Live With Flair

It’s not exactly peaceful here. It’s loud and ferocious, really. One wrong step, and we’ll be swept away and crushed against rocks. It’s bone-chilling cold, a little

I love the ancient wisdom in Proverbs. Today, I read in chapter 11 that “a generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself

I want to live in a land with required siestas.   I want to go back to Rest Hour from my camp counselor days. For entire

Last night my friend shares with me a great question to ask friends and family. Here it is: What three words would you use to

I’m standing in the shade of a tree. The branches make long shadows on the lawns around me. A man in a riding mower stirs

Today, I nearly drive right through an intersection because I forget the stop sign. It just doesn’t seem right for there to be a stop

Today I hear the phrase that something felt “ripe with anticipation,” and I realize that’s a wonderful feeling to cultivate. You wake up, eagerly expecting

Today I see a fun magnet in a bookstore. It simply says, “Always make new mistakes.” I smile because it’s exactly the kind of mindset

Today I see the trout that Gerard Manley Hopkins describes in his poem Pied Beauty. For many years, I’ve taught students about the “rose-moles all in

When my daughter was just a toddler learning to speak, her older sister would constantly interrupt her. The little one would say, “Stop breaking my