Live With Flair

My daughters love to grab a candy cane on the way out the door, and I simply replenish the candy whenever the bouquet looks thin.

A friend reminds me of all that goes into building a life–all the influences and teachers and experiences that shape faithfulness and maturity in another

This morning I note the beauty of daily morning chores: I feed the sourdough bread starter; I brew the green tea; I stir oatmeal; I

As I washed my hands in the kitchen sink this morning, I remember I did indeed recognize a flair moment yesterday (the day I didn’t

Yesterday, I was out and about: radio interviews, meetings, concerts, and, of course, delivering Christmas cookies to the English Department since this is the last

Last night, I hosted a few neighbors for a Monday night “Soup and Stories” evening. After years of wondering what I should do next–after Monday

I invite my students to listen to, and read, David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water,” the commencement speech he delivered to graduating seniors of Kenyon

Right about now, we bake cookies almost every day till Christmas. It’s wonderful! The whole house smells like Christmas cookies. We bake cookies to keep

I was in high school and visiting my friend in Kennebunkport, Maine as her father worked with the White House press corps. President Bush hosted

I often read back over blog posts to remind myself of wisdom gleaned and all those moments of living with flair. If ever I feel