that knock...

In the Garden, when Judas showed up with the soldiers -- Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said...

I don't get it. Jesus tells them that one of them will betray Him. They must've thought He knew what He was talking about. They di...

I haven't made time to hunt up jokes this week since my last batch of pre-dated blog jokes ran out. A bunch of you probably saw this on...

Yeah, yeah, I know "honey-roasted" makes ya think of peanuts on an airplane. I bought a chicken a few days ago. Andrew decided t...

Andrew has a HUGE space between his two front teeth right now. Today, as we're leaving church, Kara is coming down the driveway in her ...

The definition of socialism is a political and economic system where the government/public owns the means of production, such as land and fa...

Yesterday we thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon of sitting around with Rachel and Anthea (and part of the afternoon with Philip), laughing and ...

I'm putting together the Mexican Casserole of Awesomeness for Sunday dinner. I love refried beans. Truly, I do. But I do wish that, ...