Live With Flair

Today one of my students invites the entire class to get a burrito with him for lunch. Apparently, there’s a Thursday $4.00 Burrito Special on

I love the word “stroganoff.” It sounds rather formal, royal even. I discovered that stroganoff simply refers to a dish where the central ingredient–whether chicken

Today in class, I spend an unusual amount of time rationalizing and explaining the proper use of a semicolon. These are my older students in

I’ve had a breakthrough! I’m learning to handle the nervousness of speaking in front of audiences and on the radio after nearly making myself sick.

This morning I learn that the beautiful leaf colors are always there but hidden by the green chlorophyll. When the long nights of autumn begin,

On the walk to school. . . 

The cats love to look out the front glass door. They wait for me to open it, and it becomes a wonderland experience of chipmunks,

It’s such a strange adjective! I read it this morning in Ephesians 3:8 where Paul talks about the “unsearchable riches of Christ.” Unsearchable means you

For those of you following the big publishing journey, I thought I’d offer another inside peek at the process. Yesterday was Book Release Day! I

Right around 5:00 PM, the sun sets behinds the trees in my backyard. It’s the most beautiful thing. I could start crying it’s so stunning.