The very word “family” should provide a warm, fuzzy feeling whenever you hear it mentioned. All you need to accomplish this is the desire and a few simple tips. None of this is difficult, as long as you know what to do.
Create a comfortable home filled with love and things you and your family enjoy. Start out with comfy seating. Next, give your family and guests a place to put all the delicious foods and drinks you’ll serve.
Then add small personal touches to put your family’s signature on your home. Would you like to make a designer-inspired serving platter? It’s not difficult with the tips I’ll provide.
Don’t leave out your family when making your house a home. Do you want your children to help decorate? With some of the tips here, they’ll have a hand in decorating your home.
Above all, do you enjoy having a welcoming home that makes people want to visit? If so, create a warm entrance (with a wreath) to set the mood. Once they’re inside, show some good manners that you’ve learned from tips you’ll find right here.
These sympathy meal ideas are also known as funeral food—something you bring when a friend has lost a loved one. After all, when someone is deeply grieving, the last thing they should have to worry about is cooking. When you cook for a family in grief, make it as easy for them as possible because …
These 10 crowd-pleasing dinners are the perfect go-to recipes when you need to feed a lot of people. Not only are all of them delicious, but they also free you up in the kitchen. Since there isn’t a single difficult recipe in the bunch, you can put everything together in a flash. Then you can …
These 20 food gift ideas come in handy at a variety of times when you need a present. For example, they make great holiday gifts for a family. You can also bring them as a host or hostess gift when going to someone’s house. It’s nice to welcome someone to the neighborhood with a homemade …
Only truly southern people know if something actually originated in the South. Of course, southern is a state of mind. So it’s impossible to fully explain it, even armed with all the southern expressions in the world. For example, although we love Elvis, we also know there’s more to his southernness than his birthplace in …
Here are 10 things you should never do in the South if you want to fit in. Actually, there are probably a whole lot more than that. But let’s start slowly and work our way up. Learning about a new culture isn’t easy, so consider this the first installment. Sure, it might take several blog …
School lunchbox ideas were often a challenge for me when my girls were growing up. I wanted them to be well nourished, but I also wanted them to eat their lunch. It turned into a balancing act and a bit of negotiation. I usually promised I’d give them some chips if they ate their sandwich. …
If you’re looking for things to do with grandkids, remember it can be anything you would normally do, only with more of a sense of fun. When my daughter first asked me if I’d like to have them one day a week during the summer last year, I got excited. After all, these girls let …
These fun southern books are some of my favorites. So I want to share them with my friends who read this blog. I’m definitely a southern girl through and through—even after growing up in a U.S. Air Force family. And I’ve always loved to read heartwarming books. We moved around quite a bit, but my …
These southern mama tips and hacks should help make the job a little easier. Before your children came into this world, you probably had no idea how difficult it could be. Now you know better. Never fear. I’ve been there, so all my southern mama tips are tried and true. If you seen a southern …
Southern charm is so much more than just a reality TV series. It’s more of a way of life. In fact, when you meet any southerner, regardless of his or her socioeconomic status, you’ll find plenty of charm. When you meet a southerner, you’re likely to get a warm smile and more than just a …