Today, I’ll deviate from the Six on Saturday format to share a lovely afternoon I had a couple of weeks ago. A friend invited me to a Home and Garden Tour in one of Mobile, Alabama’s downtown historic districts. Her daughter and son-in-law live in one of the houses listed on the National Register of … Continue reading OAKLEIGH GARDEN DISTRICT WALKING TOUR
I grew up in the Deep South—Alabama, to be exact. I just want to admit that it carries a lot of baggage. I could write volumes on this subject that I've spent a lifetime processing. But for today, I want to focus on one of the less controversial aspects of Southern traditions. Ask any true … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: A Southern Tradition
The summer of 1969 was a year of great upheaval in the world. Most teenagers I knew were pretty oblivious to national and world events. I turned sixteen in February, and like my friends, my self-centered focus was on going places to do fun things. And yet, the world screamed for attention. Richard Nixon became … Continue reading “A Magnificent Desolation”
Genesis 6:5-8 When the LORD saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time, he was sorry that he had ever made them and put them on the earth. He was so filled with regret that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and … Continue reading The Earth was Filled with Violence
Holiness is an old-fashioned word not well-received in our 21st-century culture. The image that comes to mind is of a couple of women out shopping. The older one has long hair, braided and piled on top of her head, and the younger has locks down to her waist. Both are without makeup in long denim … Continue reading Holiness, Part Two
For many years, I called myself a Reluctant Disciple. It’s not that I don’t love the Lord. It’s certainly not because I haven’t seen His faithfulness in my life. My walk with God has been characterized by a lot of foot-dragging. In some cases, I’ve been pulled, kicking and screaming, into His service. Just look … Continue reading The Reluctant Disciple and The Homeless Woman
You’d think by now I would stop asking, “Why?” “Why did they do that? What were they thinking?” After living this much life, you’d think I might stop being surprised. As I sat in a large waiting room last week, my Judgment Meter was registering in the red zone. We were there for over an … Continue reading We’re Dang Near Royalty
Dottie Lovelady Rogers 