Stick with Them
Our One-Eyed Cat A year ago, we brought home a sick cat with one eye. Remember how he didn’t purr, and then, after months of
October 2, 2010
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Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
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
Breathing Deeply in the Froglet Phase
When you aren’t a tadpole anymore, but you still aren’t a frog, you’re a froglet. I’m reading a book about frogs to my children (how
September 2, 2010
The Love Stockpile
All afternoon, my daughter’s been riding around on her bike. She’s collecting acorns. She loads her pink basket and rides back to a rugged old
August 27, 2010
When You Have to Wait for Something
I’ve been watching a chrysalis in my garden for a week now, and today a gorgeous butterfly emerged. She’s finally here! She’s a female Eastern
August 20, 2010
Small Flair in Hidden Places
I wake up with a horrible cold or horrible allergies–funny how the body responds the same to real or imagined threats against it–and dread the
July 27, 2010
The Picture of the One-Eyed Cat
Here is my one-eyed cat. He likes to lounge around with his best friend, Snowflake, who I think looks like an upside down skunk. She’s
June 21, 2010
One Good Prayer
This morning, I had a few minutes before the walk to school, so I took out my prayer journal. What did I need? What did
May 26, 2010
The Bad Day Mantra
As far as bad days go for a five year old, this one ranks high. While at her yearly check-up, she discovered she might need
May 24, 2010
When it Looks Like Chaos and Abandonment
My sassiest daughter was playing school with her big sister this morning before church. Apparently, they’d set up a whole imaginary classroom with imaginary students.
May 16, 2010