Susan's Pendulum

Our story today was the Visitation.  Newly-pregnant Mary goes to visit pregnant Elizabeth.  Question:  Who was it that Elizabeth said was ...

Yesterday began with chapel Curves pharmacy. Home for showers and getting dressed.  Then round two: Goodwill (where we found a flute ...

I made cinnamon rolls yesterday.  When I ate them, I bit them.  I did not unroll them.  I just chomped a hunk out of the side. I do be...

Gary's favorite insta-suppers are ~ Aldi bake-at-home pizza (almost as good as Tony's ) ~ spaghetti with a side of green beans. ...

Big dump of snow today. Loads of accidents. Thankfully, Philip made it home from church safely, and Andrew made it safely to work. Symph...

The conclusion of my reading-year.   I seriously doubt anything more books will be finished in the next three weeks. My primary list: An...

God's kingdom comes when our heavenly FATHER gives us His HOLY SPIRIT , so that by His grace we believe His holy WORD and lead godly ...

Once upon a time, we had no answering machines. Once upon a time, we would go on vacation, away from the telephone for an entire week. To...

Our church choirs have a reputation. (That's kind of cool....) This Sunday we're singing at the concert for the local symphony...

" The Mission ." A movie with amazing music and cinematography and casting. Docudrama set in the 1750s in South America: Jesuit ...

AaaaaCHOO. Gesundheit .  That is, "good health." One lovely day when I was sitting at the feet of John Kleinig, the good doctor...

We have been at the Curves gym two-and-a-half months now.  It takes time.  We progressed past the point of not wanting to bother going.  (C...

In 1951 Herman Sasse wrote to pastors about the place of the cross in the Eastern Church and the Ancient Church.  As soon as the great qu...

He's still waiting to hear the verdict as to whether he was accepted to the RN program at our local tech school.  Fantastic program with...

As much as I hate to say it, I'm glad Paul and Mandy aren't coming for the holiday.  They're going to visit her mom's family...

Luke 23: The days are coming in which they will say, "Blessed are the barren, wombs which never bore, and breasts which never nursed....

The same edition of the Bible.  People were laughing at me during Bible class this week.  I had a question, but I needed to refer to ano...

"The mystery of lawlessness" was in the reading recently from 2 Thessalonians 2.  It seemed an odd phrase. So how does it comp...

Wooden knitting needles. The sound and feel is just luscious in comparison to metal ones. Happy!

After Paul talks about the falling away of many in the church, he says, " God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sancti...