An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
For that special birthday, hubby and I left town Thursday afternoon and headed to the beach. We’d never been to Navarre, but he’d found a decent deal on a room at a Springhill Suites in a place we’d never been. Always up for a spontaneous adventure, I agreed to come…
“Coming Down the Hill”–is that what it’s called? We’re celebrating a milestone birthday for hubby today. The question is, how to do it properly? Ten years ago, I was able to surprise him although he really put up a fight about going to my sister’s for dinner. He wasn’t feeling great, and…
I’ve spent the whole month of January wondering what I should write on my blog. Then this morning, I felt a culmination of events and other inputs that lead me to this not-so-novel thought: some suffering is for our good, and it shows God’s great love for us. If you’ve…
Just like December “blew in,” Chef Justin Ward, in a whirlwind of energy, smiles, and laughter appeared at my house last Saturday for his third time in about a year. He’s a native Texan, who found his heart and soul in Europe following his graduation from Jackson College of Ministries. This…
December blew in and caught me by surprise. I looked at the calendar in November and thought, “It’s not going to be so bad in December!” Then things started getting added to the December calendar, rapidly. I’m sure I’m not alone. The house has looked more like chaos than anything else…
Happy post-Thanksgiving! There was no time to blog last week, but I was thinking about it. Does that count for anything? No? Oh, well. Today I’m wrapping up my Christmas decorating and feeling so thankful–thankful for the anticipation of slowing down and actually enjoying the festive decorations and lights; thankful for the Christmas gatherings…
My husband is always trying to get me to give up my car for a newer model, and lately he’s had me test driving used, yet newer, cars in the hope that I’ll fall in love with one. I haven’t yet. I’ve been driving a pearlized white Mercedes ML350 for the…
We lost a legend last week when our senior pastor, lovingly referred to as “Bishop Craft,” passed away. He was two days shy of his 91st birthday. I met Bishop for the first time when hubby and I came to Mississippi for his residency program interview at University of Mississippi Medical Center. I’m…
We’ve had beautiful weather here in central Mississippi this week. My daughter was rejoicing last week that classes at her community college had been dismissed so that students could enjoy homecoming festivities at the main campus 40 minutes away. At dinner one night early this week, hubby asked her, “Are any…
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of joining hubby as he attended a conference in Washington, D.C. It was our first time back in the city since 2014 when took three little kids on a homeschool Spring Break. My first impulse was to find the amazing Lebanese restaurant that was…