Juggling work, family & faith in the Hospitality State
Valentine’s Day. A day for love and lovers! So the phrase goes. Smile. So DO show your love to your sweetheart and your children! How? Paul gives us wonderful challenging words on the topic! LOVE IS: “Love is patient…love is kind…” and all the long list of seemingly impossible attributes from his letter to [...]
I love flowers and music and God’s Word and… What do you LOVE? Years ago, with our young children, Bill and I took my parents to New Orleans to board the “Sunset Limited” in New Orleans. They rode the train to Los Angeles for a visit with my Mother’s sister in LaJolla and to [...]
Ordinary events can become extraordinary. I went with my friend Jackie Keyes to leave her car for an oil change! Herein is the unusual Christmas story. When we returned to retrieve Jackie’s car, a pretty little blonde girl was sitting on the counter at “Keith Tire and Auto Service” in Magee. Obviously she [...]
I saw yellow autumn trees decorate the mountain-side in Alaska a month ago! With a lovely group of Mississippians, we took the last Inland Passage Cruise of the season from Vancouver to Seward, closed down the chalet in Denali National Park and rode the last train before winter from Denali to Fairbanks. A [...]
Have you seen the enjoyable movies Toy Story or A Bug’s Life with your children? If so, you’ve seen the work of WILLIAM JOYCE. Look for his imaginative children’s books and read your favorites with your children. You’ll both enjoy the pictures. William Joyce, a native of Shreveport, Louisiana, has already achieved prominence in the [...]
Our modern communication has its own language and lingo. Mississippi Moms, you know all about it! As a Mississippi Nana, I am learning. When my children started telling me about “Y-FI” connections, I didn’t understand. I still don’t understand how it works. But I know now how to pronounce and even spell the term, “Y-FI”? [...]
Do brew a cup of Camomile (KAM’-oh-mile) tea, gather your children around, and read the classic story by Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. If you are grown-up and have never read this delightful tale, treat yourself to a gem of a story with strong characters and plot. English author, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) [...]
Do we have unique Southern traditions? Of course we do! Consider these pointed out by Olivia Byrd: “Southern women talk slow and in detail!” True, “dahling”! Is it a Southern thing to write thank-you notes? Good etiquette for all, I believe. Lots of food, flowers, friends, and family at funerals. Yes. Daily gatherings for coffee, [...]
June is traditionally the month of weddings. A wedding ceremony does not make a marriage but is an important beginning. Traditionally: “a bride is a woman who is about to be married or who has just been married, a fiancée.” Likewise, “a bridegroom is a man who is about to be married or has just [...]
Some days, is your physical mailbox just filled with un-asked for and un-wanted mail? I read something stunning recently, in of all places, a mail order catalog. I stand by the trash can to check my day’s mail and sometimes just glance at an item and throw it away. (A hint I learned years ago. [...]
