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- Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Author - Ronda Rich
Rich: Easter memories are to be cherished
Two rather disturbing things happened during our family Easter last year, both of which I hope can be corrected this year.
Rich: Fortunes aren’t always made from money, fame and prestige
If you met my cousin, Melissa, you'd like her immediately. You'd be captivated by her porcelain-perfect complexion and straight, even teeth. She possesses an enviable lithe, slender body, which is standard loveliness on that side of my family but somehow chose to orphan me. "Aunt Cindy," one of the family members will say with complete authority. "That's where you got your'n from. She was short and rounded, too." We ...
Rich: It’s biscuits, not APRs that make the bank
Dixie Dew and I quit a bank I've been doing business with for 15 years, marking the first time in 20 years that I have closed a financial account.
Rich: ‘Glorious’ macaroni makes the holiday
It's a sure thing that when family gathers at my house for Thanksgiving dinner, there will certainly be a hot, gooey dish of homemade macaroni and cheese on the table.
Rich: Idea of ‘bad luck' lives on in NASCAR
I picked up the package left on the back porch and read the mailing label that said "RCR Racing, Welcome, N.C." I smiled and hurried inside to tear it open.
Rich: Nothing is sexier than a man with a plan
Flipping through the pages of People magazine, I saw where a guy with whom I once spent a week in Hawaii had been named as one of sexiest men in America.
Rich: Find some comfort in this sandwich
Three friends and I were motoring our way from the western edge of Kentucky over to Louisville when someone proclaimed a sudden and immediate need for an orange Nehi soda.
Rich: Few words best left not said but spelled
This is the kind of goody-two-shoes friends I have: Whenever Karen, Patti or Susan has a story to tell that involves someone cussing, they will not repeat the word. They spell it out. Unless it's really bad and then they will only give me the first letter of the word.
Rich: Stranger’s kindness is repaid over time
Christmas never comes to me without a childhood memory that, in turn, throws its arms around another memory and brings it tagging along.
Rich: The spirit of giving can last for a lifetime
At a Thanksgiving luncheon, I was holding my 18-month-old nephew, Tripp, as I visited tables to speak to folks. I stopped and greeted a friend, patting him on his back. Tripp watched quietly then leaned down, stretching out his little arm and patted Billy, too, in that awkward, uncoordinated way that babies have. I chuckled, realizing that Tripp had simply emulated what he had seen me do. See, children are like that. They, more often ...
Rich: Saying good-bye to a great character
After early church and Sunday school, Mama and I had hurried to the grocery store. An older friend was ailing badly with the flu, so I told Mama I'd make him some quick homemade chicken soup and she could make the cornbread muffins. Then, I'd run it over to him.
Rich: You have to plan to waste some time
Editor's note: Ronda Rich's mother, Bonelle Satterfield, died Sunday. This column was written in advance.
Rich: Great marriages don’t need fancy weddings
My friend, Susan, married the other day. Been claiming that she was going to. Then, she up and did it. Just like that.
Rich: Southern jewels shine with wisdom
Not long ago, I found myself in the midst of one of life's great treasures.
Rich: Some life lessons just won’t stick
One day I ran into my precious second-grade teacher, Mrs. Rudeseal, in what used to be called the dime store but in these times of economic advancement is now called the dollar store.
Articles By Author - Ronda Rich
Dixie Divas: Solving the mystery of Peggy Sue’s disappearance
When Peggy Sue went away, just fell off the face of the earth with no warning or even a holler, we all wondered where she had gone.
Dixie Divas: Taste of soap may cure profanity
Recently, I was in a bookstore with a friend. We stopped at a table near the front of the store and it was loaded with different books that had such obscene titles that many of the words were expressed as "@?*#."
Dixie Divas: When my Mama made up her mind
Mama was stubborn. "Set in her ways," is what country folks call it and boy, was she. When she made up her mind, nothing stopped her. Especially when she set her jaw and punctuated her declaration with a firm nod of her head. If she also threw that crooked forefinger in your direction, you knew it was set in stone. Destined to be.
Dixie Divas: Sweet sound of old-fashioned harmony
One day over lunch, my new-to-the-South-but-thoroughly-loving-it husband commented on the choir singing at our church, which is led by my brother-in-law, Rodney.
Dixie Divas: Missing beloved Mr. Bobo
To be downright honest, I never expected to miss him this much. And, if the deeper truth be told, perhaps it isn't just the loss of a singular man, though great and admirable he was.
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