smokes, news and weather, music and jokes. See
on the porch in my favorite house coat, it's
the Sarah Beth Terry Show. She's a feral Christian
out in the wild, a cigarette mom with a queen
bee style. Talking or singing about somebody
you know, it's the Sarah Beth Terry, the Sarah
Beth Terry, it's the Sarah Beth Terry Show. I'm
Sarah Beth Terry and you're not. Oh, good evening.
It's eight o 'clock and welcome to the porch.
I'm Sarah Beth Terry, your host for another fun
edition of Cigarette Mom on this Monday, July
the 6th, 2026. Does anybody else feel like it's
like a Tuesday instead? Because I have been off
all day. And I think it's because yesterday,
no, actually Saturday. Saturday I realized that
it was 40 days until my 43rd birthday. Now, I'm
big on using that 40. Like there was 40 days
in the wilderness and 40 days that it rained
and, you know. 40 days of Lent, whatnot. I want
to borrow that. So I did. So this is the 40 days
that the porch glow up. Consciously, over the
next 40 days until my 43rd birthday, I am actively
and intentionally and consciously convicting
doing some things. I am going to the gym. I am
walking. I am eating better. I am drinking my
water. And I'm going to be a better version of
myself by my birthday. So that's the plan. Wellness
check on Mitch McConnell. Why? I don't care.
Anyway, here's all the news fit to Cisco on the
porch this evening. You ready? On the front page
this evening, America faces Belgium in the World
Cup knockout match. The United States plays Belgium
tonight in one of the biggest sporting events
of the summer. A win sends the Americans to the
quarterfinals against Spain after Spain eliminated
Portugal earlier today. Yes. Soccer has captured
unusual attention in the U .S. this World Cup
with television ratings continuing to climb.
It's because we love having overnight guests
from other countries that know how to respect
our country. They've told them a bunch of bad
stuff about America and they go here and they're
like, this place is great. We're like, we told
you so. It's fantastic. Come back again. Let's
have another slumber party with our cousins from
overseas. Wall Street begins earnings season.
Get excited about that. Investors are watching
the first major earnings report of the summer
while also keeping an eye on interest rates and
artificial intelligence spending. Markets were
generally higher Monday as semiconductor and
AI -related companies held lead gains. So, there
will come a payday. Hallelujah. Just a payday.
That's what I think. So, you know. Hello. Good
to see some home folk on here. Good to see you
on the porch. Welcome. AI spending keeps reshaping
big business. Major technology companies continue
reorganizing around artificial intelligence,
with more investment flowing into chips, cloud
computing, and automation. Analysts say AI remains
the dominant force driving corporate strategy
in 2026. Like I said about six months ago, you
can either ride this dragon or get burnt by it,
but it's coming and it's here. Heat is still
gripping parts of the United States, although
some areas are finally cooling down after the
Independence Day weekend. Thank God we had some
rain in West Virginia, and it went from 105 to
75, and I... I'm hating it. I'm loving it. I'm
out here in my new house dress. I know. It makes
me look super tan. Shut up. Okay, so anyway,
dangerous heat continues in portions of the southwest
while scattered thunderstorms remain common across
Appalachia and the southeast. And I'm here to
testify. I almost got struck by a lightning right
here. Thank God I was living right with the Lord.
Because that could have been me. Instead, it
was a tree across the creek. And I saw it, and
it scared the cat, and it came running up under
my feet, and it's been laying on me ever since.
And now it's sunshiny outside. If you're watching
this live on Facebook right now, then you see
the... the sunshine behind me, if you're just
listening to it on your radio, trust me, it is
a pretty night. So, NATO leaders are preparing
for a summit. Defense, spending, and security
remain front and center as NATO officials gather
this week. European leaders are expected to focus
on long -term defense cooperation and regional
stability. Well, it's about, as Lizzo would say,
it's about damn time. So. Get your shit together,
NATO. All right. In America, at the White House,
the administration continues emphasizing economic
growth and manufacturing while preparing for
a busy political summer. We are headed towards
midterms. Several policy announcements are expected
ahead of the campaign season, which we now know
because of the Supreme Court. There is no limit
on their spending, so who knows what's going
to happen. It's kind of crazy. It's kind of crazy.
In the economy, job growth, not job growth, that's
not a thing, job growth has slowed compared with
earlier this year. I attribute that to the heat.
But unemployment remains relatively low considering
economists, economists, Sarah Beth, I can't even
talk today, economists are debating whether the
slower pace could influence future interest rate
decisions. Probably and likely, in my opinion.
But, you know. It's bouncing back a little bit
at a time. I did notice it at the gas station
and the grocery store today. It was not nearly
as heavy as it was a couple weeks ago. So things
are starting to ease up a hair. And we are starting
to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Just
keep the faith. In housing, mortgage rates remain
elevated, keeping many first -time buyers on
the sidelines. Inventory has improved slightly,
but affordability remains a challenge in many
markets. The median age for buying a new home
at this point in time in history is 62 years
old. So three years before you retire, you can
finally afford to buy a house. Things should
probably start swinging in the other direction
any time now, don't you think? In country music,
the summer festival season is in full swing.
Independent artists continue finding audiences
without major labels, so take that. Industry
insiders are already beginning to speculate about
CMA and awards season contenders later this year.
My money's on Ella Langley across the board.
Just... She's on every station all the time,
and I love it. Nashville continues seeing strong
tourism during the summer concert season despite
the heat. So... If you ain't been to Nashville
yet, get on down there. In West Virginia, in
West, by God, Virginia, the place I'm calling
home for the time being, whitewater rafting remains
near its peak season. Get real excited about
it if you're a whitewater rafter. State parks
continue seeing strong attendance after the Fourth
of July weekend. It's just getting started. County
fairs are beginning across the mountain state,
and farmers are enjoying a productive growing
season despite periodic heavy rain. I saw some
beautiful zucchini at the farmer's market this
past weekend. I encourage you to go out there
and get some. In the farm report, chickens hate
heat almost as much as people do. Let me say
that again. Chickens hate the heat. Today's reminder,
fresh water twice a day, plenty of shade, a frozen
watermelon is a great afternoon treat. Gather
eggs early before they overheat or then sons
of bucks will start incubating and then you'll
have blood spots in your eggs and you'll get
a little baby chicken in your frying pan and
nobody wants to see that at 7 o 'clock in the
morning during breakfast. In the garden report,
my tomatoes should really begin to take off this
week and yours should too. Watch for hornworms.
powdery mildew after the rain that we've had
and blossom in rot if watering has been inconsistent.
So make sure you keep an eye on your produce
if you are a gardener like me. If you are joining
in later on this Thursday for the Fair Christian
Bible Study, we'd like to give you a little verse
of the day. This is going to be a new thing that
we add. The verse of the day, I've been in Ephesians
all day, so I wanted to share it with you. Walk
worthy of the calling with which you were called,
with all humility and gentleness, with patience,
bearing with one another in love. In Ephesians
4, verse 1 and 2. If you haven't read Ephesians,
I encourage you to get into it. Paul tells you
who you belong to and how you should act, so
I encourage you. Seems fitting after my Bible
study today. I read the entire book twice. It's
not very long. It's more like a pamphlet. It's
like an epistle pamphlet. There is a bug at my
dress. Sorry, I'm not digging for something.
There was something crawling up my leg and it
was Granday Longleg, which if they had teeth
would be the most poisonous spider in the whole
wide world. That's why my Aunt Beth jumped through
a screen door trying to get away from one back
in 1989. Anyway, I told my rooster today that
he was replaceable. He crowed over me before
daylight to remind me otherwise. Leonard is absolutely
wearing me out. They had Froot Loops today for
the first time, and you would have thought that
it was their birthday. It was fantastic. Today
I've learned a little bit of porch wisdom. You
cannot choose comfort sometimes. Sometimes you
have to do the hard stuff. Today I chose a bike
ride, another walk, healthy groceries, took a
little protein, had a Bible study. That's how
your identity changes. One little habit, one
little prayer, one little day at a time. If you're
on the porch glow up, watch for the SBT report.
I'm trying to lose about 15 pounds in the next
month. I'm doing it the right way. I'm drinking
lots of waters. I'm eating lots of proteins.
And I'm walking my happy ass all over the place.
So I am up in my gym this week because you cannot
be, you have to be a badass with a good ass,
I have learned. So that's, you know, that's kind
of what I feel about it. If you're keeping up
with history, on this day, on July 6th in 1189,
Richard I, or otherwise known as Richard the
Lionheart, became the king of England. Just wanted
you to know that. On this day in 1885, Louis
Pasteur administers his first successful rabies
vaccine to a human patient. Life with raccoons
has not been the same since. In 1942, Anne Frank
and her family go into hiding in Amsterdam on
this day. In 1957, Althea Gibson becomes the
first black Wimbledon singles champion. Congratulations
back then. And in 1994, Forrest Gump debuted
in theaters. Holy crap, I feel old. Wow. Do you
remember seeing it when it first came out? Do
you remember when parents wouldn't let you watch
the parts where Jenny was naked? You remember?
Do you remember? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Anyway. That's what's going on in the world.
Here's what's happening in your neck of the woods.
If I had a syndicated TV show, that would be
when the weather showed up. I was telling my
mother that I'm online and I'll have to call
her back. She would know this if she followed
me. But she don't. Hello, son, the other way
down in Milton, Florida. Good to see you. Carla
on the Two Cities soundtrack and played it on
repeat for six months. Me too, girl, me too.
I cannot hear Fortunate Son without hearing a
helicopter. I can't. Can't. Here's a little porch
wisdom I'm trying to incorporate into every cigarette
mom since people have been asking me for it.
There is power on the porch. I have made real
-life friends because of it. Maybe you have too.
The little thought I had over sweet tea this
morning was you don't have to figure out your
whole life today. You just have to do today's
chores. Tomorrow has a whole different side of
trouble itself. That's biblical. Just worry about
today. Tends to be a farmer's rule that a fence
doesn't have to be beautiful to keep the cows
in. Your routines don't have to be perfect to
keep your life together. Get it started. A little
chicken lesson this afternoon. The loudest hen
rarely laid the biggest egg. The people making
the most noise usually aren't doing the most
work. Cigarette mom says everybody wants a testimony
until it's time to go through the test. Don't
ask God for a harvest if you ain't ready to pull
the weeds. Just a little food for thought. A
feral Christian thought for you this evening.
God rarely hands us a map. He usually hands us
enough light for the next step. Your word is
a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. One
step at a time, not 20. A little garden wisdom
this evening. Roots tend to grow in the dark.
Nobody applauds roots. Everybody applauds flowers.
So don't confuse being unseen with being unproductive.
You don't dig up a seed every day just to see
if it's growing, do you? Don't do that. It won't
grow. A little money wisdom for this Monday evening.
If you can't afford it twice, sleep on it once.
Something to keep in mind. Marriage wisdom that
I have learned this week. Winning the argument
usually costs more than losing it. Choose peace
when you can. Choose truth when you must. Something
from the stage this evening. People don't remember
perfect. They remember honest. And if I'm not
a living testament to that, I will kiss your
ass and call you Shirley. In Appalachian Proverbs
this evening, never trust a porch without rocking
chairs. Never trust advice from somebody that's
never had dirt under their fingernails. One year
from now, you'll wish you had started today.
Trust me on that. It's a good thing I did. At
the end of the day, the mountain doesn't care
how... Sarah Beth, I wrote it down and I can't
even say it. The mountain don't care how fast
you climb it. It just notices that you kept climbing.
So, keep that in mind when you're getting discouraged
and wanting to go back to base camp. One step
at a time. I'm trying to incorporate a little
more sage and philosophical wisdom in here and
just be like, here's your little fortune cookie
and some proverbs and a thought to think about.
Trying a new thing here on the porch. We're doing
a little porch redecorating, if you will. Figures
it's not going to do me no good to go to the
tanning bed and burn my ass. I know. and work
out and eat right and try to get a little healthier
for the path that I've been called on if I ain't
willing to do it everywhere else. So I'm reading
the Bible a little more. I'm thinking a little
more. I'm writing a little more. I spend a little
more time in my garden. I spend a little more
time working on these podcasts that we all sit
together and visit. They used to be kind of spur
of the moment. Now I actually write down thoughts.
I know. Who would have thought? I'm growing up.
If you notice a change in the several coming
months of things that are different on the porch
and different on the clips, that's for a reason.
You can't see the testimony without the test,
and I feel like we're fixing to go through it.
So I'm glad you're here for it. I'm growing.
Watch me go. Bill's late. Well, you're in charge
of taking out the trash. So you volunteered.
I'm so tickled that you joined us this evening.
It's not a very long cigarette, Mom, but it was
a cigarette, Mom, and I'm glad I got to see you,
give you a little bit of news and advice for
the evening. I ask you if you're the praying
kind to send a few up for me. I'm feeling a little
sick to my stomach this week, and I think that's
just because of the weather and because I'm going
into perimenopause pretty strongly. And that's
always a good time to start a new change of life
and scenery and diet. You know, I don't know
if it's me or if it's the protein bars. It could
be both. I don't know. I'm 17. grams short of
what i need to eat today so i'm thinking i might
need to go in there and make me a chicken breath
it's not a specific diet it's just i eat like
because i'm on the road all the time so i'm like
if i make myself start eating better while i'm
home maybe i'll pack a lunch cats don't get me
started i laid up my kiddie pool naked for two
days over the heat wave this weekend i feel sorry
for the drones and the paragliders that went
over top because i just waved i don't care if
you care enough to look at me then enjoy what
you see I don't care. But I did get a little
burn on me, so I went to the tan bed to even
out my rear end. If you are new to the porch,
we welcome you. We'll teach you the handshake
later. If you're a repeat offender, we welcome
you back. If you see somebody from the same state,
same area that you're from, send them a friend
request. Meet for coffee. Start your own porch.
There is power on the porch. I have met the best
people in the past six months because of this
porch. And we actually meet in real life, and
we go junk, and we hang out for Fourth of July,
and we drink L8s on the porch, and we go over
the Bible studies together. I'm telling you.
And if you want to see me live and in person,
you can go on SarahBethTerry .com and look at
the tickets. I have a lot of things coming up
starting July the 17th. We're busy about every
single weekend until September. So there's no
reason why you can't come and hang out with us.
And if we're not in the nick of the woods near
you, then call us or hit that Book Me Now thing
on my website, and we'll come to wherever you
are. We'll teach you the handshake, Carla. It's
very complicated. There's a dance and there's
a song and cheer. That's a good idea, Bill. I'm
going to go in there and hard boil me about a
dozen eggs this evening to keep in there for
a quick snack if my protein gets low. I just
love getting to visit with y 'all. Thank you
all for subscribing to the podcast. Thank you
all for listening on the RSS channels and the
podcast channels. We are on there now, Cigarette
Mom and the Feral Christian. Thanks for getting
on YouTube and watching those channels and Instagram
and TikTok and wherever else you can find me.
I don't even know, iTunes, Spotify, Google Play,
Amazon. I'm everywhere. I'm everywhere. And I
appreciate it very, very much. And we do have
the Feral Christian page up now. So if you're
just looking for a little bit of wisdom on your
day and a little message from... the Lord, then
it's right there. So it's all in one place at
one time. So I'm excited about it. I'm doing
the best I can with what God gave me, and I'm
just taking it day at a time. We'll see what
happens tomorrow. In the meantime, keep your
Bibles up and your powder dry and your head in
a swivel because people are acting crazy this
day and age. Be nice to old people, animals,
and children. Make sure they have water and shade.
It is awful hot outside. Try to love your neighbor,
and if you can't, try to give to God. He told
you to love your neighbor. He didn't say nothing
about liking them, right? He loves you and I
do too, friends, and there's nothing that you
can do about it. Until we see each other again,
remember, I'm Sarah Beth Terry, and you're not.