Susan's Pendulum

Easter hymns are full of phrases about how we want to sing for joy; or that Jesus rose from the dead so we sing alleluia.  Lots of the lines...

Maggie's been coughing for nearly four weeks.  A small cough took a turn for the worse when she picked up more germies from somebody at ...

Our catechism portion for the week includes: "Husbands, be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the...

What's up with the ghost stories?  Several of my co-workers are interested in ghosts.  One went haunted-house hunting.  They read books...

The question was posed tonight: "Why was it the women and not the apostles who first saw the resurrected Lord?" Several answers ...

I met with the psychologist at the public school this week.  We've arranged for an evaluation for special-ed services.  There will be so...

The God of peace Himself will sanctify you wholly  and keep your spirit, soul, and body sound and blameless  at the coming of our Lord Jes...

After oral surgery, a person needs soft foods.  Soft foods include pudding.  Chocolate pudding.  I don't often care to make chocolate pu...

The Lord told Abraham, "[Eliezer] shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir"  (Genesis 1...

Oh, the way her face lit up when she first heard the squeak she made!

So Pastor's talking this morning about how long Sarah and Abraham waited for that baby.  Twenty-five years.  Along the way, they had op...

Larvae?  Really?  That's the word? "Vocation" seems to be a popular topic among Lutherans in the last decade.  We often he...

This alphabet meme was going around a while back. Age: 51 Bed Size: Queen Chore You Dislike: keeping homeschool records Dogs: nope -- c...

So the first lady had to work outside the home because the Obamas couldn't afford the luxury of having her be a stay-at-home mom.  A...

So at the beginning of Holy Week we hear the epistle  to the Philippians.  Because of His humbling Himself to the death of the cross, God hi...

How do non-Christians celebrate Easter?  I know how non-Christians celebrate Christmas.  It's pretty much the same sort of things our ...

It's one of those days where the failures seem insurmountable, and I wonder why I even try instead of just lying on the couch, watching...

When the kids want to buy something online, and find a super-dooper el-cheapo deal, I've always been a little uneasy.  I couldn't sa...

I found this tucked into a book today -- Andrew: hamster toys and a chess game Philip: a passport and a glasses repair kit Paul: art des...