Live With Flair

When I place students into their peer writing workshop groups of three, I always give them five minutes to answer a surprisingly difficult question. I

I hear a new friend use a new verb: scaffolds. She’s describing how a particular mentor works in her life, and she says, “I just

I think of Sunday as a time to prepare the heart spiritually for what’s ahead by nourishing the soul with God’s word, prayer, learning in

For the first time in years, I felt complete peace at a speaking event. I’ve spent so long asking God to teach me how to

Today I remember to actively seek out wisdom from those ahead of me–not only in parenting, but also in my professional life. Whenever I’m in

Today I learned something so vital about creativity: you constantly create and then let the project go into the world. Letting the project go means

It’s a joyous, whimsical day around here. It’s a bonafide snow day! It’s not simply a normal 2- hour delay for the start of school,

This morning, a fellow faculty member shares the most encouraging words to me. I sat slumped in my office chair as I considered the long

This morning, my daughter asks me why snow is white. What is it reflecting? She explains that seawater isn’t actually blue; it just reflects the

I sometimes hold leaves and flowers, newborn things, and marvelous creations, fully grown. I’m strong enough for others to build nested dreams upon my frame.