Live With Flair

These past few days, I enjoyed writing devotional materials for a children’s ministry event at a church in Texas that blended so beautifully with things

More and more students come to my office hours because I’ve baited them with promises of chocolates and tasty beverages. And so we sit and

The Morning Pep Talk contains a word to remember all day: possibility. We’re walking to school, and I tell my daughter to imagine the possibility

At 8:45 AM this morning, I drove by a family building an enormous snowman in their front yard. A butter yellow dog lounged beside them,

I cancel all meetings. I arrange a nest of warm blankets and pillows on the couch.  I bring out the Sick Tray–the red handled serving

I love the hope of Psalm 118:5-8:  “In my anguish, I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. The Lord is

All morning, I consider this beautiful idea that nobody must wait to start helping and improving the world. I think of my home, my little

On the way home from the Walk-to-School, and after the Morning Pep Talk (in which I quoted JimDaddy Miller’s famous line, “You have everything to

Today, I ask the students to tell me their names and to answer this question: What were you known for in high school?” A student offered

Today I learned how badly I’m doing in expressing love to my family. I’ve been so busy! I’ve been so task oriented. I’ve been so