Live With Flair

In the midst of my worst postpartum depression, I remember all the advice from doctors, therapists, pastors, and friends.  They often mentioned finding reasons to

After school, we institute our sifting and sorting routine.  We hang up coats, put away our shoes, and carefully empty the backpacks.  We sort each

I’m sitting in my office at this very moment to print out a grammar exam for my students.  I normally just check for grammatical understanding

I’m standing before a bowl of artichokes.  I have no idea what to do with them. Forget it!  This is too much work.   I

I’m vacuuming.  I’m in the worst mood as I think about the day ahead (laundry, dishes, cleaning), so I beg God to send me relief

Early this morning, I’m driving to campus for a meeting.  I’m half awake, and the day hardly shimmers with beauty in the drizzle. I come

I’m asking the children in my neighborhood what role they play and have played in building our neighborhood community. I’m also interviewing them about what

Solitude and silence both require faith. You sit down for the day in a cozy little cabin by a big mountain, and you have to

Today, is a special day.  It’s going to better than, greater than, or otherwise different from all the others.  That’s what special means:  better, greater,

This morning I remember Oswald Chamber’s quote that “prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”  I think of