The Fence Around Your Life
I’m driving with a friend who flew all the way from the West Coast to see me for the weekend. This friend knows how to
October 9, 2010
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Live With Flair
(my daily blog)
What I Cannot Change
The Braiding Impression Over the weekend, I braid little braids all over my daughter’s wet hair. In the morning, we unravel her hair. She loves
October 4, 2010
Is God Like This?
This morning before church, I have a moment to relax with a cup of coffee at the kitchen table. I put a dollop of whipped
September 26, 2010
Thank God for Friction
Yesterday, I hydroplane. It’s terrifying. One minute you’re driving along the slick wet road, and the next minute, you’re flying. The tires lose their grip
September 24, 2010
Forgetting the Thing I Need the Most
Today, I attended that Body Combat class that once made me cry. I’m front and center with the petite and perky trainer staring right into
September 21, 2010
True Snapshot
School pictures never go well for us. Over the years, they always return with faces that more resemble mug shots than happy school pictures. One
September 17, 2010
How to Get This Thing to Work
My friend just emailed a picture of my daughter swinging on a glider swing with her daughter. On a glider swing, two friends sit back
September 16, 2010
Totally Out of Context
Today I tell my students we will work together to revise their essays. To revise means “to see again.” When we see our writing
September 15, 2010
A Message From God in my Vacuum
Yesterday, I vacuumed my entire house. We recently had the carpets cleaned, and the kind cleaner suggested we needed a new vacuum. He said to
September 12, 2010
Breathing Deeply in the Froglet Phase
When you aren’t a tadpole anymore, but you still aren’t a frog, you’re a froglet. I’m reading a book about frogs to my children (how
September 2, 2010