Live With Flair

My kitchen computer (a tiny little netbook that’s falling apart) loses her backspace button today. It just stops working. If I want to delete a

This morning in church, it occurs to me that much of my thinking involves wanting some aspect of my life to change. I pray in

Today I remember the simplest truth that we can ask God for wisdom. In James 1:5, I read that “If any of you lacks wisdom,

My educator friend remarks on the importance of teaching leisure skills to students. Learning the skill of leisure fascinates me. Some children understand how to

I must go pick raspberries. The patch appears more bee than berry, and I’m deathly allergic. I have my epi-pen ready. I wade into the

The first words out of a little boy’s mouth this morning on the walk to school are, “Remember not to touch my back; I’m laying

This morning, we leave for our first day of Walk-to-School. It’s our 5th year of walking that mile together, but I’m worried I’ll be mostly

I’m back on campus to teach two writing classes, and I pass by professors helping freshman find campus buildings. We’re all in this together. I

You need protection when you harvest raspberries. Those little bitty thorns can pierce your tender fingertips and scratch your legs to pieces. It’s a slow

This morning, I think about refuge. Psalm 2 promises that “blessed are all those who take refuge in God.” Sometimes the psalmist refers to this