Live With Flair

Our dishwasher recently broke. That day felt like a disaster. I couldn’t imagine life without the dishwasher. And then I could. As we learned we’ll

Today I read the sentence, “She didn’t envenomate him.” I realize I’ve never used this verb that means “to inject with poison.” I think of

I’m learning to think differently about the day. I normally imagine every possible event that may come my way; I visualize everything–walking from the parking

I love that God does “awesome things we did not expect” (Isaiah 64:3). This unchanging God performs in unexpected ways. It’s so mysterious, wonderful, and

Sometime over the weekend, usually on Sunday, we’ve been in a routine of making pasta salad for school lunches for the week and popping popcorn

We wake to an unexpected first snow that makes the Winterberry bush stand out, red and eager, against the landscape. Soon, the Northern Cardinals will

With so much confusion in my heart and sadness over our nation and more terrible news—mass shootings, wildfires, political controversies—I read the book of Isaiah

On days when I’m overwhelmed by despair about news reports, suffering, or the sin in my own heart, I remember that the Lord is my

I stop and marvel at this tree yesterday. Then, this morning, I walk in the morning sun upon the fallen gold of the ginkgo tree.