Leigh’s (Almost) Famous Shrimp and Grits Casserole
One of my favorite things is tasting a dish that is so delicious, I must ask for the recipe; and, then every time I make it, I think of the person who now mingles her kitchen with mine. When I had my friend Leigh's Shrimp and Grits Casserole, I knew it was...
Dabo Swinney’s White House Speech Will Make You A Clemson Fan (Full Transcript)
Today Coach Dabo Swinney and the national champion Clemson Tigers visited The White House, and President Trump said a lot of nice words about the team, individual players, Clemson's president James Clements, and head coach Dabo Swinney. But it was Coach Swinney's...
Storied Dishes || ~ a Grace Table feature ~
After we got engaged I couldn't wait to finally get to choose an everyday china pattern and register for our dishes and gifts. (How in the world was that almost 30 years ago?) I didn't need to choose fine china; I had inherited my mother's Malden by Oxford, simple,...
The Philadelphia Flower Show ~ A Botanical Paradise
As soon as I learned about an opportunity to represent DaySpring at the Philadelphia Flower Show, I knew I had to go. In a sweet, odd sort of way, my going But first, the background: About a year ago, DaySpring became a licensing partner with FTD, meaning,...
The Panhandler’s Breath
He slipped in sideways between the closing elevator doors, as if he were late to a meeting; he pressed the “5” without looking. Instead of suit and tie, though, baggy pants and faded navy hung on his tall, slim frame. His stealth entry stiffened the hairs on the...
To Dambarr, With Love || #ILookToHer
My much-beloved grandmother died when I was ten. I was at camp when it happened, and I didn't even know she was ill. The camp director brought me and my sister into an office space behind the camp store to tell us, and I remember her saying, "You can cry or...
Wisdom You Can Count On – (Word Writers ~ James 3:17-18)
Used to be I was a Bible study snob. If it wasn't long and so deep it took me hours to complete, if it didn't quote Lewis or Piper or Spurgeon or their ilk, if it didn't use big words I recognized but didn't necessarily understand, it wasn't worthy. In this...
For The Fools Who Dream
Mondays are my favorite because they feel like a new year, except every week. I know, I know, statistically heart attacks most often , but I'm not giving in to a statistic. I love a fresh start. It's why I prefer sunrise to sunset. By this particular Monday...
The Heart of Marriage (& a Perfect Gift Idea for Valentine’s Day!)
There was no way to know 35 years ago where we'd be today. Certainly not literally, but not even in a figurative sense. 12,775 days, give or take. Plenty of ups, our share of downs, and all beautiful in their time. I believe it--that everything is beautiful...