Live With Flair

There’s a great little Bible verse in 1 Samuel 14:6 where Jonathan claims that “the Lord will accomplish His purposes, whether by many or by

A dear friend–who blogs at Grapes into Wine directs me to a fascinating article called, “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy.”  I immediately ask

Sometimes I just want to punish students for asking me for recommendations last minute. I want to close my office door when they come by

Today, nothing goes according to plan. With a school closure and all my dreams for solitary writing dashed, I prepare for the exact opposite: boisterous

The sun explodes onto the backyard this morning. We shade our eyes from the snow’s reflection of her. The whole scene sparkles and shimmers. My

Today I remember that I absolutely love spending time with people who–even after decades–maintain the curiosity and wonder of a child. I have a friend

I’m talking about oath taking in my advanced writing course. We’re reading the Hippocratic Oath for health professionals and asking ourselves what a professional oath

Most people spend about 30 seconds reading your blog. Maybe less. I’ve heard from folks that if they click on a blog and see paragraph

My friends with teenage children tell me that one way to survive the teenage years is to “keep them talking.” That’s the most important thing.

Today–despite all of our resolve and all of our goal setting to walk our mile to school every day–we drive in. We have a -15