Live With Flair

Today I encounter the great verse from 2 Timothy 1:6 where Paul advises Timothy to “fan into flame” his spiritual gifts. Some translations say “kindle

I’m reading a student essay on deep sea diving, and I’m fascinated by the dangers of this activity. In particular, I read about the dangers

I have a new favorite verb: nurture. It derives from the Latin words meaning to cherish and feed.  Last night, I see my great friend

I say good-bye to another class of freshmen today. I’m always overwhelmed with the thought that never again will we all be together like this,

I’ve been thinking about confidence lately. A student hands me a paper and says, “You are going to love this. This is an A paper.” 

I read in Matthew 7:7-11 something so beautiful to remember: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and

In Proverbs 24: 3-4, we read that “through wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled

I go out for a walk alone, and I notice the bright winter sun. It’s so strange how I strain for that sunshine on my

Today, we start making Christmas cookies. I’ve written in years past all about the explosion of sprinkles and various motherhood lessons along the way. I’ve

With all those student stories thick in my mind, I leave my house for a doctor’s appointment. I want to interact with nobody. It’s that