Live With Flair

Today, I rejoice because I feel like God’s treasured possession. I know I am, but I don’t always feel like I am (and I certainly

I can read a room. I can read the mood of a room, in particular the students within a room, within the first few moments

On the chilly walk, I stoop down to observe the persistent and powerful crocus. Two things: the purple astonishes me every spring, and the fact

I love a fresh, new month. Let’s make it wonderful! Think about setting goals, committing ourselves to an attitude of thankfulness and rejoicing, and increasing

Every so often, a neighbor will post an alert for a missing house pet who has escaped. And with each alert, I wonder if today’s

This morning, I spoke for a wonderful group of women in town. I noticed something different this time: I wasn’t quite as terrified. In fact,

Lately, I’ve thought about ways to serve others better in my family. I love these kinds of questions I ask my husband and daughters that

It’s a day to drive teens everywhere. It’s a day to run errands, finish laundry, cook meals, and manage various appointments. Yet there’s always a

Today I remembered the quote from a blog post I wrote nearly 9 years ago. E. Stanley Jones said, “An organism expends as much as

Sometimes my dear friend calls and says, “It’s sunny outside. Let’s take a loop.” She means we’ll walk around the block–the “loop” that takes only