Invest in Future Happiness
Emptying the dishwasher late at night does not make me very happy. I’m tired. But I do it, night after night, because when I wake
November 21, 2011
Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
A Little Thing
I’m sitting by a woman, and we start talking about creativity and how God uses our creativity. She tells me she’s been baking. She enrolled
November 20, 2011
Your Mad List
My daughter stomps around the room and throws her sweater on the ground. “You seem mad,” I say, trying to recall all those parenting books
November 19, 2011
Just In Case
When my youngest daughter even thinks we might leave for a long outing, she gathers essentials just in case. She compiles all her jewels just
November 18, 2011
Permission to Take a Break
I’m driving by news vans and reporters, and in the midst of more frenzy, this town feels so tired. My students slump over their
November 17, 2011
The Weeping Cherry Speaks
My husband calls me over to the Weeping Cherry because a bright red cardinal hides within its branches. He flies away before I see him.
November 16, 2011
A Broken Umbrella
I’m sloshing through this rainy Tuesday in my yellow boots. I carry an enormous blue and white umbrella–big enough to cover at least 5 people.
November 15, 2011
We Are. . . Family
I’m packing a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child to send to a child I’ll never see and never meet. I tell my daughters to imagine
November 14, 2011
Scatter the Darkness
This morning, my youngest announces that enormous dark birds cover the front lawn. That shroud of winged darkness descends to greedily feed, cracking open whatever
November 13, 2011
Turning the Page at Penn State
I watch with my own eyes how two rival teams come together midfield, kneel, and pray for several minutes while fans watch on in tears.
November 12, 2011