By Christy Cross
I remember telling myself, when Aiden was a tiny newborn, that I would get to sleep again soon. As moms, we can’t wait until they “sleep through the night” so that we can too. …

Remember the Seinfeld episode when Jerry and Elaine gained all that weight because the owner of the neighborhood ice cream shop flat-out lied about the fat content of his frozen yogurt? That story resonated with …

By Christy Cross
Dramatic title, huh? Maybe not- if it’s YOUR truth. As moms, we hope, dream, wish, and pray for nothing but health and happiness for our kids. From the time they are in the …

I love to eat these at Taco Bell so I decided to try one myself. It’ really easy once you figure out which filling to use. If you go with the chicken use the rice …

By Christy Cross
I look around and there are so many moms that seem to have it all together. Their houses are clean, their kids are clean, they never lose their tempers or forget to put …

By Paula Whitfield
It’s a week before my 37th birthday, and I’ve realized how quickly time flies. It seems like just yesterday I was 17. Twenty years ago I was young, naïve, self-conscious, full of life, full …

On my way home from work a couple of months ago I passed by neighbor Clay’s house. I toot the horn and waive as normal. You see, momma raised me with manners and in the …

Southern Nature Gardening is a simple, laid back approach to home-growing herbs and vegetables in the South. It minimizes space, time, money, water usage, and other inputs, reduces or eliminates the need for chemicals, and conserves …

I make these a little different than most people. Usually you’ll see them folded and then sliced in half but I use the whole tortilla with another one on top and then slice.

By: Ashley D. McGee
(NOTE: This is the first of a three-part series on ways to grow in beautiful in God’s eyes by learning to be real about your relationship with Him.)
I laughed out loud the other day.

Wednesdays…. who knew they could be almost like Mondays? Although I recognize that trouble not only finds me quite regularly, it seeks me out and toys with me, last Wednesday was truly one for the …

I was on my way home from work and there was a lady in Lincoln in front of me. Traffic was a little congested and there were quite a few stop lights on this particular road. As we …

The “Southern Nature” Garden is a green, economical way to grow your own herbs & veggies in about fifteen minutes a day.

This is a great recipe and it is also figure friendly because you can saute or grill your meat. I will give you some ideas for both chicken breast or for steak.  If you prefer the …

Hi Southern Beauties.  Sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted.  I promise that I haven’t abandoned you; I’ve just been busy lately…dealing with life.  We all know that, unfortunately, life isn’t always easy, and …

What goes through your mind when your phone rings at 2:14 am? I’ve asked several people this question and got a bunch of different answers. Somebody’s been in an accident. Somebody’s in the hospital. Somebody’s …

A few months ago our office volunteered to participate in a beach clean up program. Our section was on Deer Island. We had our bags and was picking up trash. I had wandered off toward …

Recently, I wrote a post on how Momma got us kids started in the garden.  You might want to know, I’m not the only one of Momma’s kids who wound up finding a passion and a …

My mother and I can argue about anything…
She was complaining one day about the fact that, after drying her clothes with sheets of fabric softener, her cotton tops started to develop holes.
Mom:  “In all …

Shopping with my mother is, surprisingly, much the same experience for me now, in middle-age, as it was for me in middle-school.  There are several reasons for this but they all flow from my mother’s …

This recipe uses roasted veggies and the flavor is amazing! The ingredient list will depend on how much you want to make. (What I’m listing will does make quite a bit.) How do you like your salsa…chunky or smooth? I …

Peering over the Starbuck’s coffee cup, I listened to my friends discuss their current jobs. They related to me their complaints with what they were doing, both of whom have great positions. This made me …