•    •  October

30 Days of Thankfulness-- Day Four! Authors, it's not to late to partner with us as we combine our platforms to raise awareness about human trafficking and raise funds towards their rescue through Kimberly L. Smith's foundation, Make Way Partners. Can we catch this vision together? I think so. In years past, I've asked you to donate a certain small dollar amount. This year, I'm respectfully asking you

Scarcely a day goes by that I don’t run across an article by someone with an ax to grind against southerners and that’s no exaggeration.  Due to the nature of my work here I feel a certain responsibility to keep to top of these sorts of stories for y’all so I have set up some Google alerts to bring them to my attention.  Frankly, it

The kids and their kids were all in this weekend. With four wee ones under four it was the most delightful chaos. I served some mighty fine stuffed mushrooms to the Saturday night bunch and I thought I'd share that recipe with y'all. Let's get cooking! "Stuffed Mushrooms with Sausage and Montery Jack Cheese" 3 dozen white button mushrooms 1 pound hot ground sausage 1 pound hot ground sausage 1

Someone sent me a video clip of the sweetest marriage proposal. It opens with a young man singing a love song to his sweetie. Suddenly a friend of theirs dances into view lip syncing joyfully. Then another arrives, and another. As the boy guides his sweetheart along a marked path, their loved ones appear from all directions performing solos, duets, and quartets. The girlfriend has