Live With Flair

Today we remember present blessings—right at this moment—that show God’s care and love. We set our minds to discern, to see, to experience the fullness

For the holidays, I’ve been thinking of some questions for times reconnecting with family. Enjoy this list! What question do you like people to ask

Today I ask my students to tell me the question they love people to ask them about themselves. So many of them say the question

This morning I take note of God’s process of restoration in Psalm 80: 8-11. Following great disappointment and destruction, the psalmist records how God worked

Everywhere I go, I ask. I want to learn from people. During a blood draw, at the grocery store, with students: I ask what they’ve

I love watching other people feel cozy. Last night, I attend a college Bible study of girls reading Guarded by Christ. I arrive at the leader’s

Today I hear someone announce that “the coast is clear” when ushering students into the classroom. I can’t remember the last time I used the

Last night, I watch the 1987 Danish film, Babette’s Feast (it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film that year). I hear the

Every once in a while, I remember to pick up some barrel pickles if I see them at a grocery story that imports delicious pickles.

For the final assignment for my advanced writers at Penn State–after moving through signature stories, controversy and persuasion, opinion pieces, and professional materials for job