Susan's Pendulum

Pastor Stuckwisch writes about the importance of discerning the Lord's body and blood in the Sacrament.  In the article, he points out ...

Pastor has been pointing out in stories how often people know what the Lord says, know that it's true, and yet keep acting in oppositio...

I may never can again. Things did not go well when I attempted to put up some incredible chili last week.   So yesterday I made chili an...

Saute together in a humongous pot: 1.5 pounds hamburger 2 onions, finely chopped 1 large sweet green pepper, finely chopped 1 large hot ...

As my mom's health began taking a turn for the worse last year, she mentioned one of her regrets.  She says she wished she'd done mo...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I've had my fill of tomatoes.  Wow!  Even two weeks ago, I didn't suspect that ...

It so happens that, due to the holiday and scheduling flukes, I ended up being off work for nearly the whole week.  My jobless week included...

We have been flirting with the idea of looking for a house in town so that Maggie will be close to the library, church, the stores, the rec ...

It's time for that biannual job -- weather sealant for the deck.  Step 1: clean the deck.  Don't use the power washer. Don't we...

Dear Neighbor, I understand.  And I agree that most people are over-protective of children.  I understand that your 7-yr-old daughter is h...

I am not the manager.  I am not the supervisor.  But I've seen quite a few tellers come and go during the months I've spent at my jo...

Tomatoes are doing nicely.  Best year for peppers I've ever had.  We ate some awesome stuffed-pepper skillet the other day. Maggie and...

Our town hosted "Heritage Days," a montage of historical re-enactments, all the way from ancient Greece & Rome, up to WWII....

Jeff Fitzgerald. For all you undecideds, take a look at our Assembly Speaker . He stood firm with Gov Walker. Granted, any of the four ...

I haven't been in a traffic jam this bad in years.  Even when on my rare forays into Chicagoland, I haven't seen this kind of traffi...

When you're a kid, you don't know what adults call their in-laws.  After all, parents usually refer to their in-laws as "Grandm...

Although the DPI now has available the online census form on which we report the enrollment of our homeschools, now is not the time to file....

Because I bruise easily, I know that every single bump into a corner of a counter-top, a piece of furniture, or a car door, will result in a...

So while we're babysitting today, the 3-yr-old comes from the garage, onto the deck, with a hatchet. Andrew's eyebrows pop up, and ...

So when the peach pie or the apple pie contains the fruit-skin, when the mashed potatoes have skins in them, does that mean a) the cook i...