He Just Said What He’s Saying
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Killer Strawberry Pie
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. Remember when I tossed that Youtube video up on how to make cathead biscuits? Well, it got a couple k hits immediately, which surprised me, but it also taught me that I take a lot of my recipes for granted. Like a Killer Strawberry Pie for instance. It made me wonder. Maybe there are
Avert Your Gaze and Look Away to Jesus
The beautiful young Hispanic boy behind the expressive dark brown eyes and gentle smile holds a special place in many hearts, including mine. His name is Landon, he's twelve years old, and he's my godson. When Landon was five years old, he was diagnosed with Asperger, a highly functioning form of autism. He also deals with Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder, or OCD. Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder is characterized by uncontrollable,
Do It Yourself, Straight Running Crazy Style
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Chops with Balsamic and Brown Sugar Glaze
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. Have Mercy! Do I ever have a treat for the meat lovers on the porch. It's my Bacon Wrapped Pork Chops with Balsamic and Brown Sugar Glaze! I don't know if y'all have seen the wafer thin pork chops in your local grocery, but they're the star of our show today. Lights, camera, action,
Baby Selfies, Belfies, and What in the World?
I love finding baby selfies on my iPhone, images of plump little lips belonging to wee ones who've managed to turn a camera phone on themselves long enough to capture partial glimpses of their own sweet faces. Oh, yes, those please! I have one of Weston the Wonder Boy from Easter 2015 stored on my phone right now that could melt butter. Grandkids aside, however, today
Oh, How He Loves Us. Oh!
In my first book, "Lessons Learned on Bull Run Road", I wrote about my summer love affair with the bookmobile from the East Carroll Parish Library. I couldn't find an image of that old vehicle but it looked a whole lot like this. For a little booklover at the end of a dirt road, miles from a public library, that bus of books lumbering down our
Cathy Wedel’s Layered Lemon Dessert
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen! Once again, yours truly was at the right place at the right time to snag us a seriously good recipe. I dropped in on Mama and Papa this past Monday and got to sample the last of a dessert hand delivered to them from their neighbor, longtime friend Cathy Wedel! Cathy and her husband
On Jumping off the Bridge and Extenuating Circumstances
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From a Morning of Wonder to a Night of Hope
Friday morning found me on the dock in my backyard contemplating God's wonder as He woke the world. It ended with my head resting on a hotel pillow in Baton Rouge, LA beside my darling man, trying to find a place to park a jumble of emotions. The hours in between hold a story of dream, perseverance, and hope. A Night of Hope. Night of Hope was