Choosing Christmas Day Two
Day Two December 4 Welcome back! It’s time to set the stage for this fascinating meeting between two otherwise average women. I’d love to have some props, a few hints of period costuming, and some sound effects; but even without them, there’s no lack for drama in this story. The moment is pulsing with emotion as the curtain rises. Let’s lean in and listen carefully. Elizabeth’s younger cousin
Choosing Christmas Day One
Day One December 3 The scripture passage for our Advent is familiar to most, but I’m asking the Spirit of God to breathe fresh revelation into our study. The passage opens with an exchange between two women—one old, one young; one barren-until-blessed, one virginal-past-conception. Meet Elizabeth, the aging wife of a Hebrew priest, expectant with John the Baptist, and Mary, a young teenager pregnant with Promise Himself. The
Alone at the Throne
It was a seriously bad idea, but we were high school kids out and about on a Friday night. Translation, the whole bunch of us tended to act now and think later. The decision to act now had come when my date’s best friend pulled up alongside of us in his souped-up pick up, with his date riding shotgun. He grinned, racked his pipes, and
Saying No to Hoodie Footies
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Parmesan Chicken with Rice
Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen, folks! We’re going to begin with a disclaimer. I found this recipe in a hundred dozed places online, so it isn’t mine, so to speak. But nor can I say who it does own the credits. What I can say is that it is one forever more delicious and easy way to deliver moist, tender chicken breasts
BIG BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
Hey y'all! I hope this little note finds you full of turkey and counting your blessings, naming them one by one. I want y'all to know that when I count mine, every single one of you make the list! I'm a grateful girl this evening, but it has been a super tough week here at All Things Southern. I've spent most of it with my
Choosing Christmas, An Advent Devotional from All Things Southern
En guard, y'all! The trap of Christmas Crazy is set and waiting to spring. It’ll promise “more is more” but deliver “less and less.” I love Christmas! Flat out love it hence my vulnerability to become trapped by the Christmas Crazies. Christmas Crazy jumps on me the first day I notice the seasonal home decor lining store shelves, and from there, the drum beat only gets louder.
We PHAT and We’re Done
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The Belle’s Reimagined Meatloaf
The Belle's Reimagined Meat Loaf Meatloaf has never been a favorite of mine or the farmer’s. I think he had a few too many back in the day. However, I took meat loaf over the top with some new ingredients and my sauce plays a big hand in it. Ingredients: 1.5 pounds ground hamburger meat 2 cups crushed saltine crackers 1 white onion, diced 2 tablespoons butter 1 egg 1 cup milk 1 tablespoon
That moment in each of our lives
A boy ran by a man standing on the curb. Five minutes later the boy rushed by again, and again, and again. Finally, the man stopped him and asked, “Why are you running in circles, son?” Very indignant, the boy shouted, “I’m not! I’m running away from home!” “Oh,” said the man, “But you’ve gone around the same block at least five times.” “I know!” shouted the