Juggling work, family & faith in the Hospitality State
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. [...]
Storyteller Lynda Deniger enjoys school visits, entertaining young children, and encouraging them to love reading. Her first book concerns life on the coastal Gulf waters with “Salty Seas,” a talking shrimp boat and his captain “Charley,” showing the values of hard work, friendship and teamwork. Deniger, an enthusiastic storyteller had already had some success [...]
My first trip abroad was a life-long dream to see the Bible come alive in the places where our Lord Jesus walked and ministered when He was on earth. I was to leave the day after Christmas and return after the New Year. Included under the Christmas tree was a small package: Slippers for me [...]
From space our world is like a big ball holding us all. Teach young children the delightful finger play: “Here’s A Ball,” (Teaching with Rhythm and Rhyme, Caughman, page 38). Apollo astronauts in the 1970’s took some memorable photographs of our planet. Observing the blue oceans covering three-fourth of the earth yielded the now-famous quote: [...]
Do we have any Mississippi Dads reading this site? I love the book and recommend that you read Knuffle Bunny to your children. Your discussion during and after the story will be a treasured time. You may know the name Mo Willems, for his PIGEON is a popular picture book character! He’s won three [...]
My earliest memory is of my Mother holding me in her lap and reading aloud the rhymes of Mother Goose. I still have the book. I was three. I once saw a book-list created by librarians calling books for pre-schoolers, “lap books!” An appropriate name. Do take time in your busy day to relax and [...]
Outside my windows early this morning, the silent gray fog covered the trees like Carl Sandburg’s “fog on little cat feet.” I don’t want any cats around my trees for we enjoy bird-watching. Now the fog is lifting and the sun has cut through most of the haze. The bare-limbed trees are filled with birds [...]
by Ginger Caughman Most of the country is still covered with snow. But it’s that time of year in Mississippi when we yo-yo back and forth with Spring-like temps in the 70’s one day and then back into the 40’s and our Winter weather. Years ago I learned from a friend to take time to [...]
