I was in the Walmarts last week. I hate the Walmarts as much as the next guy but I just so happened to need deodorant, duct tape and green onions all in the same day. When I got to the check out line, there was a girl behind me who noticed my new riding boots. [...]
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It was a magical night….. perfect weather, perfect spring night and just the right amount of banjo music and pulled pork BBQ! There are so many things to love about a square dance but one of the most appealing is that it’s just a big bundle of fun for the whole family, regardless of age [...]
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Caiti was pretty sure she didn’t want a graduation party per se. Then she agreed to a pool party at Aunt Gina’s. Then I remembered how fun it was to learn to square dance. So, that’s it. We’re having a square dance for Caiti’s graduation party! Not the kind where you wear puffy dresses and [...]
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Well, I think it’s high time we had this talk. You and I have been friends for over two years now. I haven’t ask much of you. Sure, I’ve had the occasional request that you watch Coal Miner’s Daughter or that you listen to George Jones. But otherwise, haven’t I done my best to make [...]
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This is a public service announcement. Following this advice will ensure that your car rides to and fro, from soccer to dance to the dentist, etc. will be nothing but pure family harmony and bliss. I don’t know about you but my children will argue about almost anything in the car. So it’s come [...]
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As I was putting the finishing touches on my little love gifts to pass out at Blissdom, I couldn’t help but be reminded of my very southern roots. I made the cutest little bookmarks and very heavily-iced mocha cupcakes for my friends {old, new and yet to be made}, all the while listening to [...]
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I have made it my personal mission in life to per-fect the biscuit. You can’t even graduate from high school in the South until you demonstrate proficiency at biscuit making—-so I’ve been making biscuits a long time. But I just took the recipe that was passed onto me and never questioned it. You’re not supposed [...]
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My best friend from high school celebrated her 40th birthday this weekend. Shawna (shown middle) also happens to be my sister’s (shown on your left) sister in law. I know, I know. But it’s the south, remember? And how did she celebrate this milestone, you ask? With a real life ho-down square dance —–in a [...]
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We interrupt the regularly scheduled series—-which I shall certainly not finish by Monday—to bring you a few dynamite ideas for the Fourth of Juuuly. That’s how we say it in the South. Juuuu-ly. With an emphasis on the ‘Ju’. And I’ll just confess this right now, I don’t have a whole lot of [...]
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Steve would probably like to throw me out. I’ve been quotin’ Lorettee all weekend. You gotta love a man who’ll watch Coal Miner’s Daughter with you….and laugh just as much as you do. Coal Miner’s Daughter does something good for me way down deep in my soul. I don’t think it’s just a southern thing [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
