By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Lord have mercy. Betty White is dead. She inherited her Eternal Reward today on New Year’s Eve, at age 99. Less than 24 hours before the New Ye... Read more
By Sean Deitrich, Sean of the South Commentary My phone vibrated. The first birthday text of the day came from the old man who coached my Little League team after my father died. He made a... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I don’t know how it started. But somewhere along the way people started sending me angel stories. So I started sharing them. Which only meant t... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was the night after Christmas, and Birmingham was quiet. I was on a walk through a neighborhood, watching street lights wink on at dusk. Th... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was just the two of us, seated at dinner. Alone on Christmas night. Dressed in our Sunday best. Candles on the dining table. Choral music pl... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Christmas Eve night. The mountains of North Carolina were giant silhouettes in the darkness. Sheriff Andy Taylor sat on the bench outside the c... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The old man on the street corner was asking for money from people who were holiday shopping. Except he wasn’t begging. He was singing songs and... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Hi Bradley (age 9), your mom told me you were recently asking about the real meaning of Christmas. Allow me to tell you a story: It all started... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Last night we stood in a long line for the symphony, waiting to get into the theater. My wife and I were dressed in our finest Christmas cloth... Read more
Sean of the South: Traveling with Your Wife
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Here’s what I want you to do. Go outside and open your car doors. Now gather all your earthly possessions and shove them into your backseat. Af... Read more