Introducing "Belle"

Let me first say that I come from a L-O-N-G line of Southern women.  Now some embrace their "Southernism" with a grip so tight you couldn’t pry it out of them.  Others may have strayed but somehow were almost always brought back.  I come from this long line and it has become a huge part of who I am. 

I am a Virginia native, born and raised and have never strayed from my Virginia roots.  I am SO proud to be from this beautifully historical state and never cease to be amazed at the place within which I live.  We may be at the Northern end of the South but we have a culture here that warms people’s hearts as they cross that famous line.

I am one of three girls – and boy did that shape my current existence!  I learned early that you have to talk fast and think fast to get what you want.  I spend much of my adult life doing just that – thinking and talking at warped speed, sometimes to my detriment.

I fully embrace all things Southern – quilting, sewing, canning, preserving, cooking, baking (Paula Deen style of course y'all) and making things myself.  I am a church-going Southern Baptist to my core and I would like to think that I fear God above all else.  I am still on that walk with a lot to learn!  My absolute favorite scripture besides The Lord's Prayer is Ephesians 2:8 and I really try to focus on that.

Reading is my absolute passion – instilled in me from a young age, I am forever immersed in a variety of different books.  I love sharing this passion with others and feel so blessed to be able to help lead an adult and kid’s book club.  Lord, how I do love a good historical fiction novel over anything else!

I am a teacher, a wife and a mother of two little boys.  I would like to think I do a pretty good job managing all three although it is a daily challenge to juggle it all.  It has been said “you can’t have it all in life.”  I would disagree as I feel pretty blessed every single day to have a life so full and rich.  I am never finished counting my blessings…

I am so excited to be on this adventure with my good friend "Billie."  We hope you enjoy it too!