An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
Last week was too pretty to last. Now, I fondly recall that first morning when I opened the back door to let my pound puppy out for her potty break to unexpectedly encounter just a puff of cool air, so delicate and enticing! Break out the flannel and the pumpkin…
Let me start off with, “Thank you, Lord, for such a talented mother!” I pulled out my fall decor this year and limply went about the business of “decorating.” Maybe I’m uninspired because two of my three little birds have flown the nest and, at the time of my weak…
Earlier this year, a friend offered his home in Hawaii to our family for a vacation get-away, and on his third offer, hubby finally accepted. The home is on the big island in Kona. Hubby started working on an itinerary before Bible Quizzing State Finals in June, not knowing if our…
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to join the search for a suitable wedding venue for my son and his fiancé. We met near her hometown south of Jackson, and swapped cars; I rode with her mom and sister, and the bride rode with the groom. Our first stop…
It’s a special day. I’m thinking about my daddy today on his birthday. It’s been almost eight years since he passed away, and I will always miss him. He was known for being the quiet, teddy-bear type in the room, usually videotaping family Christmases or other special events or just sitting…
It’s been a few weeks since I posted to the blog. A LOT has happened since then. My daughter spent a week in D.C. with 45 other young people from around the nation on an American Youth Corp missions trip, my oldest son asked his girlfriend to marry him on July 4…
Last week, I saw some old friends and got to tell them the good news of my third (unofficially adopted) child. She’s engaged to be married! The man she’s marrying is an honest-to-goodness answer to prayer—a lot of prayer! On this blog, I think I’ve told the story of all my…
If you have three children, then you’ve probably heard the following joke: When your first child swallows a dime, you head immediately to the emergency room and insist on X-rays and surgical removal of the offending object, praying and pacing until the deed is done. When your second child swallows…
I know I missed posting to the blog last week, but here’s why: Prominent Night. Each year, our church, First Pentecostal Church of Jackson, hosts a formal affair for the high school seniors. The annual event began in 1989 under the direction of Rev. David Reever, who was the church’s…
When I moved to Mississippi from Texas in 1999, my real estate agent took it upon herself to not only introduce me to the local food (“Today we go to Old Fannin Mart because Thursdays are bread puddin’ day!”), but she also indoctrinated me in all the local garden pilgrimages.…