Susan's Pendulum

Is religious freedom a civil right? We had a discussion at church tonight.  From one perspective, religious freedom is not a civil right. ...

For my kids: This is the recipe for the pork we had on Sunday.  I don't know who/where I got it from -- probably a melding of several on...

Gary tuned the radio to the ball game last night.  As I was falling asleep, a commercial grabbed my attention.  "Gary, did you hear tha...

This was part of Christmas dinner.  Nobody in our family is allergic to anything in it, and that's no small feat.  The recipe makes 5-6 ...

I feel like such a hypocrite. After I read Don Aslett , I told myself, "No more cleaning for company!"  I clean for us .  I cle...

This last week before Christmas, I have been appreciating intermingling the day's O antiphon with the Lord's Prayer. For today: ...

We address Adonai. Ruler. Lord of might. Law-giver. Appearing to Moses in the burning bush. Appearing to the Israelites in the cloud an...

An unwed girl gets pregnant.  She chooses not to kill her baby.  Baby is born.  Christians sometimes have mixed feelings.  The ladies at c...

Doctor visit to a specialist I've never seen before. Doctor recommends a long-term course of a medicine that is rife with bad side eff...

The tax collectors and soldiers came to John, listening to his preaching, believing his message, and asking, "What shall we do?"  ...

So not only has my blog been wonky, but now I see the comments have been wonky too. No, the comments themselves haven't been.  (My apo...

I haven't posted any pictures of Lizzy since she was brand new.  This is from about 3 weeks ago.  Like her momma, she wants to STA...

This week's discovery: ignore your blog long enough, and it will act up.  It will disappear temporarily so that you cannot [gasp] retri...

The pretty china.  The beautiful old quilts.  The crystal.  It's silly to hide it in a closet, unused.  But it's uncomfortable to us...

Repentance doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to stop sinning.  Part of repentance is recognizing that the sins I do occu...

Remember when Joseph was thinking about "quietly divorcing" Mary?  He pretty much had two choices : a) accuse her of adultery, or ...

The psalms often mention people trembling before the Lord.  It sounds like shaking-in-your-boots, terrified panic.  I'm pretty sure that...

Story: King Saul orders somebody, anybody, to kill this popular young David fellow.  Prince Jonathan objects.  David escapes.  Jonathan want...

My poor pantry was feeling left out of the cleaning binge .  So it had its own little meltdown.  A beer bottle exploded.  1.  It was insid...