Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
The Night Before
I’ve always said that a great day begins the night before. I take my own advice after a day of feeling rushed, tired, and overwhelmed
“I give you yourselves.”
I keep going back to the same little line in The Magician’s Nephew, the first book in C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. At creation, we
Online Teaching Update: The Easiest I Can Make It
It’s the last week of class at Penn State. What a journey it’s been to transition to online teaching! What a journey to grow alongside
Some Little Delights
Today I’ll offer some activities that currently bring some joy: rereading The Chronicles of Narnia (and then watching the movies), seeing minnows and trout swimming
A Delicious Little Cake: Almond Cream Cake
During COVID-19, sometimes it’s fun to bake and enjoy a sweet treat for the weekend. Today, we made an Almond Cream Cake from Taste of
Joys in the Pennsylvania Woods
This week as I walked along Spring Creek, I learned about a native Pennsylvania wildflower–the red trillium. These don’t last long in the spring, and
A Prayer God Answered: Easy and Light
On Sunday, I ask my praying neighbors to pray that my week could feel “easy and light.” I was so tired from online teaching and
If You Don’t Have Much Left to Give
This morning I found myself reading 2 Kings 4 and the very familiar story of The Widow’s Olive Oil. Read it as if you are