“Special Entertainment”
I arrived at my daughter’s home in Houston, TX in the heat of the day. It was right after lunch when I tried the door and realized it was locked. Great. I knew Jessica was most likely putting the baby down for a nap. Suddenly, Grant Thomas showed up on the other side of the glass. Saved by the three-year-old! My grandson was obviously as happy
Movie Producer Rodney Ray from R-Squared Productions to visit ATS LIVE!
Hey y'all! Top of the Monday to everybody. I'm about to get crazy busy laying down some radio tracks to get out to the ATS affiliates. But first, I wanted to give y'all a heads-up about this afternoon's talk show on ATS LIVE. Movie producer Rodney Ray, from R-Squared Productions will be with me in the studio today. Rodney is the kind of full steam ahead go-getter that I love introducing
What’s Enough for You?
Last week we were talking about commitment when we ran slap out of time. We’d been discussing the tentative two-step that often happens between business parties that are considering signing their names to a new deal and how it’s common for those involved to dance around a full commitment while they try and decide whether they’re in or out. My contention was that while this
The Farmer and His Sons
I often say that I believe “The whole world stops for a story.” I encourage you to test my theory. The next time you’re in a group conversation, observe what happens when someone says those magical words, “That reminds me of a story.” I expect you’ll see that people almost lean in physically as they react to that ancient promise. This love of story makes me
What a Travesty
Travesty. I probably haven't used that word a handful of times in my whole life but it sprang to my mind yesterday during my early morning devotions
I Survived a Road Trip with Mama and Uncle Rod
Hello folks, and welcome! It's my pleasure to host y'all on the All Things Southern porch. Have a seat and let’s chat
“Old Man Henry Speaks His Mind”
Mrs. Mamie Lee tells me that Old Man Henry has been unusually grumpy lately. That’s saying something. As I may have mentioned, Mr. Henry can find the dark side of a rainbow. I asked his longsuffering wife if she knew what was troubling him and learned that Mr. Henry has had his lip ran out extra long ever since their preacher announced that he was
Do Not Read Your Book Reviews!
Dear *Cat, I did it again. I didn't mean to, I promise. I had no intention of reading reviews last Saturday! It's just that I got an email invite to be someone's friend on this certain book site and when I clicked "sure thing", or something like that, I was taken to the site itself, which is where I happened to see my book in a little sidebar along
Go Ahead– Burn Your Bridge on This One
I’m expecting the phone to ring any minute. It will be a conference call and a fairly important one. There will be three of us on the line and one subject on our minds. We’ll all be testing the waters, in our own ways, to determine if our partnership would be a good fit, and if we should work together on a looming project. Forgive
Is that a Hole in my Head?
I have scant time for this, but since my author friend Nicole Seitz thought I should share this story, here we go. Note: there'll be even more rambling than usual because there'll be zero to none editing. We good? Cool. Once upon a time, (which was actually just last week), I had a hole in my head. I do not mean an actual hole. That's just the phrase that kept coming