Live With Flair

Today the strangest thing happened while I was emptying the bathroom trash. Every so often I wonder why I just don’t buy a larger trashcan.

I talk about watermelons like some people talk about fine wine. I joke with my husband that I need to keep a notebook of my

This morning I remember the most challenging words of Hannah Whitall Smith in her book, The God of All Comfort. She writes: “The soul that gives

For Mother’s Day, my husband sent the Local Artist some photos of my favorite spot, the Vernal Pond, and images of my daughters when they

I remember the day my friend Crystal told me that God chose me to be the mother of my children, so therefore, I am the

I love candles, and so, as you can imagine, that’s what I always ask for on Mother’s Day. The family knows they cannot go wrong

I love the day the purple violets spring up all over the forest behind my house or in the stretch of rocky grass beside my

Today I learn something so wonderful! We watch the robins building a nest outside the kitchen window as the sky darkens all around them. With

The silky dogwood sapling that Sarah brought home from school in 1st grade found a home in the back of the garden. It grew for