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The Barefoot Preacher's Wife
Check here for the most recent humor columns by Celine Sparks.
Other columns can be found mixed in with her Biblically-based books: Because I Said So; Whatever Happened to Fried Chicken?; How to Train Your Dragon; and If Mama Ain't Happy.
From the Land Down Under
I like nature. I eat Nature Valley breakfast bars when it’s not even breakfast. And I use color in my hair that has the word natural in...
May 19, 20243 min read
My, oh my, what happened to the sinko?
It happens to be that great holiday, Cinco de Mayo, which is of course a colossal celebration of the historical event when a caveman...
May 5, 20243 min read
Is it dark out here, or is it just me?
So here’s what happens. Everything’s orbiting around everything else. It’s exactly like a Sunday morning when everyone’s getting ready...
Apr 8, 20243 min read
The Jeweled Jaybird
Where were you when I needed you? When we were young moms and attended regional or national church events, and a kid missed the corn dog...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
The Grim Leaper
It’s leap day because … I think if everyone leaps at the same time, China falls into the ocean. Or something like that. I learned that in...
Feb 29, 20243 min read
Pass the Gravy Please
I can’t even describe it. But if you know, you know. Rick & Bubba have been a backdrop to mornings in the South for all of my adult life....
Feb 3, 20243 min read
People get things mixed up, but I cake the take!
Is it this easy for everyone? To do it completely opposite of what you intended, I mean? If they did genetic testing for it, I’m pretty...
Jan 29, 20242 min read
In the meadow we can build a snow ... thing.
We got the big one! Big snow in Alabama means the brown grass doesn’t show through. Oh, we celebrate even the little snows. We close the...
Jan 18, 20243 min read
When first class and coach are the same thing
copyright Celine Sparks, 2024 We had us a coach. We weren’t sure at first. When Alabama hired Nick Saban, we kept watching the reel over...
Jan 12, 20242 min read
Here comes Santa Claus. No, wait, that's the fire truck again.
copyright Celine Sparks, 2023 It wouldn’t be Christmas if the fire department didn’t show up. I’m not talking about the kind of showing...
Dec 25, 20233 min read
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