Live With Flair

I keep returning to John 5 in my Bible reading time–the healing at the pool of Bethesda. I try to read elsewhere, but I’m pulled

One blessing of my kidney stone surgery involves the delicious soup that friends brought over for dinner. Mexican Tortilla Soup. Butternut Squash. Autumn Vegetable Soup.

I decided to start reading Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest daily devotionals again. I haven’t really read Chambers since my college days. At

The surgery went well, and the urologist surgeon removed the kidney stone! Yeah! Wednesday, the stent comes out. More yeah! I’m so thankful. Now I’ll

The hospital called, and someone canceled a surgery. This means I received a surgery spot for tomorrow to remove this enormous kidney stone! What an

This morning, I read Henri Nouwen’s thoughts on prayer in his book Turn My Mourning Into Dancing. A few of my English professor friends are

I wait all year for the blue sky, the golden leaves, and the perfect autumn weather to crunch in the falling leaves.

I’m learning to accept reality and not push against what I cannot change. It’s liberating. For example, I deeply value efficiency. But when you have

The Italian Mama tells me this lesson that it took her 10 years to learn: “Don’t push yourself. You need to rest to recover. It’s

My plans for a beautiful writing day ended at 1:00 AM when an 8 mm kidney stone announced itself. What followed? Pain! Pain till the