Drive By Preaching
I share an ongoing group text with my husband, our two grown children, and our beloved young in-laws who married those sweet kids of ours. I’m sure y’all are involved in your own group threads. We use ours to communicate important information like who was a rock star at soccer practice, who learned to go potty, and who has a loose tooth. As of this
Cheesy Lasagna with Baby Spinach
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. We’re making my Cheesy Lasagna with Baby Spinach”. I know. I know. Lasagna gets a bad rap for being labor intensive. But, it really isn’t. It’s just a matter of preparing your layers and assembling ‘em. Here, let me show you. “Cheesy Lasagna with Baby Spinach” 1 package of lasagna noodles (twelve count) 1 pound bulk sausage 1
Hidden Riches
I ran across a fascinating story about the late newspaper publisher, William Randolph Hearst. I want to share it with you because of the tremendous truth I think it holds for all of us. As the story goes, the tremendously wealthy Mr. Hearst was an avid art collector who spared no expense in acquiring treasures from all over the world. One day, Mr. Hearst read about
He knows your name, do you know His voice
I have a friend named Tanya (short A) from South Louisiana and a friend named Tanya (short O) from North Louisiana, who spell their names the same exact way but pronounce them differently. Please don’t tell them this, because it’s embarrassing, but their name game causes me great confusion. I agree. A belle should know how to pronounce her friends’ names, especially when she’s known Tanya
Cousin Steve and The Great Butter Incident
I recently bought a simple white butter dish that reminds me of a story from long ago. I was young, six maybe and perched at the breakfast table in my Uncle Bryon and Aunt Elaine's house, along with my cousins and sisters. We were about to eat biscuits, or was it pancakes? Some of the details are vague. Others are as vivid in my mind
I Think, You Think, We all Think
Hundreds of years ago, a French philosopher named Rene Descartes shut himself up in a room to do some thinking. He did a lot of thinking, too. In fact, good old Rene did so much thinking that even today people are still thinking about one of the things he thought. Rene's the fellow who said: "I think, therefore I am." I don't know how Rene got
The Gift that Keeps On Giving
It can be great fun to prank your BFF but there are things you should know. You could come home from a road trip to find plastic bugs hidden around your house to take years off of your life span because that revenge minded BFF has gained entry to your home. And you may think your dearly beloved Dixie Belle had a doggie accident in your
Falling Out of Touch
It was a beautiful Saturday morning in Houston, TX. I was watching my favorite soccer player compete while his little brother sat in my lap and played with an animated dog on my iPhone. My daughter was standing at my immediate right, enjoying a pleasant conversation with her friend, Lilane. Jessica had introduced me to Lilane several nights earlier after I spoke at their church
Riding Coat Tails and Red Letter Days
For someone who loves stories, family, history, and worshipping Jesus with like-minded believers, it was a red letter day! I got to travel back in time once again, to that small country church I've told y'all about, where five generations of my family members before me have worshipped. Only this time my son and his family were with us, so you can make that seven! If
They Want to Brand Her!
"They want to brand me," my friend said. Be at peace, y'all. It's not as ominous as it sounds. My friend Joneal and I were talking business and all things Jesus when the conversation turned to branding. Dr. Joneal Kirby is the creator and director of a mentoring ministry for women called, Heart to Home. I'll be mentioning her name more in the coming months as