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Southern Grace + Giveaway: Carrot & Stick Press
A couple weeks ago, I was browsing blogs for fabulous finds and came across these super stylish notebooks from {Carrot and Stick Press} on the beautiful blog {Peach and Pearl}. So, I left a comment about how much I loved the booklets. Well, low and behold, one showed up on my doorstep on Saturday! I opened it up to read the sweetest note from Emily at {Peach and Pearl}. Now, that is southern hospitality and grace. How lovely to receive something so sweet in the mail! Thank you so much, Emily!
{Carrot and Stick Press} was kind enough to send us a bundle of these beautiful books to give away to you, dear readers. For this easy giveaway, tell me what your idea of southern hospitality and grace is. I will pick a random winner on Thanksgiving.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 09:00AM
Reader Comments (37)
Hi,
My idea of southern hospitality is when someone in the town has a death or sickness in the family you get home cooked meals brought in by almost every family in the community rich or poor.
Lending a helping hand to your neighbor, waving at passers by, always entering a room with a smile, walking with your head high, proud and tall......that's what Southern hospitality and grace mean to me.
A simple handwritten thank you note will almost always bring a smile to someone's face.
What an awesome giveaway! To me, it's a smile, a hug and an offer of cookies while we make dinner. That's from memories of Thanksgiving at a family friend's home.
As a born and raised Georgia girl, Southern grace and hospitality is perfectly described in this quote:
"A southern girl is a girl who knows full well that she can open a door for herself but prefers for the gentleman to do it because it demonstrates a sense of respect. After all, every girl wants to be treated like a princess. We know how to make sweet tea and grits while telling you anything about any football team in the SEC. We pick our battles and fight with the heart of a pitbull while still maintaining grace and elegance. Our mystique is that of the soft-spoken, mild- mannered southern belle who could direct an army, loves her momma and will always be a daddy's girl."
Southern hospitality to me means sweet tea with my sister's husband's family who are the most gracious hosts, but even more gracious guests!
I'm a southern Virginia girl and to me southern hospitality and grace simply means saying please and thank you, yes ma'am no ma'am no matter the age, respecting your elders and helping someone who looks like they may need an extra hand. That said it may be to help a little old lady find something in the grocery store, or to help put her groceries in the car. I could go on and on but I will stop there.
This contest made me smile as I both love journaling and am living with a woman who perfectly embodies southern hospitality and grace. I am currently waiting to decide with my fiance whether we'll be moving overseas for mission work or not. After my rent let up in my past apartment, I was unable to find a place that had less than a year lease as I'm getting married in April and didn't want to pay for a few months after I moved out. My fiance and I didn't want to move in together until we married, so that was never an option for us. My dilemma worsened when I lost my job and had to choose whether to move five hours away to be back with my parents or stay in a hotel or something until I found something else. After bouncing between friends homes for a week an elderly lady in my area offered for me to come stay with her... for free. All I had to do was help with ultility costs. So here I am, sitting in the 'guest' room and beaming as the most blessed girl in the world. Not only have I found a place to stay, but I've made a priceless, dear friend who has offered wisdom, laughter, and a listening ear as I embark on my journey to becoming a bride. She has made an immeasurably important impact on my life.
When a neighbor shows up with a bag of groceries without being asked because they know that youre busy taking care of a loved one whos seriously ill.
My idea of Southern Hospitality is being offered a cold drink and a warm, delicious baked good!
Southern hospitality doesn't only involve going out of one's way to help a friend or neighbor, it also involves being consistently friendly, open and welcoming to visitors (even Yankess... GASP!) and taking the extra moment to stop and chat with your 3rd grade Sunday school teacher, your mama's 2nd cousin once removed or the old fellow driving the security cart around the Wal-Mart parking lot.
Southern hospitality to me is bringing over fresh baked muffins to a new neighbor.
Oh there are just so many things, including: always having "just a little something I whipped up" on hand for great chats over delicious southern dishes, an offer to give a ride to the airport before being asked, GOOD MANNERS (please and thank you go quite a long way), holding doors open (and double points for opening car doors), knowing an apology does not include a "but" (that's a justification), and having way less to apologize for to begin with because we know how talk appropriately to begin with.
I think southern hospitality is saying hello to those you pass on the street & giving a friendly smile.
I think that southern hospitality is all about doing little things to help and doing it with a smile. Whether that is bringing hot food for a sick neighbor, helping someone with their groceries, or even just saying please and thank you.
I'm so glad you love the notebooks as much as I do! And what a great giveaway!
Southern Hospitality is giving people who come to your house to work ( contractors, plumbers, yardworkers etc) a glass of lemonade or a bottle of water (and a snack if you have it!) I think this is a necessity. ;o)
I am from Mississippi and I can tell you that grace here means pretending you always love someones outfit,never confronting anyone in public,inviting others over for coffee and cookies and inviting new people on hunting trips even if they don't believe in hunting.Thats just what I have always noticed growing up in the Mississippi Delta.
To me, southern hospitality is showing someone respect and hospitality even when you don't agree with them and accepting flaws in someone. Its also holding the door open for someone, smiling at a stranger and having a Saturday cookout while watching SEC football. ROLL TIDE!
It's so hard to pin down a concept that's simultaneously tangible and abstract. I've known many ladies from all over the country that embody southern grace and hospitality, and I don't believe it has anything to do with how well you can set a table or how many guest rooms you can offer. These lovely ladies work with whatever talents and resources they do have to ensure that you, their guest, feels loved. If all they can offer for dinner is ramen, they make sure you have the prettiest bowl and honor you with a seat at the head of the table. Unflappable, they give without thought of receiving and their primary goal is to make sure that you know how special and appreciated you are. Whether they're pouring tea or knitting you a scarf or corralling the kids into bed, the center of their thoughts and actions is love and the results follow through accordingly.
It is the woman that always knows the classy elegant way to resolve any situation. No matter what the situation may be.
A souther gentleman that will open and close your doors for you and go out of his way to help you!
Southern hospitality and grace includes many things. But to me, it is a warm smile, a friendly gesture, a simple wave...all to brighten someone's day and not to recieve anything in return :)
Just today I saw what Southern hospitality and grace means.
I work at a national magazine and had a lunch meeting today with several editors, a special guest, and our editor-in-chief. Our editor-in-chief stepped aside and let everyone go before her to grab lunch saying, "A true Southern girl always goes last." She said it was one of the things her mother always told her. Coming from a high-power editor to an entry-level one, this was truly gracious!
I have experienced what Southern hospitality and grace is.
I was down in Texas for school and being from Canada I had no place to go on the weekends. My roommate would always extend an invitation to her house every weekend [even holidays]! It made my college experience a memorable one. Oh, I love her!