Live With Flair

I love banana bread today. I learn that banana bread recipes first became popular in cookbooks during the Great Depression when nobody wanted to waste

Today my youngest tells me why she likes a certain friend. She says, “I just feel like myself when I’m with her.” Yes, that’s good.

Today I consider what it means to “give the devil a foothold” from Ephesians 4:27. I read that a foothold is a secure position from

Since I’m visiting my daughter’s classroom today to talk about what school was like when I grew up, I pull out my old middle school

We’re talking about what we take for granted when we hear things, and my students compile a list of the “most beautiful sounds” in the

Today, the sun comes out after many dark days. It’s so bright that my mood cannot help but flutter up to that sun. I stand

It’s only 8:30 AM, and I’m having a great day. Everything runs smoothly. I’m happy! I’m on top of things! Besides that, my own daughter’s

I’m finishing a book of devotions for young adults, so I ask various folks what advice–if given the chance–they would give to their 19 year

I watch the way the snow piles atop the fence and bushes. It’s a clingy sort of snow today. Snowflakes latch on for dear life

Today my oldest auditions for a school performance and doesn’t get the part. She’s all smiles when she leaves the school building because her audition,