When I was a little girl growing up on Bull Run Road one of my favorite toys was a stuffed monkey with a yellow banana in his hand. I can STILL remember chewing on that plastic banana during stressful times, (most likely moments of torment inflicted by my two older sisters, regardless of what they tell 'ya.)  I love monkeys, always have--  but I don't claim any

Just a little thought recorded for you down by the lake bank this morning. Click here:   Crawdad Fishing Memories    P.S. If you can't help but sing a bar or two of "You Get a Line and I'll Get a Pole, Honey"-- chances are, you've got southern blood in those veins. Anybody? :) Hugs, Shellie

Just found this buried in the bottom of a file cabinet. It's my journal from my junior and senior years of high school and it is some serious stress relief! It comes from my famous poetress period. Here, I'll show you by copying an excerpt from one of the (she clears her throat) more interesting ones

 "Lord'avemercy," I said when the bell rang and the Sue Ellen Facebook party officially wrapped last night, "I've been to a pig roast, several county fairs and a handful of goat ropings--- and I've NEVER seen anything like THAT!" Madness is what it was, but it was lovely madness. We really must do it again, y'all.   In the meantime, (while we're all recovering), here's a wrap

Hey y'all~ I ran across this from an anonymous source and just had to share

So, when my publicist said, "Let's do a Facebook party" my immediate response was, "Yeah! Let's!" Not that I had ever been to a Facebook party, not that I had the foggiest idea what a Facebook party was-- I just heard the word party and was like "bring it on, chicken bone."  I have since learned a few more details, (which is good because it's

We started celebrating Memorial Day Sunday evening. The Bellerina Czar and the Sweetness Czar are seen here rocking their matching new swimsuits. On the road again to Houston now, remembering the fallen who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. May the God of all comfort and consolation be with those families who may be grieving the loss of these heroes today. My thank you

Last Friday, I signed Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy at Jehovah Java, a coffee and gift shop belonging to my dear pastor and his wife, Bro. Don and Mrs. Linda  Boyette! Would you just look at what they did here? Everyone who bought a book also got a bit of pink cotton candy in a cute gift bag tied up with

 They told me this would give me great abs and tone my buttocks. So, what have you fallen for lately? Hugs, Shellie

Hey y'all, I'm looing forward to being on Living Inspired with Tricia Goyer tomorrow!  Tricia's show airs live from 3:00 to 4:00 and streams live here. Tricia is a fellow author and radio host from Little Rock, Arkansas and she is one remarkable woman with a ton of best-selling books to her credit. She's been on my radio show, ATS LIVE, and now I get to