Hey everyone! Welcome back to the ATS porch! I greet you from Houston where I'm getting tons of baby sugar from our newest addition to the family. My daughter and her husband welcomed Connor Phillip Maher into the family this past Monday, the 5th at 11:46 pm. He is absolutely and completely adorable. You can see for yourself at my blog:http://www.shellierushingtomlinson.wordpress.com or on my Facebook

Hello folks, I hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving! I have a feeling you could be knee deep in Christmas lists or decorations and that, my friends, makes it all the more humbling to have you drop by the porch. Have a seat, and let's chat…~smile~ I really enjoy sharing group text messages with my immediate family. With a cell phone on every hip, it’s a

Hello folks, I'm sure you've made your Thanksgiving plans by now, but tell me, do they include shopping? Enquiring minds want to now. Make yourselves at home, and let's chat

Hello folks, thanks for dropping by! Y'all have a seat, and let’s chat…~smile~ A woman named Linda Sunshine once said, “My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time.” I get that. My oldest sister and I have a unique relationship. Why, it’s been weeks since we’ve talked but in typical Cyndie style, she

Hello folks, it's a pleasure to welcome y'all back to my porch. Have a seat and let’s chat…~smile~ Remember my telling y’all about our family’s history of pulling practical jokes on our children? Well, my Papa was a major player. One night, back on Bull Run Road, it fell to my middle sister Rhonda to carry the scraps out after supper. (City folks: that means

Hello folks, I'm so happy to be off the road that I can't stand myself, but true to form, I've got stories stacked up sky high from my recent travels. Have a seat and let’s chat…~smile~ I met some mighty fine people in Bainbridge, Georgia, not to mention the neighboring community of Climax. After speaking at a ladies retreat for Calvary Baptist Church, it was my

Hello folks, I hope y'all haven't been worried about me! I know your newsletter is late this week but your happy hostess has been a busy little road warrior. Yesterday I spoke at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport at noon and then traveled back to Bastrop, Louisiana to do a cooking show and speaking gig! That said, I'll jump right into this thing! Have

Hello folks, welcome back to my front porch. I miss you when you're gone! Have a seat, and let’s chat…~smile~ I've got a real “bless their hearts” story for y'all. Did you hear about the Pennsylvania couple who were minding their own business when they were attacked by a black bear— in their own home?! Indoors, as in, “I’ll take: How exactly does one remain

Hello folks, it's a pleasure to have y'all back on the porch. Make yourselves at home and let’s chat

Hello folks, it's a pleasure to see everyone gathered back together on my porch today. Have a seat, and let’s chat