Live With Flair

A friend reminds me not to express love to people in the way I like to receive it.  Go against your natural tendencies here. It

When I was younger, I memorized a powerful Bible verse in Deuteronomy. Right before Moses sends Joshua into new territory beyond the Jordan, he summons

When I read Psalm 23, I love how God makes us lie down in green pastures. I think of myself as a small child who

This morning, I remember that the sun will set this evening. It did last night, and these photos prove it. This day will end, and

I love beginning a study of the Psalms every few months. In the margins of my green worn Bible, I have notes of what I

I’m kayaking with my daughter, and we’re way behind the others. We just can’t catch up no matter how hard we paddle. She looks into

A few weeks ago, I attend a Tenth Avenue North concert with my daughters. Just a few days before, I had been researching the dangers

I gaze at the window at a single tree in a crowd whose leaves alone shimmy and turn with a gust of wind. Her jazz

When I was a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan, the dissertation process overwhelmed me. It’s one of the most difficult things I’ve accomplished

It’s a gloomy day. Rain keeps us inside. It’s muggy and slow around here. A little sun breaks through, but it’s not enough to inspire