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I suppose the idea of being a good person sounds simple enough… like sweet tea, front porches, and knowing better than to show up empty-handed for a visit. But sit with the question awhile, especially when your day seems to be going a bit astray, and it becomes a little more complicated. Goodness does not…

If you had asked me this question years ago, I would have answered Ireland without taking a breath. Green hills, old stone walls, a pint in a quiet pub—done. Longtime dream. Easy answer. But today, the country at the top of my bucket list is the United States. Not simply the country on the map.…

SEO. Search engine optimization. Three letters that apparently require a strategy—which presented a small problem, because my first strategy was to figure out what SEO actually meant. Now I know… SEO is the practice of helping search engines understand your content so the right people can find it. That sounds tidy and sensible. My thoughts…

What is one thing I know now that would have made life easier? Only one? Well, bless my heart. That feels a little like standing at a church potluck and being told to pick one casserole. My first thought was a good-man detector. Something small enough to fit in a purse, but loud enough to…

What’s the weirdest movie you’ve ever watched? I got nothing for this one today… but it would definately be one of the sci-fi channels Sharknado movies… pick one !!! Or their weird tornado ones they seemed to really go over the moon crazy weird in those. But I know that, cause weird as they are,…

                 Rambling about the morning routine of an Ole’ Southern woman… My day begins with a wake-up call, though at my age it is less of an alarm and more of my body saying, Yep. It’s time. Move those old bones, woman. I seem to wake at about…

To be honest, this one made me smile for a few minutes. Meeting people used to feel easier when we traveled or moved someplace new. Folks seemed more willing to look up, linger a minute, and say something besides, “Is this seat taken?” Nowadays, people are a little less social, maybe a little wary because…

Little green men, blinking lights, and one Southern woman who would like a word… I’ll tell you what… the question of what I would ask an alien took me straight back to my childhood, when summer evenings were long, lightning bugs were plentiful, and the night sky felt close enough to reach with a cane…

Thinking for ourselves in a world eager to do it for us… Life skills are the abilities that help us adapt, behavepositively, and deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everydayliving. That is the tidy definition. Down here, we might say they are what keepyou from losing your head when the biscuit burns, the…

Faith, practical wisdom, and the steady stones that keep me moving… My life is grounded in faith. It guides me, steadies me, and speaks through what I call my “God whisper,” that quiet inner prompting that reminds me who I am, who I want to be, and how I hope to live. I try to…