Live With Flair

I’m thankful for edible paper made of sugar. We’re really improving our technique with the hamburger cupcakes. This means I can cut out lettuce and

I sneak under the Weeping Cherry. I part branches like great curtains and tuck myself inside. It’s quiet and earthy in there. It’s cool and

My husband calls to report a flair moment from the hardware store. A older employee stands in an aisle cleaning up something with a younger

Years ago, folks would ask me if I was going to write a blog that day. Now, they ask not if but when. When will

Years ago, I took very seriously Paul’s promise to Timothy that God “richly provides all things for our enjoyment.” The first part of that promise

Last night, we say good-bye to some graduating doctoral and masters students. We’ve known them a long time–long enough to see some get engaged, find

As I walk around this spring, I’m acutely aware that alongside all the beauty of spring lurks danger. Bees! I have to carry my epi-pen

Unmodified, not enhanced, unsharpened, and taken from a phone’s camera, the blooms tell the lens to focus here and blur the background. Focus here. Let

Two years ago, I asked a wise, older mother for her best parenting advice. I marveled at the way her grown children loved to talk

Last night, we attend my daughter’s choir concert. At certain points, the amazing music teacher instructs the audience to sing along. It was a packed