Celebrating Lifelong Love
Hello folks, let's chat… Well, we pulled it off! We threw my parents a surprise 50th Anniversary party and it was truly a joyful day at Melbourne Baptist Church. When my parents awoke that Sunday morning they had no idea that all of their girls along with their spouses and so many of their grandkids, great-grands, and siblings would all be at church. And they
Deb’s Banana-Berry Loaf
Hey y'all, and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! My author buddy Deborah Coty has a new cookbook out, "Too Blessed to Be Stressed", a busy woman's guide to stress free cooking. It's chockfull of Deb's well-known wit and delicious, easy peasy recipes-- you know, the kind we like around here. Deb has graciously granted me permission to share her Banana Berry Loaf with
On the Form of Religion
Come and listen to a story that will make you wonder why I don't have a full time monitor. I was putting in the required miles on my treadmill when I got bored. That's understandable, right? I can't be the only one that's ever gotten bored on a treadmill. And yet, I'm guessing most people probably don't respond by seeing how many different directions they can
Let God Love You
I'm smart enough to know I'm being used when Weston the Wonder Boy slaps a big messy kiss on my face at the same time he's pilfering a French fry from my plate. It could have something to do with his mischievous grin, that adorable mass of blond curls atop his head, or how much he's looking like his daddy to me these days. Regardless,
Cranked Up Cranberry Relish
Hey y'all, and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! I wanted to tell y'all about my Cranked Up Cranberry Relish. The truth is, I'm not a big fa of the cranberry molded stuff in a can. Every Thanksgiving, as long as I can remember, I've been passing it right on around the table when it comes to me. So, several years ago I
On Family Secrets and Fresh Frog Legs
Hello folks, let's chat…We have a bit of Straight Running Crazy news today, and a related story from one of your fellow porchers. First the news, did you know frog smoothies are all the rage in Peru? I read street vendors there blend the little fellows into drinks and bill them as comfort food-- for the customers, not the frogs. Strangely, I shared that story
Nature Reveals the Resourcefulness of God
If the well little piglet felt out of place, she was hiding it well. I grinned as I scanned the pictures of her stark pink body, snuggled down in the middle of her furrier foster siblings as if it was the most natural thing in the world for a piglet to be present in a litter of warm and fuzzy puppies, rooting heartily at Mama
Cuzin Peggy’s Jambalaya Grits
Let me be clear. I love grits. I can eat them for breakfast, dinner, or supper-- which some people call dinner. They have the right to be wrong, bless their hearts. Why, even my beloved daughter grew up and fell into this misguided group. She calls supper, dinner, too! But I overlook it. You have to pick your battles, you know, and the girl is
Should I be Worried that I’m Not Worried
Hello folks, let's chat…Not a day goes by that my email box isn’t flooded with things I’m supposed to be worrying about. Many of these concerns have a Chicken Little feel, only these people know the sky is falling because their “mother’s sister’s cousin-in-law’s uncle’s aunt had X and Y happen to them so this isn’t just a forward and you had best pass it
