Live With Flair

My friend made me laugh the other day when she gave advice for when my husband travels.   She reminded me that some nights, you

Tomorrow, I’m teaching a Bible study on loving God’s word and what would happen if you actually expected God to use the Bible to change

This morning I read a quote from Parker Palmer that goes like this: “We need a coat with two pockets. In one pocket there is

On this day, near 4:00 PM in my backyard, the clouds and light and trees and blue sky came together like this. I stood and enjoyed

I’m reading my favorite poet, A.R. Ammons, and I find this quote on close observation: “Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.” It’s so simple and

My students turned in the most beautiful and complex “Where I’m From” poems as a prewriting assignment for their Signature Stories. The “Where I’m From”

For so long, I stomped around the boundaries of my ordinary life and repeated Psalm 16: “The boundary lines for me have fallen in pleasant

My daughters teach me what legato means today as they play piano. It’s smooth, connected playing as opposed to staccato which is short and disconnected.

I’m struck by Dallas Willard’s quote about discipleship. He writes, “Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if He were you.” If

I’m explaining to my daughters why I have to sear the meat before I cook it in the oven or crockpot. “It seals in the