It’s Day 16 and I’m Grateful that Mercy Triumphs
It's the 16th day of 30 Days of Thankfulness. I'm relishing the notes of gratitude I see my family and friends posting here, there, and everywhere and I love stumbling upon the words of grateful strangers. Sweet, funny, poignant words, letters from our laptops, strung together on our keyboards. When I see them, I hear James. I can't help it. I see the Lord's brother everywhere right now and I hear him in my head. I'd say Blame in on
Give as Good as You’ve Got
I’ll need to pass out fake names and change certain details to survive the telling of the following story, but I’m game. We’ll go with Jane, Jen, and Jill. The three of us were hard at work on a common project when Jane smarted off to Jen and Jen snapped her back up in record time with twice the zing. Turning to me, Jill whispered
Lady Bird Johnson in the Southern Quote
She was born Claudia Alta Taylor on December 22, 1912 in Karnack, Texas. She died at the ripe old age of 94 on July 11, 2007 and is buried in the family cemetery in Stonewall, Texas. Her father was a sharecropper’s son who became a wealthy businessman and owner of 15,000 acres of cotton and two general stores. Her mother was an opera lover who
Hamburger Stroganoff
Hey folks, welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I'm cooking "Hamburger Stroganoff" for supper tonight. It's a good satisfying meal, but you don't have to take my word for it. Take it easy while I tell you how to stir it up and if it sounds good to you, you can print it out and go for it. "Hamburger Stroganoff" ½ cup minced onion ¼ teaspoon pepper 1
Patience is a Virtue!
It’s hard for my southern friends and I to relate to weather that gets cold and stays cold. Indeed, our hearts have been truly heavy watching our East Coast neighbors struggle with the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy and frigid temperatures, too! As a matter of fact, it has led to some last minute adjustments on the All Things Southern community’s annual charity drive. This
Save the Ducks!
Hello folks! I'm extra excited today because I get to welcome all of you to our new All Things Southern porch. BIG KUDOS to my daughter Miss Kitchen Belleicious for all the hard work she put into developing it! I hope you'll take time to look around a bit. There are a lot of cool bells and whistles around here. For instance, under the Media
Caution: These Words have Staying Power
Words that will stay with you on this 13th Day of 30 Days of Thankfulness from the blog of Kimberly L. Smith of Make Way Partners. Hugs, Shellie As I write this, I am sitting in my favorite writing spot: my back porch. I hear the roar of a small plane buzzing just above our tree line, and I offer thanks that I do not have to hit
If parties, presidents, and politics could educate, legislate, and eradicate…
I wrote these words Wednesday morning, "An Open Letter to Both Sides of the Fence on this 7th Morning of 30 Days of Thankfulness." More thoughts as the punditry continues: If parties, presidents, and politics could educate, legislate, and eradicate hate, poverty, and crime well-meaning moral men would've long done so. The only Man with the answer didn't run for office because He's already enthroned. "And I, if I be lifted up from the
Old School Dating #101
Get this, I accidentally found a website where a woman can share a text message from her man so the public can vote and tell her if the guy is "into her", "not that into her", or if "the jury is still out." Dear ones, dating really shouldn't require a committee. Allow me to illustrate with a family story