Live With Flair

I didn’t talk to my children about Boston this morning because I didn’t know how. Then, back in my office on campus, I view a

Sometimes, on the most monotonous of days, I challenge myself to find the flair in the most ordinary of tasks. My most ordinary task today?

We travel once again to the secret pond. Little Girl in the Woods At first, you don’t see anything but a reflection. So you look

I’m studying cynicism. It’s the philosophy of the day amongst many college students, and I wonder how to combat it. Cynicism is trendy. It’s so

I ask students to characterize themselves by completing the sentence, “I’m the type of person who. . .” Sometimes students finish the sentence and then

On the walk to school this morning, during the hardest uphill climb, everyone stops to notice a row of tulips. They mysteriously appeared to line

I attempt to motivate students to write all week long. It requires high energy. I sweat. I sip iced coffee to sustain me as I

My friend sends me a quote from Jon Acuff: “In your own chase to figure out your life, make sure you haven’t already caught what

Once the snow melts in the forest, we return to search for the secret vernal pond. We’re not certain of its appearance, but we travel

I’ve rediscovered my love of omelets. The whole concept of folding in all my favorite veggies or cheeses into a nice little pocket of protein