Live With Flair

I’m visiting Gettysburg, and no matter how many times I walk the battlefields, I’m always overcome with the extraordinary sacrifice of soldiers–then and now–who fight

A couple from Texas–they know cowboy boots–comments on my own boots. “We love those boots!” they exclaim. The man leans over to look more closely

Last night, I learn about the following conversation: A mother shares her concern over her daughter’s dream to run an orphanage in Haiti. “Why are

We finally cut down our dried-up sunflower bloom and roast the seeds. “Well, we did it,” I sigh to my daughter. It’s bittersweet; the whole

This morning, the Dragon Boy begins every animated sentence with, “Did you know?” He has so much to share. “Did you know about . .

15 years ago (I remember the day!) a wise, older woman took me by the hand and said, “You experience so much stress. Sometimes stress

I’m in line at the grocery store, and I can’t take my eyes off of a little baby strapped to his mother in a Baby

I’m telling my woes to my hairstylist (the one who told me last year that it’s better to be the spotlight than be in the

Yesterday, I learn about how to help children love who they are–who God uniquely made them to be. I’m observing the problems of conformity, popularity,

This morning, we see an enormous brown and yellow spider on the walk to school. I learn that this garden spider commonly holds the name