Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

Every day now, we watch for the blooms of the Weeping Cherry that emerge like a firework and end just as suddenly. They stay in

March 25, 2016

Just like there are all kinds of ways to live a life, there are all kinds of ways to write a book. Be encouraged! You

March 24, 2016

My daughter buckles her seat belt and turns to me in the minivan. Her team had just lost every single game in the 5th grade

March 23, 2016

Do you remember Ma in the Little House on the Prairie books and the daily tasks that ordered her weeks? She washed on Monday, ironed on

March 22, 2016

I tell my students that parentheses are a whisper, a moment of intimacy between writer and reader. They build rapport; they signal trust. I love

March 21, 2016

What a glorious day to celebrate as Jesus rode into Jerusalem! I’ve read the story a thousand times in the gospels, but this morning I

March 20, 2016

Today I learned some ways to get “back on track” after deviating from your healthy living plan (or really any kind of plan). I learn

March 19, 2016

March 18, 2016

I remember today that “without faith it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6). I realize that I often avoid situations that scare me

March 17, 2016

The flair moment came early this morning as I enter the English Department. Mounds and mounds of fresh, dark soil rise so high they nearly

March 16, 2016