So, it's 9:00 on Tuesday evening and my husband asks if we have anything sweet to snack on.  I've been trying to cut back on the sweet stuff lately, so I didn't really buy any cookies or anything like that.  I did, however, buy brownie mix to have for an emergency! (sm...

It's been a year now since I started my furniture painting business.  I've painted my own furniture and pieces for my family for many years.  But, within the last year, refurbishing furniture has been a most popular trend.  It seems 'everyone' is doing it.  I was inspi...

 A week ago or so I shared with you that my daughter was engaged back in the summer with a Spring 2019 wedding in mind.  So, up to this point, we've just talked about ideas, venues, colors, but really did not do any serious planning.  We've discussed a modest budget an...

As I sit here on this snowing Wednesday morning, watching the news, having my coffee and browsing Facebook, I came upon one of my favorite posts from Heatherland.  She is a Christian speaker who posts from Snap Chat with the filters.  She posts commentary on various ob...

I started blogging with a bang January 1st and then I went dark for a while!  There is a lot going on and I'm trying to get it together! 

I thought in this category of blog posts I would begin with marriage.  My daughter was engaged last summer in anticipation of...

'Tis the season for dry scaly skin and brittle nails which can be so terribly painful. For years I would treat myself to a manicure and have acrylic nails put on but, in the last couple of years I switched to the SNS nail system, which is the powder dip.  The latter wa...

I couldn't finish out today's blogs without sharing my thoughts about a message I heard yesterday at church.  Prayer. Prayer. Prayer!  How many of us use prayer only in desperation?  What about the habitual blessing or night time prayer where the words just roll off of...

What's the weather like where you are?  Here in the Piedmont of North Carolina it's just down right frigid!  The saving grace for today has been the sun shining ever so brightly and the beautiful blue sky.   I know we're supposed to have black-eyed peas, rice and ham f...

I have mixed feelings about days like yesterday.  It's the last day of the year and we are getting ready to start fresh in a new year.  But, I dread taking down my Christmas decorations for two reasons.  1.  It doesn't seem like we enjoy the decorations very long and I...

First things first, I suppose you would like to know who you are talking to, right?  Well, for those of you who don't know me,   I was born in Norfolk, Va., I am the oldest sibling of two brothers and a sister. My mom and dad are living in Va. Beach and my siblings are...