“ You can’t choose your family, but you always choose your friends. Make this choice wisely. ” — Deborah Ford Family Copy Share Image
“ Southern Girls know…men may come and go, but friends are forevah! ” — Deborah Ford Friendship Copy Share Image
“ A Grits girl treated without TLC may end up a PMS…a Precious Moody Southerner! ” — Deborah Ford 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
“ 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 Copy Share Image
“ “No one in the South ever asks if you have crazy people in your family. They just ask what side they’re… — Deborah Ford Crazy people Copy Share Image
“ At a successful party, everyone feels at home. A good hostess gives each of her guests a bit of her time… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ The Grits Guide to Southern Humor “I am not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb…I also… — Deborah Ford Blonde jokes Copy Share Image
“ Life is good in the South, and it’s not just the weather. It’s the people. Southerners know how to live with… — Deborah Ford Attitude of gratitude Copy Share Image
“ “In the South, football is confused with religion, chivalry, the Civil War, and women.” -Diane Roberts, The Quotable South ” — Deborah Ford Civil war Copy Share Image
“ Three Religious Truths • Jewish folk do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. • Protestant folk do not recognize the Pope… — Deborah Ford Christian faith Copy Share Image
“ What to Take to Your Ceremony Dress Shoes Slip Hosiery Veil Gloves Jewelry … — Deborah Ford Ceremony Copy Share Image
“ charm \’chärm\ n: a power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration; an attribute regularly seen in Girls Raised in… — Deborah Ford Admiration 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 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 Copy Share Image
“ “Southerners have a genius for psychological alchemy…If something intolerable simply cannot be changed, driven away, or shot, they will not only… — Deborah Ford Copy Share Image
“ “I incorporated special linen pieces that had belonged to all the women in my family back to my grandmother. By saving… — Deborah Ford Family Copy Share Image
“ steel magnolia \stē(ǝ)l mag-‘nōl-yǝ \ n: a Southern woman who has weathered tragedy and heartache while retaining pride, dignity, and a… — Deborah Ford Life 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
“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
“ 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
“ Redneck Rules of Etiquette • To avoid bruising wine as you decant it, make sure to tilt the paper cup. •… — Deborah Ford Etiquette Copy Share Image
“Anyone who’s spent time below the Mason-Dixon line knows this truth: Southern women are anything but ordinary. Our unique, often unspoken code… — Deborah Ford Female writers 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
“Grits Pearl of Wisdom #18: Flowers at a party are as Southern as sweet tea and barbeque. ” — Deborah Ford Flower Copy Share Image
“ Reminder: good table manners are the ultimate symbol of who you are, and how you were raised. ” — Deborah Ford Manners Copy Share Image
“Grits Glossary blues \’blüz\ n: nothing but a good man singing about hardship, sorrow, and the things he’s done wrong--but sake’s alive,… — Deborah Ford Blues 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
“ 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
