Susan's Pendulum

The most important thing to know is that a berry cane will make a shoot and grow up one summer, but it's the following summer that it be...

"He will come to judge the quick and the dead." Early in life, Luther quaked in his boots, fearing the Judge. We, too, sometimes...

The receptionists at the doctor's office were chatting about their weekend. One was the honoree at a baby shower. She was talking abou...

It's a whole lot easier to homeschool a kid who's bursting with curiosity. They must know what's inside that book! They must u...

If you're interested in a Learn-By-Heart schedule already put together for the next school year, there's one available at peacesusse...

Once upon a time, it was not uncommon for women to die from pregnancy or childbirth. Once upon a time, babies with birth defects died withi...

The Old Testament reading last Sunday [in the three-year series] was Genesis 1. It's about God making all the stuff. This week I hear...

No matter how often I washed that shower curtain, the hem of it just stayed icky. Today I attacked with a three-pronged assault. First I sq...

In Lutheran circles (and in many other denominations too) we often say that there are times when it's not sinful to get a divorce. We s...

Is amendment of life a necessary part of repentance? I was always taught that it was. After all, are you really sorry that you stole the ca...

Big storm blows through. Lights go out. What now? I could clean, right? Nope. The vacuum won't run without electricity. I can't fill...

Jesus healed the leper and then told him not to tell anybody but to go show himself to the priest, and offer the sacrifice that the law requ...

Katie posted on her Facebook page about what Alia (age 2½) was playing: Today the mommy penguin said to the daddy penguin, "We're d...

For those of you who have a hard time keeping it straight, left-brained is the orderly, rule-oriented side of the brain, and right-brained i...

Ever since classical education became popular again, I've been trying to wrap my mind around what it is. Some people tell me that I...

Andrew received his financial aid package from the college. His tuition will be covered, and he'll have plenty of money left over for b...

Arnica is supposed to be very good for healing bruises. While looking for suggestions on dealing with carpal-tunnel pain, I ran across a re...

My friend Angie recently mentioned a hair accessory which I have quickly fallen in love with. The Flexi-8 comes in seven sizes, small eno...

I recently noticed a "Morning Litany" found in Dr Korby's files. Here's one of the sections: On all going out to work; On...

I didn't recognize my son. My own son. It's shameful. Paul had asked off for what he thought was Easter weekend. Classes were can...