Live With Flair

I leave the house as darkness creeps over the afternoon. It’s a winter sky with fluffy flurries falling over the brittle brown leaves on the

Today I thought about table manners. It’s so fun to refresh oneself on rules of etiquette in order to bless and honor your host and

Last night at a wedding reception, I tested out my new favorite question to ask people at any gathering. It’s this: What question do you

During our snow day, my oldest daughter and I attempt Autumn Cookies. She loves botany, so after she instructed me on proper leaf venation patterns,

My tightly wound pinecones–those closed cones open to no one–have opened beautifully. Once, on the cold and wet forest floor, these little pine cones kept

Our dishwasher recently broke. That day felt like a disaster. I couldn’t imagine life without the dishwasher. And then I could. As we learned we’ll

Today I read the sentence, “She didn’t envenomate him.” I realize I’ve never used this verb that means “to inject with poison.” I think of

I’m learning to think differently about the day. I normally imagine every possible event that may come my way; I visualize everything–walking from the parking

I love that God does “awesome things we did not expect” (Isaiah 64:3). This unchanging God performs in unexpected ways. It’s so mysterious, wonderful, and

Sometime over the weekend, usually on Sunday, we’ve been in a routine of making pasta salad for school lunches for the week and popping popcorn