Most of you know I love to save things for “I may be able to use this sometime”. Well those days are gone and I’m in a MAJOR overhaul. We bought our home in 1999, it was a new build so we could start decorating with a clean slate. Fast forward to 27 years later and it was time for a few changes. The first thing on my list to get rid of was the carpet throughout the house both up and downstairs, except the kitchen and eating area. That
Today is Spiritual Sunday and I want to share the beautiful Light of the World Retreat I participated in last weekend. It was Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday, ending on Monday evening. There were speakers telling their stories about how God has helped them thorough trials and how that made them closer to God. I stopped at the ocean before the first session to talk with Rich and send him a love note. It’s so peaceful watching the waves come up to my heart message and carry it
Hi everyone Lia’s back for the October 2026 Ultimate Blog Challenge! If you are new to the UBC, I want to introduce myself to you. I’m Lia and Martha (I call her Ma) is my great grandma. I had such a busy summer and it went by so fast. I spent the month of July visiting Ma, Snowball, daddy and my grandparents in South Carolina, got back home to Indiana and started school a few days later. Then near the end of August it was my birthday and now I’m
Are you ready for some laughs for Silly Saturday? My blogger friend Kebba, came up with this blog topic and I think it’s great! Sometimes we need a little help on what to write about and finding silly pictures or signs is a great way to bring some laughs to others. I’m always looking for silly signs to take to my daughter when I visit her in Virginia. I found this at a gift shop and thought it was perfect for her. And where did it end up when I
I’d like to welcome everyone back to the last UBC for 2026 and introduce myself to any newbies to the challenge. The UBC, Ultimate Blog Challenge is held four times a year, January, April, July, and October. The challenge is to write a blog each day of these months. This will be my 44th consecutive challenge and I’ve meet so many wonderful bloggers. Of course this would not be possible without our great host, Paul T. how is the backbone of this group. The rules are simple, post your blog