Live With Flair

In a field by my house, the water has collected into a perfect skating pond. Children gather to skate and slide with nothing in their

It all starts again next week. This time, I teach juniors and seniors. We begin with professional materials that include résumés, cover letters, and personal

I’ve always thought that God simply cannot resist us when we appeal to His tender mercy.  We cry out. He answers. He loves to show

If you would have told me twenty years ago that I could carry a phone with me that fits in my pocket, I would have

I learned this past year that emotionally mature people know how to grieve their limits. I remember this today as I decide I just cannot

I place my bird feeder outside, and within minutes the Northern Cardinals come. They spy on the banquet: doubting, cautious, suspicious. It’s too good to

Today I wonder about all the things I might sow into my life–and into the lives of others–in 2013. I scatter blessings like little seeds.

This morning, I note the repetition of God’s command to “be strong and courageous” in Joshua 1. Five times in just one chapter! As I

All morning, I think about Psalm 4 and the question, “How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?” I wonder about all the

This morning, we talk to our children about the particular beauty of boredom. We find ourselves exhausted by trying to keep them entertained. (It’s harder