Live With Flair

I enjoy watching Jack lounge. It’s a hard life for a cat with one eye. He needs to lounge indeed. He finds the coziest spot

My friend recently suggested a new way to enact “Friday Family Night.” (Thanks, Stephanie!) In her family, a different family member is totally in charge

This week, I lead a seminar on “burnout” for instructors. Ironically, I’d been feeling disengaged, exhausted, bored, and unmotivated myself. Sometimes, I have weeks when

All morning at my desk, I hear the drip, drip, dripping of melting snow and ice. We’re thawing, folks. Water trickles down the gutters and

My daughters are too old for the “tuck in blessing” I performed when they were toddlers. Back then, they loved how I put each and

With school canceled due to an impending snow storm, we stay warm inside and have a quiet day. It’s dreary. But then I observe my

Today my husband reminds me that when something ends, it’s really just the beginning. He’s talking about the hope of the gospel in the face

A writer’s life has seasons, too. After output, you gather yourself back in, plant new seeds, and let things percolate deep inside until they’re ready

Two days ago, I bake six chicken breasts (with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper) at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. I have the

Years ago, a nurse told me that the day you feel better after an illness is the day you should get back in bed. “But