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NOVEMBER 2019 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM
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T
ENNESSEE feels like home,”
says Kimberly Williams-
Paisley. But when she first
moved to Franklin 16 years
ago, the New York-born star
had a little culture shock.
“People drive by and actually
stop their cars, roll down the windows,
and have a conversation in the middle
of the street here,” she says. “I remem-
ber thinking, ‘Why are we talking right
now? Don’t we both have to go places?’
But now, I understand that this is
just what we do in the South.” While
Kimberly may have learned to slow
down her afternoon drives, the mother
of two is as busy as ever. She produced
and starred in Hallmark Channel’s
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
movie that came out in September; will
appear in Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings,
a Netflix anthology series produced by
Dolly herself; and will reprise her role
in The Christmas Chronicles sequel,
set to stream on Netflix in November.
And those are just the acting gigs.
Along with her husband, country
music singer Brad Paisley, Kimberly
has also been hard at work on starting
The Store, a free grocery market in
Nashville that will provide individuals
and families in need with an encour-
aging shopping experience. “People
are really excited about this concept
of dignity around food insecurity
because so many people don’t feel
comfortable when they have to ask
for help,” she says of The Store, which
is set to open early next year. “I take for
granted that I can go and pick out what
I’d like and what my family needs. We
want to give people that short-term
solution as they are trying to get back
on their feet.”
Between her nonprofit and acting
work, Kimberly’s plate is piled high,
and she’s quick to admit that she
doesn’t have a magical method for
juggling it all. “I have a very messy
kitchen,” she confesses. “But honestly,
it’s all something I want to be doing.
That’s such a luxury, that my life is
busy with stuff that I’ve chosen to
do. It’s amazing.” Here, the actress
shares her effortless beauty routine,
her aunt’s unusual turkey-cooking
trick, and the motherhood lesson she’s
most grateful for.
A FAVORITE QUOTE
“RING THE BELLS THAT
STILL CAN RING. FORGET
YOUR PERFECT OFFERING.
THERE IS A CRACK IN
EVERYTHING. THAT’S HOW
THE LIGHT GETS IN.”
—from ”Anthem” by Leonard Cohen
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