Bishop’s Passing
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. Everyone adored Bishop! I met Bishop for the first time when…
Doing Business in the South
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…
A Not-Quite-Southern Menu
After a recent trip to the grocery store (a very rare one during these days of COVID-19), I unpacked my plastic bags and noticed an interesting assortment of items that I’d picked up and set aside…
A Southern Greeting
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September 18, 2020Posted inTrue SouthernersTags: greeting, southern, Southern tradition, tradition
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A couple of days ago, my hubby came back from a very long evening walk to report on all the neighbors he’d seen. Most evenings, I join him on the walk, and we see almost no one. There’s…
Classic Mississippi Reticence
In 2003, my husband accepted an offer to return to Mississippi to practice medicine following a two-year fellowship at Vanderbilt in Nashville. We returned a few months before the end of the fellowship to begin the search…