Let God Take the Sting Out
My father’s mother starting dipping snuff as a five-year-old growing up in the hills of Kentucky. Papa likes to say, “People always said it’d kill her and they were right. When she was ninety-four years old, it finally caught up with her.” Grandma’s little brown jar of snuff was multi-purpose. When we grandkids got stung by a bee or a wasp, Grandma would treat the spot
Broccoli Bake with Prosciutto Crumble Topping
The other evening, I took the basics of broccoli cheese soup, tweaked ‘em a bit, baked them into a casserole, and topped them with a Prosciutto crumb topping. The verdict? It’s going into the keeper file, folks. Here, I’m show y’all how I did it. “Broccoli Bake with Prosciutto Crumble Topping” 8 cups broccoli florets 3 tablespoons olive oil 4 ounces of prosciutto 2 tablespoons butter 1 and ½ cups milk 2-3
On the Surprises of Aging
Hello folks, let's chat…My birthday has me thinking about the aging process, but not in a I-should-have-face-freezing-surgery sort of way. And that’s not because they’re saying 50 is the new 30. That sounds like Common Core or something. Besides, if 50 is the new 30, at 53 I’d be 33 and raising teenagers again. I’m going with thank you but no thank you on revisiting
Trust God with the Rewrites
I'll never forget the day I opened a twelve page editorial letter addressing the structure of my latest manuscript. That detailed missive by my sweet editor concerned my third work in progress from a major publisher and it left me wanting to walk straight off the end of our dock. It was easily the most substantive content edit I'd received to date. My anxiety increased
Grandmaw Stone’s Butter Pecan Muffins
I've been on a muffin mission lately. The kids were all in a couple weeks ago and the Grand Boys of Texas LOVE muffins, so I whipped up some cherry chocolate muffins and some blueberry muffins. YUM! Then, I kept the Tomlinson Trio while their parents took a quick trip and I tried an old recipe I found of my Grandmother's. Grandmaw Stone's Butter Pecan Muffins are made with brown sugar,
What are the odds, math wizards?
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