A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon

There's nothing quite like family--and some people would say that there's nothing better. But in a world where we sometimes know more about the Kardashians than we do about the people sleeping right down the hall, it's easy to forget that walking through life with our family offers all sorts of joy wrapped up in the seemingly mundane. There's even a little bit of sacred sitting smack-dab in the middle of the ordinary. And since time's-a-wastin', we need to be careful that we don't take our people--and their stories--for granted. Whether it's a marathon bacon-frying session, a road trip gone hysterically wrong, or a mother-in-law who makes every trip to the grocery store an adventure, author Sophie Hudson reminds us how important it is to slow down and treasure the day-to-day encounters with the people we love the most.Written in the same witty style as Sophie's BooMama blog,A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet is a cheerful, funny, and tender account of Sophie's very Southern family. It's a look into the real lives of real people--and a real, loving God right in the middle of it all.Review"If you're not familiar with Sophie Hudson already, you're about to find out why all of us who know her want to be her best friend." - Beth Moore, New York Times bestselling author & speaker"This is one unstoppable book- once you start reading, there's no stopping!" - Ann Voskamp, author of the New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are"Threads of love, family, and faith hold the stories together, but it's Sophie's laugh-at-life humor that sings forth from every page." - Ree Drummond, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman CooksFrom the Back CoverHere?s the Thing: Family is worth celebrating.And since I?m Southern, I would almost always advise that the celebrating should involve a table where both the fried chicken and the laughter are abundant.But as wonderful as family life can be, it can also be complicated. Family can get under your skin like nobody?s business.No matter what, though, I love my people to pieces. I imagine you feel the same way about your family. And while food may be what brings us to the table when we get together, it?s the people who provide the real nourishment. As we join hands and bow heads and break bread, God faithfully teaches us deep, lasting lessons about loyalty. About love. About Him.This book is a collection of some of my favorite family stories. I?m just as tickled as I can be to share them with you.And I hope you?ll feel right at home.