Live With Flair

Today I read a prayer from Prayers Over Our Children that contains a powerful line. I read this: You purposely created my children with a need

Today, I began collecting little joys. Years ago, I joined a community that challenged one another to record five moments like this each day. For

There’s this moment when you stand in front of the blackberries, gathering them into your hand, and you smell the sticky sweetness of them, and

I love the statement in Psalm 138 from David: “When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.” God answers when we call. The

In church this morning, we sang Frances Havergal’s 1874 hymn, “Take My Life and Let It Be.” The lyrics invite surrender of every part of

I ask the cashier if she’s having a good day. She says, “Every day is a good day.” I ask, “How is every day a

As we prepare for our back to school week, I find myself reminding my daughters–and myself–that we are already seated at the best table with

I often cry when I read student writing. I really do! When something strikes me as truly authentic–like I’m finally hearing a real voice in

Today I began teaching my new advanced writing classes. I remember what a mentor told me nearly two decades ago: Great teaching is love of