Susan's Pendulum

Even though we are sinners, parents know the conflicting feelings when kids do things to hurt themselves.  Maybe the child wandered off and ...

Tomatoes are beginning to trickle in from the garden.  I want basil to go with it!  But my basil plants are a whopping 1-2" high right ...

The glorious company of the apostles praise Thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise Thee. The noble army of martyrs praise Thee...

Over the past week, I finally succumbed to the idea that we could (should?) join a gym.  Maggie needs exercise.  We're not managing to m...

More than 30 years have passed.  I still remember.  The other day some friends pointed me to an article on watching horror movies and oth...

Oh, they tell us not to give a kid a cookie to cheer him up.  They say it's bad to find comfort in food.  Depressed?  Don't you dare...

Alia has been leery around Pastor.  He has a beard; she doesn't like beards.  She knows enough of her catechism to recite and get severa...

Driving today, I hit up different radio stations.  Every one of them was discussing the political maneuvering du jour .  Apparently one side...

Again and again, parents & Sunday School teachers & pastors find that they can influence likes .  Generally, we like what we know.  ...

Okay, we know that the Ten Commandments show us how we have sinned so that we know we need a Savior.  We probably also know that the Ten C...

I love plumbing.  I love it when I can wash my hands by turning a faucet handle, and the water just comes pouring out the spigot.  I love be...

Remember the story of the woman with the flow of blood?  When she touched the hem of Jesus' garment, she was healed.  When Jesus asked,...

It was me.  I know the salesmen were talking about how horrible I was, how unreasonable, consoling the poor dude who got stuck with me.  I...

Someone who shall remain unnamed was complaining to me a few months ago about the bath towel getting stinky.  I kept wondering how a towel c...

Jesus sends out the apostles to preach (Mark 6) .  He tells them not to take money.  Just a staff and the sandals on their feet.  "Don...

When Herod wanted to know where to find this interloper, this baby that the Magi were wanting to worship, he asked the dudes who knew the S...

In the movie Passion of the Christ, I really like how we see Christians in Pilate's court and in Herod's court.  They're there,...

My real work --the work at home-- is never-ending.  It's nigh onto impossible to catch up on the cooking, the cleaning, the homeschoolin...

I can't seem to get caught up on dishes this past week.  Nor on laundry.  Nor watering the garden.  Definitely can't keep up with wa...

I wore earrings for about 15 years after my ears were pierced.  Then I began to have occasional infections.  Besides, at that point it was h...