Fresh Veggie Frittata
I’ve got the perfect recipe for all of those fresh veggies you’re finding at the grocery, or better yet, harvesting from your own garden. Last night I made a Fresh Veggie Frittata and it made me think about sharing the recipe with y’all. Olive oil for sautéing 2 tablespoons butter 2 medium potatoes sliced thin 1 diced onion 1-2 zucchinis sliced thin 2-3 medium tomatoes sliced thin 2-3 tablespoons fresh chopped basil 1
Toe Popping is an Acquired Taste
Hello folks! I took some time off from writing last week to visit with family on the Fourth and kiss on the ATS Baby Beau Czars. You can find those pics on my Facebook page. That said, I'm hoping y'all enjoy this issue from the ATS vault. Have a seat and let’s chat
The Art of Communication
When my kids were born neither of them could talk. It irritated me. It was even worse when they began to form silly little syllables like "ma-ma" and "da-da". I had no patience for it. I decided not to give them anything until they asked for it correctly! Jessica, being the oldest, eventually learned to talk before Phillip. That was nice. After that, I didn't
Chonda Pierce
She was born in Covington, Kentucky, a preacher’s kid in a dysfunctional family. Chonda was sixteen when her twenty year old sister died in a car accident. Chonda’s father, already suffering from a severe bipolar disorder, couldn’t cope with the tragedy. He soon abandoned the family, only months before Chonda’s younger sister died of leukemia. Chonda and her mother were all alone, struggling to survive
Jesus, Cats, and Ceremonies
Today’s chuckle is about little kids and the church ordination of baptism. The very mention of it takes me back to the summers of my childhood and those long afternoons spent swimming with my sisters and our friends in a small community pool in Tallulah, LA. There’s no way of knowing how many times we baptized each other in the name of the Father, Son,
Have You Ever Been Good and Lonely?
Have you ever been good and lonely? I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but it happens to me a lot and (bad pun straight ahead), I don't think I'm alone. Good and lonely slips in at the strangest times. It has nothing to do with other people. I can feel good and lonely in a crowd. Good and lonely never ever makes me sad, but it does fill me with
Dixie Stirs It Up
Dixie Belle and I had quite an object lesson during our early morning devotional. At least I did. It’s unclear whether my trouble making canine got the memo. But, I should start at the beginning. I was knee-deep in prayer when Dixie, who’d been sniffing around in the nearby shrubs, trotted out carrying a prize between her teeth. A pair of angry mockingbirds squawking, circling, and
George Washington on Public Debt, Religion and Morality, and Political Parties
He’s known in our history books as the man who was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” This week, as we celebrate our Independence Day, it seems only fitting to hear remarks from our first President of these United States in this special July the Fourth edition of All Things Southern. After taking his first oath of