Susan's Pendulum

Some people love to be outdoors. My friend Karin wants to spend her whole summer outdoors and not come in. Last year, one of her kids liv...

In our church body, the term "vicar" is used for seminary students who are doing their year of internship under the guidance of a ...

Andrew has proven to the government that he does not have tuberculosis. He is caught up on his government- mandated -suggested vaccinations...

My mom told the story of when she and my sister-in-law were Christmas shopping when my daughter Katie was 10 or 12. They ran across a very ...

1. Somebody at work asked me on Friday if I believed the world would end on Saturday. Seriously? I wonder if she asked because I'm a p...

Twenty-eight years as a stay-at-home mom. Granted, there was some babysitting, some maid work, some typing stints, and other mini-jobs. Bu...

Maggie was coughing when the movie came out -- coughing too much to take her to a theatre and interrupt others' viewing. So we waited f...

Andrew and I were listening to our history tapes. We're studying World War I right now, from a series that is full of primary sources. ...

The mere existence of a "school calendar" has changed society's outlook on work and leisure and rest. During Gary's first...

A very helpful perspective on raising kids (including homeschooling) and on what the experts have to say to you... Trust Your Child, Trust Y...

In Mark's version of the Easter story, Jesus appears to Magdalena in the morning and to the Emmaus disciples in the afternoon. Then he ...

In our Bible story today (Acts 1) Peter is saying that the disciples ought to figure out who might replace Judas, and they end up with Matth...

Do most people clean when they're expecting company? I know my mom and dad did a lot of cleaning and spiffing before my wedding. I...

The Wieting men. Some of you will know Pastor Ken Wieting from his writing . Mom, you'll probably want names; you haven't seen these...

Gary has brought in several more batches of asparagus. The strawberry bed has been raked and stripped of the visible dandelions. The other b...

After a drenching rain on Wednesday, the dandelions were coming out by their roots! They weren't just breaking off like normal. I spe...

I've heard some of my friends say that they don't want to see the movie. I understand the sentiment; when the movie first came out,...

What with persistent rain and cold, I haven't really been able to get outside to work much. Today I took a couple of hours to hit the g...

I developed a delicious recipe for a chicken-and-rice dish that is good for you (as differentiated from the yummy but not-so-healthy chicke...

Attendance was high at church yesterday. There were a lot of visitors (or members who attend only occasionally) sitting next to Mom or Gran...