My Southern Life


  • Big Hair, Small Town, Best Memories

    Big Hair, Small Town, Best Memories

    Things I Loved About Growing Up in a Small Southern Town I’ll admit it — I’m biased. I had the blessing of growing up in the late 70s, 80s, and

  • From Nervous to Neighborly

    From Nervous to Neighborly

    Creating Community Over the years, our kids used to tease my husband and me that we never socialized. I had friends, but I rarely did much with them. In our

  • Pumpkins, Plaids and Porches

    Pumpkins, Plaids and Porches

    Turning grief into gratitude, one pumpkin at a time Maybe it’s the grief, or maybe it’s just my heart craving comfort — but as soon as I got back home,