Live With Flair

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

Sometimes you just have to take your shoes off and get in a creek. I mean it; something happens to you when you’re in a

I harvest the beautiful cherry tomatoes today. I’m disappointed by how many have split open. All but a few are ruined. I learn that split

We finish our summer devotions this morning, and I ask the girls which one was their favorite. Which one meant the most to them? My

A few days ago, I pray that God gives my daughters a happy heart. It is a simple, honest prayer. I wake up, and I

Sometimes, I dream that a little cabin in the woods–far, far away from civilization–will somehow help me live deep and suck out all the marrow

For the last month, I’ve adopted a new walking program around my neighborhood. It’s a 3 mile loop.  In 3 miles, I can process the

My oldest daughter tells me that some friends act one way around certain friends and another way around other friends. This really bothers her. “I

Despite everything, the cherry tomato ripens on the vine. And the sunflower lifts her head.  When I go in search of color, I usually return