Susan's Pendulum

For years I had a KitchenAid mixer.  I loved it.  It beat my cookies, kneaded my bread, and whipped up birthday cakes. When my standard-size...

Do not worry about your life,  what you will eat or what you will drink ; nor about your body, what you will put on . Is not life more than...

Try looking at a crucifix while reciting our memory verse for the week :  "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you...

Early during choir rehearsal, the director enjoins us to focus, to pay attention, to knock off the chatter, etc. Later, the choir director...

During late summer's fresh-tomato season, Maggie and I made a lot of alfalfa sprouts and a few tries at other sprouts.  Years ago, when ...

In Kleinig's Grace Upon Grace , he talks about the power of prayer.  "Only if we begin and end with our spiritual weakness can we s...

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 ...