George Washington
He was born into a prosperous Virginia farming family. During the course of his life he was, by turns, a surveyor, a planter, and a soldier. A lack of information about his childhood fueled many of the stories that were later told by ambitious and over-reaching biographers. Included in those tales that were subsequently questioned is the famous story of an honest boy and an
Praying and Snoring, Not Meant to Go Hand in Hand
Yes, I am strange. It's a life-long condition. With that preface aside, Dixie Belle and I hold hands occasionally during our early morning prayer times. This morning she tired of praying earlier than usual. Maybe it was the drizzling rain falling on the other side of the screened in porch
Carey Bailey Visits ATS LIVE tomorrow
Oh, I remember these! Do you? Years ago, many of our moms and their friends fell in love with these Daily Bread loaves in their little plastic boxes. Tomorrow on ATS LIVE we'll do a version of: "That was then, this is now" as Carey Bailey (recovering perfectionist, wife, proud mama and Family Life director for her church in Surprise, Arizona) joins us to share an updated version for our
Paradise Ain’t Cheap
I took the following pictures a couple of weeks ago in Seaside, FL. You may remember me irritating everyone talking about my little writer's getaway at Escape to Create and how much I enjoyed it. This first one was hanging in the eating area of one of the little beach side establishments. "Paradise Ain't Cheap"-- I felt sure it had been hung there as an ode to
Which Way is the Right Way
I have two reasons for sharing that adorable video I just posted at All Things Southern. A) I have access to the media player and B) I couldn’t help myself. That’s my adorable three-year-old granddaughter, Emerson Ann, reciting one of her Bible verses. Yes, I do realize how partial I sound but I double dog dare you to watch it and not smile. Go ahead,
Chocolate Filled Strawberries in a Cloud
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen, y'all. Do I ever have a treat for y'all today! It's strawberry season in Louisiana and I want to show you a brand new way to serve 'em that will delight your taste buds! It’s always fun to just wash 'em and tear 'em up, but occasionally you want to do a little something different
Parking Woes
Mrs. Myrtle has a thing about having to parallel park on Main Street. She remembers when the city planners first started talking about going to parallel marking to make more room for traffic. That must have been at least thirty or more years ago now. Mrs. Myrtle didn’t like it then, and she doesn’t like it now. She’s been known to make the block as
The Good Thing About a Bless Your Heart Face
Hello folks, and welcome back to the porch of All Things Southern! Have a seat and let’s chat…~smile~ If you’ve been wondering why you aren’t in management, I may have an answer for you. I don’t know how I missed this, but back in November the folks at Harvard Business Review published important work on what leads some people to develop effective leadership skills. Are
Johnny Bench
He was born in Oklahoma on December 7th, 1947. When, as a young boy, he voiced his dream to become a major league baseball player, his dad said his best chance of getting there was as a catcher. The young southerner followed his dad's advice all the way to the big leagues. After just two seasons in the Cincinnati Red's minor league, the twenty year
Sitting on the dock by the lake, wasting time…
...and it felt good! So, I was writing on the back porch earlier this afternoon. The lake was calling and Dixie Belle's big old lab eyes were saying, "Deadlines, schmedlines, let's go fishing." And that, is precisely what we did. I shut 'er down and grabbed a shovel and cane pole from the carport storage room. The pic on the right is an example of the healthy worms I