Susan's Pendulum

Ice sculpture and lots of champagne to celebrate the company's anniversary. Helen is the woman in the center of the first picture; she i...

As we studied Habakkuk last week, we came across the passage in chapter 1 about being held guilty when "your strength is your god"...

Grand opening is scheduled for first week of November. "Soft open" is tentatively scheduled for my son's 21st birthday. He w...

from chapel yesterday The story of the coup runs from 2 Samuel 15-18. King David's son slowly won the hearts of the people away from hi...

We attended the Cardinals game on Tuesday night. Our seats were near a church-group of really nice folks. One of the guys from the church ...

I don't know if Alia finally just got old enough to start talking, or if being with Lydia several times recently gave her the incentive...

Sorry, no tips here. Just extolling one big benefit. My older kids all had younger siblings around during their homeschooling days. There ...

Our Bible story today was about the boy Jesus in the temple. When Mary and Joseph found him after three days of searching and worrying, the...

Three times in this story the Bible runs down the list of "satraps, administrators, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistr...

Alia thinks the hatch to the septic tank makes a great little table to play on! And the electrical box that operates the alarm is her littl...

One toddler playing the recorder. Loudly. Squeal squeeeall SQUEALLLLLL squeal. Two teenagers watching tv together. Dialogue constantly be...

A couple of weeks ago there was a re-enactment weekend not far away. It was at the height of the mosquito infestation, but the township mus...

The crib was a gift to Katie from my Aunt Mary, one of Katie's godmothers. Someone thinks it's not just for dollies.

Have you noticed how Psalm 131 is a reflection of Psalm 130 (one of the seven penitential psalms)? "O Israel, hope in the Lord." O...

1 quart of fresh chopped garden-tomatoes 3 Tbsp of minced fresh basil 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar salt pepper garlic powder or minced fresh ga...

Gary and I went out to dinner today. It's a nice restaurant, great atmosphere, the kind of place kids flock to for homecoming and prom....

While sorting through piles and clearing the school bookshelves, I found some old notebooks that we'd used for writing. Here is an unna...

Even though it's been 14 months since Dad died, I still find myself referring to "my parents' house" or "my parents...

Four women are at a stylist convention: a blonde, a brunette, a redhead, and a woman with green hair. Each is asked the same question by a s...

Homeschoolers in Wisconsin will be submitting their affidavits electronically this year instead of on paper forms. Please see the WPA websi...