January 2020 Ultimate Blog Challenge
How exciting to be participating once again in the UBC! I am entering my 5th year of this exciting challenge and have met so many wonderful bloggers, read and shared their terrific stories and also learned from many. Since today is also Wordless Wednesday for the January 2020 Ultimate Blog Challenge I’m sending everyone a Happy New Year and hope it’s full of love, hope and happiness. What better photos to share than loving hands to start out the new year.
It started 54 years ago with these two loving hands.
Then these loving hands started a new life
Lia 1 month old
Lia 2 months old
Lia 2 months old
Lia 4 months old with GGpapa Christmas 2018 
Lia 16 months old with GGpapa Christmas 2019
Lia 5 months old
Lia 11 months old
Lia 1 year old
Lia 14 months old
Lia 15 months old
Lia 16 months old
Lia 16 months old
Lia has so much love and smiles that she passes on to others. Hoping your year is great and you can pass on love and happiness just like Lia Faith does! I’m looking forward to reconnecting to the bloggers from the past UBC and hope to met new bloggers that are joining in for the first time. So let’s blog on!!
Wonderful story great start to 2020
The photos say it all Rich. On to a wonderful 2020.
Beautiful photos!
I can’t wait to see more of your photography and read your posts.
I’ve participated in a couple of UBC’s – not always successfully – but at least I gave it a go. And here I am, back again.
So glad you are giving it another go Maureen. Even if you don’t get all 31, at least you tried! I love candid shots and there will be many more! Thanks for visiting!
These are such beautiful photos. Good luck with the challenge
Thank you Janet, I enjoy taking photos, especially spur of the moment ones!
Great photos!
Thanks Roy, I have so many hand pictures of Lia from when she was born up to now!
Hey there, Martha! What a great way to start 2020 with pics of your precious Lia! <3 And so good to be back "rubbing elbows" with you and others during the UBC. Thinking this may be my 5th year too, but my hopes for this year is to be able to finish all four challenges. Yippee!
Glad to see you again also Aletha! WOW 3 challenges….. I think my limit would be two but for now I’m sticking to just one. I need the time to make things with Lia so I can share on my blog!
This is what life is all about, isn’t it? Wonderful photo essay, and happy to reconnect in the UBC once again.
Thanks Alana, I just love taking “the moment is here” photos! Glad to see you back in the challenge, I’ll be posting more photos for sure!
Always a pleasure to read your posts, Martha!
Thanks Paul and I’m so glad I stumbled onto the UBC in January 2016!
What a sweet way to begin the New Year Martha. Happy New Year to you and your family.
You probably figured I would begin with Princess Lia, didn’t you Brenda? Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for my photos!
Hi Martha! Wonderful pictures. You could do a book of close-up hands! So full of love!
I have so many more hands Anne! The first time Lia was on GGpapa’s lap at a week old, she grabbed for his finger. Now at 16 months old, she still grabs for it. You might say she has him wrapped up! LOL Good idea, I may come up with a “handy hand” book!
Your photo’s of hands caught my eye, lovely! As well as your article. I enjoyed both very much.
Thanks Judi, I call them the hands of love. Lia is such a loving child and she shows it in so many ways. Thanks for visiting!
Hi Martha,
I can see Lia had a little hand in the production of this post.
I love the pictures and have enjoyed watching her grow up before our eyes with your regular posts.
Blog on!
That is perfect Doug, Lia had a “little hand”! LOL Lia is such a happy baby and so full of love that she shares with your smile and holding hands.
I am so excited. Your post has left me thrilled and all set for this UBC Jan 2020
I’m glad this post got you set of the UBC Urvashi! I can’t wait to read the posts from this challenge month!
Lovely seeing Lia’s journey.Happy to reconnect Martha.UBC does help make friends all over.A very Happy New Year to you.😊
I’m so happy to see you again Dr. Amrita Basu! It’s so easy to come up with blog topics with Lia being so willing to be in the center of everything! Wishing you the best New Year as we go through 2020!
Wonderful story. pictures are so well done
The pictures wouldn’t have be able without you and Lia, Rich! I love them all.
love love these pics.. and looking forward to more Lia always 🙂
Thanks Vidya and happy to see you again! Lia is growing up way to fast but we are all enjoying her for sure!
Happy 2020. Can’t wait to see you blogging posts during the challenge.
Happy 2020 to you also Amanda! I have a feeling this is going to be a good year! Thanks for visiting my blog, I’m working on some cool blog topics!
Hello Martha,
I look forward to reading your upcoming UBC blogs. Coming from the place of a paper crafter and genealogist, your photos and memories are ‘priceless’. I enjoy very much capturing images like these in my crafting projects and my vintage journals I make.
I’ve journaled since I was a young child, but new to the blogging world…in fact, this is my very 1st UBC! I am now playing catchup since I only joined today. woohoo!!
I know like anything else, there will definitely be the learning curve of the blogger’s world.
It’s so great to meet you Nancy and your paper crafting and genealogist sounds so interesting! Looking forward to following your blog and FB!