Live With Flair

My enormous Winterberry (there’s still debate about what kind of bush it is) overtakes the back porch. My husband announces that he’s going to “cut

I’m reading Psalm 121, and I see the same verb six times. It’s shamar in Hebrew; this verb means to keep, guard, protect, and watch carefully. If

Whenever I’m in social settings with my daughters, I try to connect them with everyone, set up groups, and engage these friends in lively conversation. 

Yesterday, a new friend who teaches high school English asks for my opinion on what I wish incoming college freshmen knew better. I recently complained–like

With the pool opening today, I find myself gathering books to read. The children don’t need me in the pool with them. They don’t want

We peer in upon the Chipping Sparrow nest on the walk to school only to find it emptied of eggs. Some predator! Some storm!  We’re

Today I cut up all the vegetables and begin making those after school snack platters. They do, in fact, eat what I put out.If it’s

A million tiny moments make up a marriage. Today we both worked mostly from home, and by 2:00 PM had neglected to eat lunch. “I

When somebody starts gossiping, change the subject.When somebody starts in with all the negativity, change the subject.When somebody starts speaking offensively or crudely, change the