Live With Flair

The poppies have popped in my neighbor’s yard this morning. That’s right! They just sort of pop out in fireworks of color. How can we

I had just been lamenting the fact that ladybugs will most certainly bother me again this summer. It drives me crazy when they sneak in

Driving with my husband and stuck in traffic, I pop all our old mix CD’s in the CD player.  It’s a drive down memory lane.

My husband calls a neighbor to help dig holes two-feet deep. He’d built my trellis for Mother’s Day and needed help putting it in the

I stick my hand into my compost pile to pull back a space to dump some more fruit peelings, coffee grinds, egg shells, and vegetables.

I’ve been learning so much about fiction writing these day, so I thought I’d share various tips. If your story’s stuck, maybe try this: 1.

Today, my friend reminds me that I need to give my daughters time to unload the burdens of their day. They hold so much in,

I used to think that shame was the most tormenting of human emotions, but lately I’ve observed the way envy causes unimaginable misery. With envy in

Everybody needs a good dose of unexpected outcomes to spice up the day. It’s a form of situational irony to have something happen that’s definitely not

This morning, I read in Psalm 84:6, “Blessed are those whose strength is in [God], whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through