And This Is Why I Do Not Teach Sunday School

Last night I was putting Alex to bed, and when it was time to say prayers, he informed me that he was not interested in any prayer-saying, thankyouverymuch. "Oh, Alex" I said, "you want to make sure you say your prayers. God made everything that … [Continue reading]

Why, I Thought I’d Forgotten How To Meme

For the second time in three and a half years, I’m going to be Home Alone tonight.  I will pause so that you can whoop and clap as you celebrate with me.  Now because I am by nature a planner, and because I have checked everything off today's … [Continue reading]

This Post Is About Football. Please Don’t Hate Me.

Many of y'all know that I live in the beautiful state of Alabama, a place where people revere God, country, family, and college football. Not necessarily in that order. And while you may not know that The University of Alabama fired their head … [Continue reading]

For Phyllis

When I wrote about our friend Todd's visit with "Martie" and Sissie the other day, I didn't mention why he was back in Mississippi because it just didn't seem like the right time. But here's the "why" of it all: Todd's mama, Phyllis, has been … [Continue reading]

At Which Point I Must Pay The Cream Cheese Piper

So I went a little cuckoo with the cream cheese over the holidays. Which is no big surprise because I've gone a little cuckoo with food in general for the last, oh, two and a half years. I mean, what's a few blocks of cream cheese in the grand … [Continue reading]

Temporarily Interrupting The Blackeyed Pea-Cookin’ With A Very Sincere “Thank You”

Last night, when I was Reflecting Thoughtfully On The Year Of Our Lord Two-Oh-Oh-Six, I kept thinking about how the biggest change for me in the last year has been the whole blogging thing. A year ago there were literally three people who read my … [Continue reading]