Live With Flair

It’s the season of finding nests, and so far, I’ve marveled over three Robin nests and two Sparrow nests. I’ve learned over the years to

In the blue feather pine, to the left of my front door, I spy the darkened shadow in the tree limbs that always tips me

I discover the wood violets growing in the forest today. I’ve always loved violets and how, one day in spring when you’re not expecting them,

My friend tells me of a conversation he recently had with a notable theologian who is nearing the end of his life. The man explains

As I visited a professor couple down the street today, my friend tells me about his day and how his Saudi student brought coffee and

Yesterday, I found myself engrossed in two historic news stories: the Artemis II lunar flyby and the rescue of the US pilot in Iran. Both

My friend Becky says to me, “He’s good, but He’s slow.” I know God isn’t “slow” in His economy, but to our perception of His

Last night, I attended one of the most meaningful parts of Holy Week: the Tenebrae Good Friday service (Latin for “shadows” or “darkness”). Various readers

I love how the forest seems to come back to life in springtime (although a winter forest offers its own kind of vibrancy). I run

After the snow melts in Pennsylvania, I return to the woods. The salamanders migrate to the secret vernal pond, and my daughter and I hike