Susan's Pendulum

What a waste of a Friday evening! A romantic comedy.  Set in Italy.  I wanted to see it years ago when it came out.  I kept wanting to see...

After I planted lettuce in April, one of the big rains must have washed some of the seeds to the other end of the raised bed.  Eventually, l...

... give me the creeps. Gary and I were out biking today, trying to build up a little endurance so that we might be capable of biking to t...

During the summer of 1992 (and it seems like it was just the other day, not twenty years ago) the bumper stickers began to appear: "Do...

Along came the perfect job for Gary.  He's tried for other promotions and not gotten them.  But the person who was promoted in those ins...

Mark 3 -- They accuse Jesus of having a demon in Him.  What He's saying is so outlandish.  Acts 2 -- On Pentecost, they accuse the apo...

Gary's at district convention.  Kids are at a pool party.  If I had a car, I'd be getting a second dose of what I had Friday afterno...

On Wednesday I kept finding myself singing The Election Song.  "Trust not in princes they are but mortal.  Earthborn they are and soon ...

Both times Maggie was evaluated by psychologists regarding her learning disabilities, we were told that she has ADD.  Really?  I'm just ...

The kids loved the game Munchkins .  Several years ago they arm-twisted invited me to join them.  "Oh, it's easy, Mom.  It's n...

So, at the IEP meeting, the testers explained where Maggie scored in comparison to other kids.  They told us that her reading level was 8t...

For those who asked to hear about the IEP meeting:  Because of working extra hours this week and because of end-of-the-year events at our c...

John 16:  Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes, He will guide you into all truth. John 14: What was that about Jesus being the Way,...

So the picture on the left is what the strawberry bed looked like on Sunday afternoon.  On Monday afternoon, Maggie and I worked for ...

There's a reason to yank these beautiful flowers out of my strawberry patch. But tell me again why I'm pulling them from my flower b...

Tomorrow morning is the meeting. I wonder how many parents go into an IEP, having taught the kid for many years? What will the school fol...

Swimming pool! Cold beer. Hot day. Good thing. I think somebody has her sports mixed up. I can never keep track of this horse'...

One batch of potato salad. Two batches of granola . One large batch of applesauce-oat muffins . One batch of Katie-&-Zoe-safe muffins...

My dear friend Jane and I are married to guys who look like brothers.  Their family used to be members of Gary's congregation in south c...

The Galatians loved Paul. They listened to him. They welcomed him. They received his preaching. When they begin to turn to another gospe...