Live With Flair

This morning I read the new Harvard research report about the dangers of inactivity. It’s clear: we all need to move more. But what excites

I’m watching this plant every day now. Can you guess what it will bloom into? Answer: This one will blossom as a glorious sunflower. I

We run in the field across the street and through the woods as the sun begins to set. I take a camera because that particular

I ask my oldest daughter why she’s putting all her library raffle tickets in only one prize box. Our public library gives children a raffle

This morning in church, it occurs to me that I ought to ask God to make my heart ask for the right things. My stubborn

I eat peas fresh from the pod as I stand in our little garden. There’s just something about doing this that brings me right into

This morning, I read a post by Judy Douglass on going low. It’s about motherhood, but it’s also about choosing the “lowest place” in all

Today I remember to calm down with all my driven tendencies to do more, write more, plan more, build a better platform, etc. etc. etc.

As the summer rolls on, some days feel very long. I find that if we have one special thing–a simple thing–the day changes somehow. It

All week, I revise a novel’s point of view. It’s hard! The narrator tells the story through the lens of just one character, so I