“ A Grits girl treated without TLC may end up a PMS…a Precious Moody Southerner! ” — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“ “Good manners are free, but forgetting them often costs you dearly.” -Traditional Southern Wisdom” — Deborah Ford Good man Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #38: Expect respect! That’s the only way you’re ever going to get it. ” — Deborah Ford Resilience Copy Share Image
“ Men are important to Southern girls, but they don’t define us. ” — Deborah Ford Southern Copy Share Image
“ When a Southern woman has nothing else, she still has her manners. ” — Deborah Ford Manners Copy Share Image
“ “I’ve always pictured myself as a clydesdale.” -Sandra Bullock, Virginia Grits ” — Deborah Ford Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #18: Flowers at a party are as Southern as sweet tea and barbeque. ” — Deborah Ford Flower Copy Share Image
“Hope needs a foundation, and that foundation is you! Bless your hearts, every last one of you!” — Deborah Ford Hope Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “If you don’t make fun of yourself, somebody is going to do it for you.”… — Deborah Ford Dixie chicks Copy Share Image
“ “It doesn’t matter where you go in the South, because the whole South seems to be married to one another.” --Marlyn… — Deborah Ford South Copy Share Image
“ “You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread--stale and dry.” --Loretta Lynn, Kentucky Grits” — Deborah Ford Stale Copy Share Image
“ drawl \’drȯl\ v: to speak slower than average while prolonging a word’s vowels; not to be confused with the drunken slurring… — Deborah Ford Language Copy Share Image
“Well, I declare!: Hush puppies are rumored to have gotten their name from hunters who threw the leftover ends of their cornbread… — Deborah Ford Animal Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #10: Only agree to marry a man who loves you more than you love him. If he doesn’t… — Deborah Ford Love Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary hillbilly \’hil-,bi-lē\ n: a derogatory term that refers to people living in the next county or town; alternate forms include… — Deborah Ford Hillbilly Copy Share Image
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #37: The cream always rises to the top, so quit being the milkmaid. There’s more to life than… — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“ “The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas…nobody where I grew up ever acted… — Deborah Ford Frail Copy Share Image
“ The Southern Girl By Samuel Alfred Beadle (1857-1932) The fairest thing on land or sea Is the Southern girl, to me.… — Deborah Ford Fairest Copy Share Image
“When I was in high school contemplating whether to take Home Economics or not, my mother exclaimed: “Oh no, darling…you must never… — Deborah Ford Education Copy Share Image
“ Physically and socially, Florida has its own North and South, but its northern area is strictly Southern and its southern area… — Deborah Ford Florida Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Weddings “I wanted to tie in the Southern things that were special to me. I wanted the… — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“Well, I declare!: The Appalachian dialect of the mountains of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee is linguistically closer to Elizabethan English (the… — Deborah Ford Family Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Music “ If I had to tell somebody who had never been to the South, who… — Deborah Ford Soul music Copy Share Image
“ grits \’grits\n: 1: acronym for Girls Raised in The South 2: an increasingly popular expression associated with the enviable attributes of… — Deborah Ford Grits Copy Share Image
“Grits know when enough is enough. Having good manners doesn’t mean you should allow others to push you around. A Southern girl… — Deborah Ford Enough is enough Copy Share Image
“We’ve said it before, but football really is a religion in our neck of the woods. Southern football is much more than… — Deborah Ford Football Copy Share Image
“Southerners have a lot to be proud of. We have survived, and we have overcome. Southern women, especially, have learned to be… — Deborah Ford Old saying Copy Share Image
“If you’re single and you’re not having the greatest fun of your life, it’s high time to reassess your priorities. It may… — Deborah Ford Confidence Copy Share Image
“The work party is also a strong tradition in the South. It was a hard life as a small farmer, and when… — Deborah Ford End of the day Copy Share Image
“What’s the effect of this attitude of gratitude on Southern children? Well, we think it’s summed up by this description of Mississippi… — Deborah Ford Attitude of gratitude Copy Share Image
“If, on the other hand, you’re in a relationship and you’re not having a good time, honey, it’s time to hit the… — Deborah Ford Dreams Copy Share Image
“ After the Wedding … • Relax, relax, relax, and enjoy that honeymoon! • Don’t panic if it takes some time to… — Deborah Ford Marriage Copy Share Image
“While Dixieland men may have struggled with a language inferiority complex, the opposite is true of Southern women. We’ve always known our… — Deborah Ford American accent Copy Share Image
“ I Do Believe You Ate My Salad Recently, I attended a luncheon at the George Lindsey (Goober of Mayberry fame) Film… — Deborah Ford Alma mater Copy Share Image
“ A Southern Vegetarian’s Story By Erin Stewart, Alabama Grits It wasn’t easy being a vegetarian in Huntsville, Alabama, but I managed… — Deborah Ford Food Copy Share Image
“ Southern Humor Hit List Here are just a few topics to get you started: • Yankees. We know ’em when we… — Deborah Ford Beauty queen Copy Share Image
“ The Call of the Lord By Sue Buchanan, Tennessee Grits My young daughter Dana often visited her grandparents in a small… — Deborah Ford Amen Copy Share Image
“ Sideline Story By Barbara Dooley, Georgia Grits When you have a lot of children, and we had four, you get worn… — Deborah Ford Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“Religion is reassurance. It is community. It is the conductor that helps orchestrate our lives. It allows you to discover who you… — Deborah Ford Change the world Copy Share Image
“ Not Your Stereotypical Southern Belle By Betsy Shearon, George Grits I grew up being more interested in scoring touchdowns than wearing… — Deborah Ford Southern belle Copy Share Image
