This week, the Belles are writing about autumn. I’m guessing many of you think autumn is the best time of year, and I’d love to hear what you love most about this magnificent season. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of autumn here in Oxford, MS is harvest. October and November are filled with the …
Lowcountry Autumn by Beth Webb Hart
“You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen.” – Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable …
When It’s November and It’s 80 Degrees…
Happy Monday, everyone! This week, we’re taking a tour of Southern Autumn — talking about the changing of the seasons in our parts of the South. Ah, autumn. That time of year when we snuggle into our tank tops, and shorts, and flip-flops. When the dogs lay panting on the afternoon porches, and the butterflies flit from flower to flower, …
Write Now Relief for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Write Now Relief How you can help the victims of Sandy and also get a little first aid for your novel! WHAT: Bid on a 50-page critique of your novel by a published novelist! Highest bidder will send their amount to Samaritans Purse for their relief efforts for the victims of Superstorm Sandy. WHEN: Begins Friday, November 9, ends Friday …
Because Writers and Readers Reached Out
This week we’ve been involved in a discussion dear to my heart, Writers and Readers Reach Out 2012. Having the belles join me in it has been especially heartening. For a number of years, my readers and I have reached out to the needy through an annual Thanksgiving drive. Designed to coordinate with the idea of 30 Days of Thankfulness, …
Journey of Insane Obedience
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27We just came off of an election this week. Maybe like me, some of your are or were disappointed in the result. While God calls us to obey every governing authority, …
Drum Roll… Meet The New Belle Wednesday!
Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! We’re taking a break from this week’s topic for something very special. We know that all of you on the porch have been waiting and wondering… who in the world could POSSIBLY fill the empty glass slippers of our departing Belle Wednesday? Who could step confidently onto the porch and keep the mid-week conversation going? Who …
Writers and Readers Reach Out
Welcome to another week on the porch everyone! This week, the girls at BelleView are on a mission. Thanks to Belle Friday, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, the Southern Bellevue community is participating in a program called Writers and Readers Reach Out… where writers and readers reach out to support a good cause.Each year, Shellie researches a worthy opportunity for giving. This …
Kitchen Belleicious visits Southern Belleview!
Greetings SBV community! I made a fast road trip to Houston this week where my youngest grandson, the adorable Connor Maher, had tubes put in his ears. Connor had a serious bout with RSV last spring and has suffered recurring infections ever since. The doctor has assured us that these tubes are going to make a world of difference and I’m happy to …