What I Don’t Want to Share
I’ll be honest. I don’t want to tell you about this flair moment, but it’s the real one for today. At the gym, I do the minimum and hide as far back into the machines as I can with my iPod and earphones keeping me in a safe cocoon away from any trainers. But today […]
Waking Up Happy
Something so small, something that takes only a few minutes, made me immeasurably happy this morning. It’s a little ridiculous, really, how happy it made me. I want to wake up happy, not just for me, but for everybody else. I want to be self-aware enough to manage my moods and know what it’s going […]
Flair in the Terrible Storm
I practiced one of the oldest ways of storm forecasting today: I watched the leaves. As families hurried into church under a darkening sky this morning, my children clung to either side of me as I welcomed newcomers. I looked out at that smolder of sky and clouds. Everything in sight seemed dark and braced […]
What I Learned About Skin Today
Victory! I figured something out: My daughter loves to swing. More than any other activity, she loves to swing. Everyday, she asks if I can push her on the swing (she’s not good at pumping yet). And ever since I started writing the flair blog, I’ve been asking her why she loves it so much. […]
When You’re All Out of Flair
“I’m all out of flair,” I said somberly to my sister this morning. I woke up tired, cranky, and very, very uninspired. Not even more coffee helped. But I clung to one little hope, flickering like some nearly expired candle. My sister said, “There’s hope of flair. Just remember that.” And I did have hope […]
7 Dreams for Your Future
Today I had an unusual writing task: I was to write a blessing of sorts for the doctoral and master’s students that were leaving our Christian graduate student community to launch their careers. I imagined what I would tell my own children as they started careers. I imagined all the things I would want for […]
The Poop Revelation
“Poop? Poop? You’re writing about poop?” my youngest challenged me. “That’s gross, Mom.” Well, what can I say? I don’t always get to choose when the flair moment comes. I just witness it. On the walk to school this morning, my friend and I trailed behind her little dog (the one with the waggly tail). […]
3 Ways to Love Life (According to a Young Photographer)
My five year old steals my camera whenever she can. She’s the most determined little girl when she’s setting up a shot. She’ll take pictures of anything–cats, babies, rear ends, her own feet. And it’s all equally intriguing and equally beautiful. As I found these photos other friends took of her yesterday, I couldn’t help […]