As someone who appreciates the gift of being able to sing a little morning song and have woodland creatures scamper to help me dress, I couldn’t wait to see Disney’s new live-action movie, Cinderella. Cindy was “my” princess, from a generation that knew if nice girls had a good heart and believed, the dreams that…
Read MorePalm Sunday is an exciting time in Christian churches around the world. It’s the start of Holy Week which leads into Easter. Children in our church, as well as many other churches, traditionally wave palm branches at the beginning of the service to signify the palm branches that were waved by the crowds, welcoming Jesus…
Read MoreSpring flowers remind me of spring cleaning, which reminds me of organizing closets, which always leads me to think about the days not so long ago when I would rotate the big hand-me-down box from one son to the other. As I pulled clothes out and held them up, my youngest eyed a green shirt…
Read MoreMike Lyons, owner of Lyons Share in Downtown Fairhope, made a little game for us to play during this past weekend’s  Arts and Crafts Festival. The popular art gallery and frame shop kept their swing full of happy festival goers. The weather was 98% perfect for this year’s festival which was a huge success. I don’t…
Read MoreThis is the weekend we wait for all year long! It’s time for the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival . . .but did you know that this event is actually two separate art shows? The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce hosts the 63rd Annual Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival with 230 participating artists and…
Read MoreI wrote this story three years ago, and now on Thursday, April 26 2018 will be the featured speaker at the “Fill the Plate” luncheon at Prodisee Pantry. I’ll let you know how it goes. * Have you ever been hungry? Have you ever worried about how you were going to feed your family?…
Read MoreIt’s not that Southern love is necessarily any better than other regions . . . we just have a different way of expressing it. “Gimme’ some sugar” isn’t about the white granular substance you buy in a bag at Piggly Wiggly. And of course, Rhett Butler had a way with words (swoon). (Thanks, Margret…
Read MoreThis is a little different from most of my articles, but I was so bothered by the recent shootings of the innocent police officers in New York, I couldn’t stop thinking about how children are being raised, and the difference a few manners may make. A west coast acquaintance was not happy I instructed my then…
Read MoreMaybe it’s a good thing Elf on the Shelf didn’t become popular while my boys were young. The commercialized book and accompanying toy elf has sent perfectly sane Mothers across the country into crazed, creative overdrive, as they devise elaborate plans for the Elf to trick and surprise the children in their house with daily…
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