Trust God with the Rewrites
I'll never forget the day I opened a twelve page editorial letter addressing the structure of my latest manuscript. That detailed missive by my sweet editor concerned my third work in progress from a major publisher and it left me wanting to walk straight off the end of our dock. It was easily the most substantive content edit I'd received to date. My anxiety increased
Warped Humor Warning!
Hello folks, let's chat… Forgive me if I ramble more than usual. I just read a startling headline: "Warped sense of humor could be sign of impending dementia". Ruh-roh. I'd like to think my humor is simply unique, but I'll admit there could be cause for concern here. Why, just yesterday I saw a faded group school picture on Facebook. The poster said, "Tag yourself and your
Celebrating Lifelong Love
Hello folks, let's chat… Well, we pulled it off! We threw my parents a surprise 50th Anniversary party and it was truly a joyful day at Melbourne Baptist Church. When my parents awoke that Sunday morning they had no idea that all of their girls along with their spouses and so many of their grandkids, great-grands, and siblings would all be at church. And they
My Game Day Party Pizzas
Hello folks and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. As I mentioned in the chat, I don't necessarily have a favorite team in the big game tomorrow, but I do have a great recipe for your party that will make you a winner with your gathering-- regardless of what the scoreboard says. (Sorry I haven't made 'em up early to give y'all a
Petite Party Burgers
Hello folks! Welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. I’m still on the March Madness kick and I haven't thrown anything at the television. We're making progress! Just joking there, but I'm serious about today's recipe, “Petite Party Burgers”! You’ll want to serve ‘em on one of these awesome ball game nights. They come from a cookbook my author friend, Amy Lyles Wilson co-wrote with Patsy
Letting Mama Cat Out of the Bag
The story goes that once upon a time a husband and wife were headed to the biggest Christmas party of the season. After dressing to the nines, they phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. Then they switched on a night-light, turned up the answering machine, covered the pet parakeet and put the cat in the backyard. Soon, the taxi pulled up to the