Me and Percy, (Sledge, that is)
I enjoyed an invigorating worship session in my back yard this morning that I’m sure gave my neighbors cause to lock their doors. Back story: I like to rework and redeem secular songs, offering them up to God with an entirely new twist on the intent of the one who penned them. I’ve sang “Jesus, Jesus, I get down on my knees for you” for
Richard Paul Evans visits ATS LIVE
Hey y'all, I'm having this author of the show tomorrow. Bless his heart, maybe you've heard of him. His name is Richard Paul Evans. He's only had all EIGHTEEN of his books become NYT's bestsellers, four made into movies, and millions sold worldwide. I figured it was the least I could do to give him a leg up, you know? I mean, someone needs to
Enduring Hunger
The house was still. It was just me and the wee one, Connor Phillip Maher. I had convinced his mama to let me have the midnight feeding so she could get some much needed rest. The moon flooded into the picture window behind me, bathing the living room in a soft glow and illuminating the tiny features of my newest love. My grandson was
What’s Good for the Goose
Betty Ann is an all around excellent cook, but she is best known for her Christmas goodies. She takes one day every year and bakes her cookies, makes her snack mix, and turns out her perfect chocolate candies, and divides it all into tins for those fortunate souls on her Christmas list. This year she got a head start. She started her Christmas baking bright
SRC Alert
Hello folks, it's nice to see y'all back by the porch. I was hoping to squeeze in a visit before I hit the road for Jefferson, TX and the annual Pulpwood Queen's Girlfriend Weekend. It's unlike any other book festival in the world. If you want to experience it from afar, follow my Twitter and Facebook feeds through the weekend. Right now, we need to
Lovie Smith
He was born May 8, 1958 and raised in the poor farming town of Big Sandy, Texas. His parents named him Lovie after his Aunt Lavana. This son of an alcoholic father, loading hay onto trucks for three cents a bale, could've been forgiving had he thought the future looked bleak, but his father also held an equally unflinching belief that his son could do
Pulpwood Queen Bound!
Pink feather hat, boa, tiara, clown outfit, marketing material-- check,check, check, and oh mercy I'm sure I'm overlooking something! Yes, indeed, it's that time again. This weekend I'll return to the Pulpwood Queen's Girlfriend Weekend Greatest Show on Earth in Jefferson, TX to present my latest book, Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy! A veteran of this affair by now, one might think I
Rob Hill from House of Hope, Tomorrow on ATS LIVE!
Every so often, my work here at All Things Southern affords me the opportunity to be the tiniest part of something so wonderful, the chance to interact with someone who epitomizes such faith, hope, and love, that it leaves me shaking my head and marveling at the privilege. Tomorrow will be such a day on ATS LIVE. What happened in the life of this average, happily married young couple seen
Elvis Monkeys and Endless Discoveries
I love monkeys, always have, ever since I was a child toting that stuffed black monkey around Bull Run Road. That’d be the one with the half-chewed plastic banana attached to his hand. I’d be the one who did the chewing. What can I say? It was comforting. The only thing I would’ve loved more than my stuffed monkey would’ve been toting a real one
A False Peace at Best
Sue Ellen Binder and Georgia Hathcock were once invited to a mutual friend’s birthday celebration. Call my girlfriends and I the eternal optimists, but rumor had it that those two had finally agreed to let bygones be bygones. Wrong. Being in the same room with 'em is just as uncomfortable as it was when Georgia came back to town and found out Sue Ellen had