Live With Flair

I’ve been thinking lately about how ambition governed so much of my twenties and thirties. Achievement and recognition were so important to me. I chased

This morning I remember the power and freedom of asking God to change my desires to conform to what He wants for my life.  I

Sometimes my husband reminds me how happy I am when I’m writing novels (or anything really). If I’m in a funk, it’s because I’m not

My least favorite emails from students include these kinds of sentences: “I wasn’t in class this morning. Let me know if I missed anything important.”

As a Type-A, micromanaging type of mom who is on a journey to enjoy our home life without stressing everyone out, I’m learning how to

I’m awaiting the proofing copy of my book, Live with Flair: Seasons of Worship and Wonder. I hope to make it available sometime in October!

The roses on the garden trellis haven’t bloomed for weeks. But this morning, we find the hugest bloom, right there where no bloom should be.

Sometimes Isaiah 32:17 floats in my brain on difficult days. I remember the promise here that the fruit of righteousness is peace. If you look

Today I learn about mellowing as I age. To mellow means to soften, and it comes from late Middle English (16th Century) origins denoting a

Today we make raspberry sorbet! This was the recipe from my Italian Mamas Lunch back in 2011. It’s delicious and so easy. I realize that