Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

Big Picture Moments

I’m fixing my hair because I’m headed to a funeral. At a funeral, you’re forced (finally) to “trust in the Lord and lean not on your

September 3, 2011

What Has to Die in Me?

This afternoon, I notice my winterberry bush budding in the backyard. Those blooms hold particular significance this Easter season because I’ve beheld their cycle this

April 21, 2011

Losing Something You Can’t Recover

My student bursts into the classroom. “I’ve lost my paper! I didn’t save it properly and the whole thing is gone!” The exasperation in this

September 23, 2010