Shellie breaks big news on ATS LIVE!
I made a big announcement on ATS LIVE this past Monday about how I've taken some time lately to lay everything I'm doing before the Lord and asking Him for direction on it all. My goal? To be intentional about where I am and where I'm headed. That dreaming, musing, and praying, has led me to do some revamping and remodeling here at All Things
Dudley Delffs Visits ATS LIVE
Dudley Deelfs drops by to discuss his latest book, The Faith of Dolly Pardon.
Longing for Home
I came home from our Colorado ski trip to an email box that runneth over and a desk piled high with time sensitive tasks. To use one of Papa’s expressions, nobody hit a lick at a snake around this office while I was gone. I’d fire my staff, only I don’t have one, which explains a lot. But, seriously, digging out hasn’t been that bad
It’s NOT too late to run!
My man and I enjoy watching those Ninja Warrior competitions. That's the show where athletes compete on an obstacle course that challenges both their muscles and their guts. As of this date, neither Phil nor I have been so moved as to begin our own ninja training, but I suppose it could happen. The show has inspired many people to get in shape and compete
Quit Monitoring When You Can Move
My man and I find the current Lifelock commercials both clean and entertaining, which is an increasingly rare offering from what my Papaw Stone used to call the one-eyed monster. That was Papaw’s nickname for the television back when Miss Kitty was the poorest role model on the tube. If only, right? But, I figure that’s an obscure reference for a portion of my audience,
On Blazing Trails and Leaving Evidence
Hey y'all, I'm in a full out run of preparation. I'll be leaving for Guatemala this coming Monday, part of a Compassion Int'l mission trip. Amidst all the packing and double checking of the packing, I've turned my kitchen into an assembly line to put good food in the freezer for my beloved farmer to enjoy while I'm away. It's what you do when you were raised by a good Southern
Should the authorities come calling, here’s the backstory…
My youngest grandchild, known as Weston the Wonder Boy, turned three a while back. He sleeps in a big boy bed at his own house but I’ve still been putting him down in the baby bed when he naps here. It wasn’t a conscious effort to baby him as much as one of those habitual things you do because you haven’t thought to switch gears.
Take it to Jesus
One evening, during the lovely chaos of this past Christmas season, I found my firstborn grandchild sitting alone with tears running down her precious little face. When my grands cry, my heart melts. I have identified this as one of the laws of motion that Sir Newton overlooked. The poor man could only come up with three? Please. I have tons. Like, a grandchild’s body that
Extra! Extra! Read All About It
Hey y'all! I've got a ton of things to talk to y'all about. So much so, that I'm about to burst. My newest "baby", my storytelling cookbook, Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce, published by Barbour Publishing, hits shelves in tomorrow morning, Saturday, Oct. 1st! At this point, I feel a whole lot like my man when the crops are maturing and he is anxious to put a combine in
Remembering Mike Blakeney
Dear All Things Southern friends, I prepared your newsletter tonight with a sore and tender heart. So much so that I almost didn't send it at all. To be honest, it would've been easier not to do this. And yet, I decided I had to because I wanted you to know about the passing of a great friend of this community, Terry Michael Blakeney, Sr.,