Live With Flair

My wonderful mother-in-law, a fine southern woman, has educated me well in the art of southern living. In the past 15 years of marriage into

I love foggy mornings that make the sunbeams visible. On the walk to school, we stop and observe the sunlight filtering through the forest. It’s

I’ve mostly solved my travel anxiety issues! I realize how much I love asking people about their lives wherever I am. When any setting becomes

My little overnight bag is packed because I’m flying to Chicago to speak at Moody Chapel tomorrow. I have two radio interviews while I’m there

A magnificent transformation occurs in my kitchen. How? I decide it’s time to clean the window screens. They just seem dusty and more like a

My daughters and I return from the store with a new little rug to place in front of the kitchen sink. Within minutes, our cat,

More and more, I hear sad news. More and more, I realize that my physical reality does not match my expectations for the joy and

Right around this time of year, I see such vibrant blues: the bluebirds, the sky, even recycling bins–they all pop differently.  Then I realize it’s

Right around this point in the semester, classes and various campus groups should gel.  It should feel like a community, like a gathering of like-minded

I’m crunching enormous acorns underfoot on the walk to school, and it’s not even October yet. I remember the afternoon in October 2011 when we