Susan's Pendulum

Today's Bible story in chapel was the beginning of Numbers, where God told Moses to take a census of the Israelites.  Who was to be coun...

Maybe I should quit reading this book .  Once upon a time, the insurance salesman was pressing upon Gary and me the importance of planning...

Now, THIS is the way to do schoolwork!  (Although her chair was in the shade, mine was in the sunshine.) But, ... but, ... but ... ho...

A job is a significant part of our lives.  It is where we spend most of our waking hours.  It is a place where we meet people and form coop...

Delirium -- similar to dementia, but worse, and starts in a day or so instead of worsening over the course of weeks, months, or years.  May...

Philip stopped by the Celestial Seasonings Plant on his vacation. Rachel has an addiction fondness for one of their teas, a tea that is...

Sitting up and crawling. And loving those entertaining sisters.

Plumbing leak in the basement.  Very much like July's water problem which turned out to be a plugged line.  Probably something flushed ...

Desiring to be free of care&upkeep on the deck, we got a bid on a patio instead.  Even with Gary doing all the work to dismantle the dec...

There it was again today -- somebody saying that pretty churches and statues are bad.  "You shall make no graven images."  Intere...

When Jesus called the storm, rescuing the disciples whose boat was overwhelmed (Matt 14) , they responded, "Truly You are the Son of Go...

God owes me, right? I'm sure you've heard a take on Romans 10:  If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in yo...

Melody tagged me on Facebook to list ten books that have strongly influenced my life.  I'm also supposed to tag ten other people to pla...

During chapel this morning, the word "plague" came up in our Bible story.  Pastor checked with the kids, "What is a plague?  ...

When one of my babies was head-up and bottom-down, the midwife suggested I try turning him.  She said that doctors can sometimes manipulate ...

Zoroastrianism versus Buddhism? I'm reading Horses of Heaven right now, a novel set in central Asia around 200 BC.  (I'm 3/4 of t...

There were weird things that happened in the wake of the stroke.  For one, my skin is more sensitive.  Last week I picked three pumpkins and...

The previous post included things from the Old Days which were when my first baby was little, or not long before. This one has stuff that I...

I was always fascinated with "how things used to be." It kinda sorta freaks me out that some things are now seen as the Old Days ...

So Jesus walks on the water out to the storm-tossed boat and the terrified disciples (Matt 14) . With Jesus' consent and invitation, Pet...