Live With Flair

For the past few days, I’ve thought about the Christmas carol, “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” written by Phillips Brooks and set to music by

I go back and reread my blogs from this very day for the last few years. In 2010, I wrote about giving yourself the gift

With all this holiday shopping traffic, I find myself annoyed and impatient. I’m in a parking lot, trying to exit, and all lanes contain lines

I love cutting snowflakes from paper, making doll chains, or any kind of paper cutting crafts. Ever since I was a little girl, I loved

My nearly teenager announces that she wants to redesign her room. (She merely wants all the furniture in a different location, so this costs me

A new young 4th grader comes to visit us yesterday, and as I’m getting to know her, I ask all the usual questions. We talk

I’m cutting a red onion for a Greek salad, and my eyes burn like never before. I’m experiencing the sulfuric gas that creates a mild

We’ve been talking about generosity around here lately. The word generous means to give more than what is expected or required. I repeat: More than

As I read about the school children killed in Pakistan, I don’t know how to handle it. It’s a reality too horrific to understand. I

This week, I’ve been reminding myself that I don’t need to express my love to people through food all the time. But I do! I