I Live In A Great Vacation Spot!

Rachel HauckRachel Hauck, Southern People and Places Leave a Comment

I was flying out of my local airport to the American Christian Fiction Writers conference when I looked down, out my window. I saw the green-blue of the Atlantic. The sandy, foam washed shore. The curve of the horizon as Florida’s edge stretched north beneath floating white clouds. I thought, “People pay lots of money to vacation here. But this …

Miscommunicating and Men Genes — A Funny but Gracious Tale

Rachel HauckShellie Rushing Tomlinson, Southern People and Places Leave a Comment

What an interesting week on the porch! As I’ve enjoyed the other belles’ posts and your responses, I picked through my share of miscommunication experiences trying to decide which one I would offer. In the end, I’ve decided to go with a sentimental favorite. This “Who’s on first?” story happened between my dear pastor and myself several years ago but the memory always endears the man to …

Guest Belle Susan M. Boyer

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Please welcome author and southern belle, Susan Boyer! Longing for Faith I grew up in Faith, North Carolina, a small town forty-five minutes northeast of Charlotte. It was one of those towns where folks—at that time—didn’t lock their backdoors unless they were going on vacation.  Daddy would get put out with Mamma if she did not leave the keys in …

A Tour of Charleston, SC by Beth Webb Hart

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Founded in 1670 and an integral player in both the Revolutionary and the Civil War, Charleston, South Carolina nearly rivals Plymouth, Philadelphia, Jamestown and New York when it comes to the rich tales of America’s inception and history.   Because of its storied past, a tourist could literally spend weeks in the Holy City (nicknamed for its sky line of steeples …