Live With Flair

When I heard that Barbara Bush’s journey here ended, I pulled out two old photos. In the first, I stood beside her at a special

When my daughters aren’t having the best day, we often say, “Well, it’s just a day.” It’s just a day. It’s OK that we needed

Yesterday, I spent time considering Psalm 124 and David’s praise to the Lord. He writes in verses 7-8: We have escaped like a bird out

Today I read something that reminds me of my research on shame all those years ago. Hannah Whitall Smith writes about sin and how, instead

When I pick my daughters up from youth group, a girl in Dr. Martens boots and a Nirvana t-shirt and flannel shirt approaches me. She

I wake up thinking about Mark Twain’s quote: “Apparently, there is nothing that cannot happen today.” It fills me with joy and expectation, with a

I’m learning that everything and everyone annoys a pre-teen. Maybe it’s part of development; they differentiate by being annoyed. It’s almost comical. This morning, I

Today I teach my last unit for my advanced writing classes. We begin studying the classic humanities essay. Here, a writer begins with a curious

Today I learned that people enjoy answering questions that contain the word “best.” Especially when engaging with older folks who enjoy looking back over a