Family Blues…

On Sunday I drove across Los Angeles to my sister’s house for a family gathering in honor of Avery and Jackson’s  grandparent’s from Michigan. Avery is my sister Kathy’s granddaughter and Jackson is Avery’s big brother. Jackson and Avery’s grandparents flew out to meet Avery and spend some time with both of them. Is there [...]

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Mosaic Monday ~ New Dishes…

Got some new dishes that make me smile. Now to come up with a tablesetting for dinner on Saturday… Thank you to Mary at the Little Red House for hosting mosaic Monday. Thanks for your visit and hope you have a week filled with love and joy…

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Hot Tea Month Blog-a-thon ~ Week 3

Click on the image to get to the Hot tea Month blog… Week Three: January 17th-23rd Our topic for week three of the blog-a-thon is: “If I could have my own Tea House this is how I would run things…..” If I ran my own tea room I would want it to be a wonderful [...]

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O God of Mercy! Hearken Now ~ Hymn

O God of Mercy! Hearken Now O God of mercy! hearken now Before Thy throne we humbly bow; With heart and voice to Thee we cry For all on earth who suffering lie. We seek Thee where Thou dwell’st on high; Beyond the glittering, starry sky: We find Thee where Thou dwell’st below Beside the [...]

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January is Very Significant…

…in our family! Both of our sons were born in January. Katie’s due date was in January, too, but she decided to come at the end of December. All three of our kids were born on a Friday. Josh was born on January 19, 1979 at 7:34 a.m. weighing in at a solid 10 pounds! [...]

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Round Robin Photo Challenge is Back!

Round Robin Photo Challenge is back for the new year today Saturday, January 16th! The topic of the challenge is “Candlelight.” To see more Round Robin participants visit the Round Robin Photo Challenge Blog.

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Finding Beauty ~ Look Up!

It’s time to join Claudia at Dippity Road for Finding Beauty. My husband was out barbecuing on Tuesday night and called me out to our little front patio to check out the great sky! Little puffs of clouds covered the sky around our condominium complex. I love it when all I have to do is [...]

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

I’m posting early this week so I hope I don’t confuse anyone into thinking it’s Friday already… Time for Friday’s Fave Five again! Visit the lovely Susanne at Living to Tell the Story to join in with this fun exercise. #1 & #2 ~ Saturday was a double date day! In the morning Dear and [...]

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Tablescape Thursday ~ Pink & Silver

Time for some more table scape fun in Blog land. Please visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see more tables set for good times! Everything in this post was purchased at Thrift Stores, Clearance tables or Garage sales. The pink tablecloth is covered with a sheer polka dot piece of remnant fabric [...]

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WFW ~ I Samuel 2: 2-3

Please join me in praying for the Island nation of Haiti after the devastating earthquake that struck there just before dark. Our DIL works with World Concern in the state of Washington and the World Concern Staff that are in Haiti are safe right now but they say the damage is horrific. This is such [...]

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