Backwards Beatitudes
I know. I've been MIA on the blog lately. I've found it challenging to keep all of the ATS balls in the air during Mama's back surgery and recovery. The to-do list got whittled down to the must-do and the blog didn't make the cut. Mama's doing well, improving a little more every day. She's a good patient. She doesn't want to "bother anyone", this from a woman who has
2nd Pew Left Hand Side, VBS & Deep and Wide
I'm sitting beside Mama's hospital bed watching her sleep and thinking about the heritage of love and self-sacrifice she's given this family. Maybe it's the nostalgia of the moment, but I keep thinking about some words I wrote this week about family. It has me wanting to share them with any of you who may not follow Southern Belleview. (FYI, Southern Belleview is a site where I join four
UPDATE concerning ATS LIVE today, Monday, 30th!
**** update open**** Frank Hoyt Taylor has had to reschedule. He won't be with us today. However, I'm delighted to announce that Austin Moody will be calling in, giving me the opportunity to introduce y'all to a marvelous new talent. See you on the air! ****update close**** I've gotten somewhat used to being picked up at the airport by strangers. (Hmmm
Duck Dynasty’s Kori Robertson to Visit ATS LIVE Monday the 23rd
Attention Duck Dynasty fans! Don't miss ATS LIVE this coming Monday, July 23rd. Kori Robertson will be joining me in the studio of TALK540 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM CST. The show airs locally and streams live here. (For any new listeners planning to tune in, the top of the hour is a news break. The show actually kicks off at 5:06.) Fans of the hugely popular
From Cecil Murphey’s Visit to ATS LIVE (Giveaway Cont’d)
New York Times best-selling author and international speaker CECIL (CEC) MURPHEY has written or co-written more than a hundred books, including the runaway bestseller 90 Minutes in Heaven (with Don Piper) and Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (with Dr. Ben Carson). His books have sold millions of copies, have been translated into more than 40 languages, and have brought hope and encouragement to countless people
Have You Ever Been Good and Lonely?
Have you ever been good and lonely? I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but it happens to me a lot and (bad pun straight ahead), I don't think I'm alone. Good and lonely slips in at the strangest times. It has nothing to do with other people. I can feel good and lonely in a crowd. Good and lonely never ever makes me sad, but it does fill me with
(VIDEO) Happy Fourth of July from All Things Southern
Hey y'all! A quick note about today's ATS LIVE! It won't exactly be live. :) I've got the baby beau czars and the bellerina czars here-- four in all-- and I'm in grandkid heaven. (More pics than anyone will probably care to see will be posting to my Facebook wall later.) However, I didn't forget about y'all. Today's radio show on TALK 540, streaming here from
MaryBeth Whalen visits ATS LIVE today with “The Guest Book”
Hey y'all! It's Monday and I'm running around like a chicken with her head cut off trying to lay radio tracks here and prepare for this evening's talk show in Monroe. That's ATS LIVE in the event you haven't heard -- and if you haven't heard, today would be a perfect time to join us! We'll be on the porch swing just a'swanging at 5:06
Reversing the Travesty, Step One (new post)
I'm sitting on the back porch thinking over the morning's events and contemplating the beautiful, mysterious ways of God. Care to join me for a story? Little more than a week ago, I posted a blog thought called Travesty. In it, I expressed a heartfelt desire to begin correcting what I saw as a great wrong. It might help if you read that post before you
Authors & Aspiring Writers need to see this Mind Mapping Memo from the Belle of All Things Southern
Happy Friday, folks! I love to bring y'all things that I find helpful and right now, I'm intrigued with the concept of Mind Mapping. Granted, I'm coming to the table late, way late I'm sure, but I'm here! Special thanks to Lucille Zimmerman at WordServe Watercooler for the post that brought it to my attention. Note: You don't have to be a writer to use this, I see great