Keeping Grace Handy
We have some entertaining video footage from one of my daughter’s long ago dance recitals. Jessica and her tap-dancing buddies are dressed from head to toe in vivid yellow. Several times during their big number the little girls are supposed to turn right and skip-to-their-loos in a circle. This part of the routine never goes well because one of the sweet dancers keeps forgetting which
Will Clark
He was born in South Louisiana in 1964. As a young boy growing up in New Orleans, Will was a promising young baseball player who showed an abundance of natural talent and harbored a dream of playing in the Majors. When he was fourteen a selection was held among his All Star team for the players that would represent New Orleans in the World Series.
A Matter of Opinion
My husband and I have two good-looking kids and, as you may have heard me mention one or two thousand times, we’ve also been blessed with four beautiful grandchildren. The little tricycle motors have managed to turn both of us into those obnoxious grandparents we used to make fun of back in the day. We once rolled our eyes at the people who used to
Holy Ghost Dog Settles in Transylvania, LA
Hello folks, thanks for dropping by my place. Have a seat and let’s chat…~smile~ I'll need to begin with a formal announcement. Hear ye, hear ye, Mama has an inside dog, meaning a dog is darkening her door without threat of execution. It’s difficult to explain how big this is but watching them interact is an out-of-body experience for the rest of the family. I liken
Dear Nat’l Media: A suggestion for those clinging to our lightpoles and standing in our ditches (Can I Get a Share or RT? THX!)
******8-29-12 After watching that last storm update, I feel compelled to offer the following pertinent except from my most recent book, Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy . Perhaps it will help some to refrain from sharing quite so enthusiastically. THX! ****** On behalf of my fellow Louisianans, and our many friends in other hard hit areas of the southern region, I’d like to have a come to
Kellie Coates Gilbert on ATS LIVE in just a few! 5:06 PM CST
Dashing off a quick post from this coffee shop before heading to the studio. Battling a killer sinus infection and my doc is out of the office. Yes, I know I could use someone else. Meet Mrs. Creature of Habit. Meanwhile, back at the home place, my men (along with thousands of their closest friends from a handful of states) are in full Hurricane Mode. Some
What Awes You
It was late evening. I was making my way home with only the sounds of the car beneath me breaking the silence. I needed all the quiet I could get. My mind was speeding faster than the vehicle, insistent on snatching back frustrations I was trying to lay at God’s feet, tempting me to look at the problem from yet another angle. Wasn’t there anything
“Aunt Judy’s Banana Nut Cake”
Hey y’all, welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. My Aunt Judy and I did some recipe swapping last week in the hospital waiting room. You’re going to love her Banana Nut Cake. It is super moist and I think I like it more than Banana Nut Bread because it’s not as dense. Of course, you can’t go wrong with either. Whip up Aunt
Ronnie Milsap in the Southern Quote
His autobiography reads, “I was born virtually blind and into poverty, abandoned by my mother, and placed in the custody of strangers by the age of six.” That day at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina, the little boy whose mother thought his blindness was a curse from God, lay on a small mat in a strange place and cried
Soothing An Anxious Austin
I enjoy a laugh of any kind but I’ve always preferred a true life funny to a much circulated joke. Today’s story is a good example. My sister Rhonda lives in Dallas. For the last six years she’s worked as a nanny for two precious little boys. Aidan is the oldest. He’s eight. Austin is six. Rhonda has kept them both since Austin was just