I’ve had to smile at the common thread that’s been weaving its way through the porch this week. In short, the prevailing wisdom here at SBV suggests that sans the dropping temperatures signaling its arrival elsewhere in the land, southerners have learned to approach fall as more of an attitude. If the calendar says it is fall, then by golly, …
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 …
How I Met My Husband and Other Lessons In Surrender
This week brings us to the end of our Table Talker series. Our final question is this: In FIREFLY ISLAND by Lisa Wingate, love at first sight brings a city girl to a remote ranch as a modern day mail order bride. Is there an “out of the box” love story in your family?My Story:Ever notice patterns in your life? I have …
Strange Love by Beth Webb Hart
An out-of-the-box love story in my family? Yep. I’ve got a doozy. This one is quite bizarre, but since I can’t pick my ancestors – or their romances narratives – you’ll just have to bear with me. Here goes…. My great-great-grandmother grew up in Southport, NC, and at the age of twenty she had two suitors. These two suitors, Mr. …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters Week 10 — Love Unboxed (from Lisa Wingate)
Happy Monday everyone! This week is the last week of our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters Week 9 — The Amazing Reunions of Pecos Bill
Happy Monday everyone! This week, we’re continuing with our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — Conversation Card …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters, Week 8 – How About a Vacation?
Happy Monday everyone! This week, we’re continuing with our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — Conversation Card …
World Card Making Day
Happy Card Making Day!! Hey there, Teresa here. I’m the resident graphics girl for all of the fun little graphics items on the “porch” here at Southern Belle View. When I’m not sitting on the porch listening to the Belles, I’m over at Digital Scrapbook Place making up way cool digital scrapbook products for scrappers to CAPTURE all …
Living the Dream. Yessiree!
My biggest concern growing up was regret. I didn’t want to live with it, turn 40 and look back at my life regretting all the woulda, shoulda, couldas. Leading worship at ACFW But how can one avoid regret? How does one orchestrate a life that knows every right turn to take?Which job to take? Which career to “go” for if …
Dinnertime Conversation Starters Week 7 — Fired From My Dream Job
Happy Monday everyone! This week, we’re continuing with our series of Table Talk conversation cards. If you missed the previous cards and want to go back and print them out so you can use them at your family table, or with your book club, or at your next meeting or holiday party, you can get them here: — Conversation Card …
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