Some folks rave at winning the jackpot or bingo grand prize, but I’m satisfied to rock my crockpot. Seriously, when you’re known NOT to...

If you enjoy the great outdoors and find time in your schedule, make someone’s visit to a national park an extra special event by...

Last summer my preferred hand soap disappeared from store shelves and never returned. Unable to find a suitable substitute, I decided to...

When a desk drawer contains a dozen plus charging cables, you own too many electronic devices. When none of the cables fit the dead...

My mother tried new recipes all the time while raising a family. None of us declined a seat on the taste-testing panel because she cooked...

Winter in the south resembles spring on some days, surprising you with warmer temperatures before plummeting to freezing 24 hours later....

Does winter weather change your diet? Cool days and frosty nights alter mine. I exchange vegetable soup for salads and hot tea for ice...

Label 2022 as the year of the pinecone. I’ve never seen so many in my yard. Surrounded predominantly by hardwoods, I questioned how the...

As a thank you to my newsletter subscribers, I’m giving away several Callie Smith Grant books featuring my true animal stories. If you’re...

On the very first Christmas, my True Love gave to me and the whole world His only Son. May your holiday season include Him and overflow...

On the week before Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Correction—make that a Great Horned owl in a hickory...

On the second week before Christmas, my true love gave to me a chauffeured trip to pick up last minute holiday items. I’m talking front...

On the third week before Christmas, my true love gave to me new screens for my porch. While not an item on most folks’ Christmas wish...

On the fourth week before Christmas, my true love gave to me—a gaggle of turkeys. No, he didn’t smoke multiple birds for Thanksgiving...

On the fifth week before Christmas, my true love gave to me—a laundry basket full of dirty clothes. No, I’m not kidding, and I added mine...

If you’re the type of person who never misplaces anything, I’m happy for you. No one in my house qualifies for such an impressive...

Food and football added to fall equal fun. A tailgate favorite of my family includes homemade chili and all the trimmings. While some...

After sweet gum trees shed brilliant red star-shaped leaves in the fall, their reputation takes a nose dive. Well, more like a ground...

If forced to choose between fall and spring colors, I claim the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer. When spring flowers declare...

I’m behind on my spring cleaning, say about ten years. But all regrets vanished when I discovered procrastination generates more options....