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Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

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born

April 30, 1963 in Natchez, The United States

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female

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http://www.allthingssouthern.com/index.php

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Humor, Religion & Spirituality, Entertainment

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April 2011

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As an infant, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson had one of the earliest cases of appendicitis ever documented. Subsequently, fifty-four doctors came to Natchez, MS to study her case. In retrospect, Shellie believes it may have been better had they studied her brain. Shellie is willing to admit it. She hears voices. After briefly considering medication she has instead chosen a career in storytelling to allow them all a chance to be heard. It's working out pretty well.

Shellie enjoys entertaining and encouraging a wide range of audiences. Whether sharing her humorous slant on growing up southern in civic and educational settings or offering inspiring thoughts in church retreats and ladies' seminars, Shellie's talks are always full of laughs and motiva...more As an infant, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson had one of the earliest cases of appendicitis ever documented. Subsequently, fifty-four doctors came to Natchez, MS to study her case. In retrospect, Shellie believes it may have been better had they studied her brain. Shellie is willing to admit it. She hears voices. After briefly considering medication she has instead chosen a career in storytelling to allow them all a chance to be heard. It's working out pretty well.

Shellie enjoys entertaining and encouraging a wide range of audiences. Whether sharing her humorous slant on growing up southern in civic and educational settings or offering inspiring thoughts in church retreats and ladies' seminars, Shellie's talks are always full of laughs and motivation. Biography

Shellie Rushing Tomlinson lives in Lake Providence, Louisiana with her husband, Phil. They have two children and three grandchildren. Shellie is the author of "Lessons Learned on Bull Run Road", "'Twas the Night before the Very First Christmas","Southern Comfort with Shellie Rushing Tomlinson" and the Penguin Group USA release, "Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On", voted Nonfiction Finalist of 2009 by SIBA, the SIBA Independent Booksellers Alliance. "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy!" hit stores May, 3rd 2011 with an advance endorsement from Jeff Foxworthy who called it "laugh out loud funny!"

Shellie is owner and publisher of All Things Southern and the host of a daily radio show and weekly video segment by the same name. A list of the twenty-eight radio stations that carry Shellie's southern features can be found here. You can listen to Shellie's All Things Southern LIVE Talk Show each Monday evening at 5-6 PM CST on TALK 540KMLB. The show streams LIVE and podcasts are available so everyone can join Shellie's southern celebration!

Shellie writes a weekly inspirational feature in Newsstar, a Gannett owned paper serving the Ark/La/Miss and a monthly print and online column for Lousiana Road Trips.

When Shellie isn't writing, speaking, taping her show, answering email or writing content for the next deadline, you can find her playing tennis with Dixie Belle, (the chocolate lab who thinks she is in charge of running Shellie's life).

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Our Town Pauses to Remember

I just returned from our town’s Memorial Day service on the banks of beautiful Lake Providence. The service never fails toleaves me sober-spirited. As well it should.

I listened closely asMr. Al Rawls, aMarine Corps Captain who served in Vietnam andtheCivics teacher from our local high school,spokeeloquentlyof his fallen comrades in general and emotionally of one of his buddies in particular, a...

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	Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On!: What Southern Mamas Tell Their Daughters that the Rest of Y'all Should Know Too 3.42 avg rating — 190 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy: The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and Not Losing Your Midlife Mind 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Lessons Learned on Bull Run Road 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Southern Comfort 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	My rating:
	'Twas the night before the very first Christmas 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	My rating:

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Shellie Tomlinson added a status update: Have mercy, it's been a while since I played on Good Reads. Sorry. :) Anyone want to tell me about a book they read lately that just totally wowed them?!
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Shellie Tomlinson made a comment in the group September Social with Shellie Rushing Tomlinson — Take my Quiz! topic "LOL! Yep, that would've definitely helped. "
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Shellie Tomlinson made a comment in the group September Social with Shellie Rushing Tomlinson — So, have you been on Goodreads, long? topic "Hello Barbara, It's very nice to meet you. I appreciate your taking the time to introduce yourself. I'm new to Goodreads, too, and can't seem to find...more "
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“Southern Mamas are known for being subtle, like a freight train.”
― Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy: The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and Not Losing Your Midlife Mind

tags: humor , southern-women

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“One, just one, but definitely one of the great benefits of private prayer is that you can’t hide from your motives. In corporate prayer, we can sound like “all that”. We can blow Jesus smoke like nobody’s bizness in a crowd but, get alone with Him, and He won’t let you get away with the fake stuff. Try blowing Jesus smoke in your prayer closet and you’ll cough on it every time. Truth? That penetrating gaze of His hurts, but afterwards, it never fails to heal.”
― Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

tags: faith , jesus , jesus-christ , prayer

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