Live With Flair

(my daily blog)

It’s my daughter holding the remains of a turtle egg. Turtle Egg This weekend, I went for a walk along the Rappahannock River. As I

May 23, 2011

My daughters were flower girls in a wedding yesterday. Their job was to follow the bride everywhere, keep their satin dresses clean, and smile. I

May 22, 2011

We’re in a new town for a wedding, and we ask the pastor where we might go for breakfast this morning. This is the pastor

May 21, 2011

It stops raining, and so we go outside just to take a look at things. The peony might just bloom this weekend. Peony Soon And

May 20, 2011

Who would have thought that living with flair could be. . . cheap! I used to think that budgets and coupons and delayed gratification (blah,

May 19, 2011

Every few months or so, I’ll get a migraine headache that forces me to get in bed. Last night, I crawl into my daughter’s

May 18, 2011

Sometimes, what keeps us from living with flair is a deep-rooted sin. I’ve been thinking about the spiritual disease of envy today. It creeps into

May 17, 2011

Waterfall After the Rain When I’m out here in the woods, I don’t think about shopping or decorating my house or how many pounds I

May 16, 2011

I’m walking with my neighbor in the woods. Lady Slippers in the Woods All of a sudden, she cries out, “The lady slippers have bloomed!”

May 15, 2011

All winter, that faithful bush offered me glimpses into a secret world of snowflakes and icicles on bright red berries. All winter, we waited with

May 14, 2011