Morning Love Blast from All Things Southern
Ran across one of my absolute favorite Oswald Chambers quotes this morning and just had to stop and share again in picture form. Be blessed and be a blessing. I'll see y'all on the air this afternoon. ATS LIVE details can be found here. Hugs, Shellie
Toilet Booger Telling at Shellie TV
Hello dear readers! I thought I'd let y'all know there's a new video clip up on Shellie TV. It's a Toilet Booger story I shared with the Cowgirl Convention in Tyler, TX!. I hope y'all enjoy! Do feel free to share and warn your loved ones of the dangers lurking out there. Hugs, Shellie
Wrong Side of Temptation and the Original High Road
Today’s story is yet another from the Christmas holidays. I can’t help it. I stack up more stories than there is time to tell ‘em. At this rate, I should be opining on Valentine’s Day by Easter weekend. I have a nutcracker collection that inhabits my dining room during the holidays. Gathered in groups on the dinner table, the side board, occasional table and china buffet,
Larry McMurtry in the Southern Quote
He was born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas but he grew up on a ranch outside Archer City. In years to come the area would become the model for a town called Thalia that appeared in much of his fiction. Larry McMurtry’s life has been one filled with books and a love of bookstores. His first start in the business was a job managing
The Good Judge Holds Court
I take some good-natured ribbing at times about stretching the corners of my stories for entertainment value but I would like the record to show that fishermen and hunters give me a run for my money. One day a group of men were standing around the John Deere store reminiscing about hunting trips gone by when Judge Allen and his wife had dropped in to do
The Problem with Snake Handling
Hello folks, let’s chat… My late Papaw was a Baptist preacher who loved a good prank and everybody around him was fair game. Everyone. He once pulled a good one on a fellow preacher named Jerry Reed. Brother Jerry Reed was considerably younger than Papaw but they were great friends. In the early days of Brother Jerry’s ministry, Papaw let Brother Jerry get his feet wet by
Heavenly Chocolate Cake for Valentines Day!
Hello folks! Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I was thinking we would whip up a dessert today. How about y'all? Were you thinking chocolate? Me, too! And marshmallows? Me, too! And Coffee mate creamer? GOTCHA! That’s another one of my little tricks. Let me walk y'all through my Heavenly Chocolate Cake. “Heavenly Chocolate Cake” 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 sticks butter, melted 4 tablespoons cocoa 1 and ½ cup
Valentine’s Day Post. Belles, Make Sure Your Bubbas See This
Hey y'all! Addressing Valentines Day was not on my agenda when I woke up this morning. The ATS Bellerina Czars are camped out here while their mommy sees some clients and I've got to leave for a speaking engagement this evening. It's not that I haven't been thinking about the potential for a Valentines Day disaster, and what I could do to help y'all avert