Live With Flair

Today I remember the beauty of small, humble living. I’m reading Thomas a Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ, and I’m reminded of simple acts of

My friend posts on Facebook about her stealth mission in Walmart. She and her children secretly put googly eyes on various items. Are you laughing?

On a walk early this morning, I spy the biggest tree I’ve ever seen in my life. I literally have to lean way, way back

Today we hike to a waterfall, and I see my very first rattlesnake on the way. I repeat: I walk into a rattlesnake! We stare

I’m reading Ruth Haley Barton’s Longing for More: A Woman’s Path to Spiritual Transformation in Christ. She writes in the introduction that “the whole spiritual

First of all, it wasn’t my house. It was my neighbor’s house: A crowd of us gather after the storm to check in, care for,

Today I read in the book of Isaiah the command to do away with the pointing finger and the malicious talk.  I’ve been thinking so

Each new morning, the strawberry patch offers up a bowl full of ripe strawberries. It’s just enough for smoothies, parfaits, a cobbler, or a pie.

Every student, staff, and teacher lines the school hallways and extends their hands. They form a long and beautiful tunnel. The 5th graders–who have graduated

I find myself face-painting children this morning. Our elementary school has an indoor field day due to rain, and I’m on duty with paints and