{ Where Hope Begins by Catherine West - TLC Book Tour }

About Where Hope Begin s Paperback:  368 pages Publisher:  Thomas Nelson (May 22, 2018) Sometimes we’re allowed to glimpse the beauty within the brokenness . . . Savannah Barrington has always found solace at her parents’ lake house in the Berkshires, and it’s the place that she runs to when her husba…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/25/2018 }

Good morning friends, hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was good but tiring, I feel like I've been on the run since Friday morning and have yet to really relax, sleep in, enjoy my weekend etc. I want to start by thanking you all for the continuous prayers for Nick, he is doing SO much bette…

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{ Thank you for the prayers }

Good morning everyone :) I just wanted to come in real quick and thank you all for the prayers, the advice and the support you've shown me here on the blog, on Facebook, Instagram and even private messages. The past few days have been extremely difficult for us and our son. I don't want to…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/18/2018 }

Good morning everyone, hope you're all having a good Monday morning so far. I'm doing ok.  We have some family issues going on, this time with Nicholas and I really need some prayers for my son.  I don't want to go into details but he seems to be suffering from depression as well and I&…

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{ Slow and steady }

3 A few days ago I was out back and kept wondering why one of my flower hanging baskets was looking so bare.  Where was it all going and why did it look so messy in there, like it had been ripped at with bare hands. Few hours later, I realized exactly what had been happening.  See the bird above…

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{ Poldark, Call the Midwife and other binge worthy shows }

Oh hello there!!! Isn't that picture above just the prettiest?  I like to look at it and think that I would have just loved living in that setting, in that red house in a cute country road with just trees and flowers around me.  Oh it would be blissful, though I'll say, I do love where I l…

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{ The Garden of Blue Roses by Michael Barsa - TLC Book Tour }

Paperback:  248 pages Publisher:  Underland Press (April 17, 2018) “Ominous, fantastic, and wonderfully malevolent…. I felt the spirits of Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Albert Camus’ Meursault, whispering to join the fun.”– ALICE SEBOLD, #1 best-selling and award-winning author of  The Lovely…

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/11/2018 }

Good morning everyone :) Well another week is upon us.  I always say that the time just goes by so quickly, but really, it seems to be flying away and we're halfway through this year, insane. I completely failed at daily blogging last week, and it's not for any particular reason, other than…

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{ Herons Landing by JoAnn Ross - TLC Book Tour }

Series:  Honeymoon Harbor Mass Market Paperback:  496 pages Publisher:  HQN (May 22, 2018) There’s no place to fall in love like the place you left your heart  Welcome to Honeymoon Harbor, the brand-new, long-awaited series by beloved  New York Times  bestselling author JoAnn Ross, where unforgettable cha…

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{ Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson - TLC

Hardcover:  370 pages Publisher:  Lake Union Publishing (June 1, 2018) Marnie MacGraw wants an ordinary life—a husband, kids, and a minivan in the suburbs. Now that she’s marrying the man of her dreams, she’s sure this is the life she’ll get. Then Marnie meets Blix Holliday, her fiancé’s irascible …

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{ MemoVase }

A couple weeks ago I was contacted by the awesome folks over at Splash Brands , and sent this beautiful vase to review. I had never heard of the MemoVase, but after reading up on it a bit, I became quite fascinated with the whole concept of being able to write on the vase and really change it up to…

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