Pulling It All Together

Sep 4, 2014

Ahhhhhhhh………don't you just wish you were lounging by this lovely turquoise water in Bermuda about now?  I know I am wishing that my toes were in the sand there about now but for now this will have to suffice. I think it is just kind of that time of year for a lot of us.  I feel a little bit like this guy that I saw on Facebook today. I am feeling a bit frazzled but today I am pulling it all together and going to regroup and refocus my efforts to get my life together. I am …

It’s A Thing

Jun 20, 2014

I pride myself on usually being on the cutting edge of things.  I love to be the one who has the handle on the latest trends and fashion.  NOT!   I like comfortable and that is not always the trend. On my last trip to North Carolina around the time of my birthday my best friend in the whole wide world, Ann, gave me some presents.  Socks were one of the presents because that is a thing with us.  Not sure why but it is.  A cute little can of flowers that if I add the right amount of sun and …

Slightly Savory Saturday

May 31, 2014

From this……..   To this!!!!!!!!Living in North Carolina for 9 + years afforded me the chance to sample all kinds of great BBQ.  Visits to see Micah in Texas found me seeking out even more BBQ.  I love it all.  Imagine my excitement when I realized that I could make some myself in the comfort of my little ole' home with the help of my crockpot and 3 --count them on one hand----ingredients.   It features the favorite beverage of son number 2 whose 26th birthday arrives next week.  So …

Who Influences You?

May 15, 2014

I have had a lot of folks who have influenced me through the years and set examples for me.  I have been so blessed by being surrounded all of my life by warm, loving and supportive people.  If I have gotten anywhere in this life it is due to all of those folks who have nurtured and loved me for who I am and who I am still becoming. Recently I had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with some folks in North Carolina who have helped shape my life in a lot of ways. They were all there …

Wordless Wednesday

Feb 26, 2014

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Feb 19, 2014

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The Ones Who Hold Your Heart

Feb 13, 2014

One of the truths in my life is that I have had to say a lot of goodbyes over the years. When I was young I grew up in a preacher's family.  In our family moving was just part of what life was all about. We really did not move all that often---I lived in 5 different towns from birth to college and that really did not seem like all that many different places to me. After marriage I have had the pleasure of exploring several areas of our great United States and even Australia. I have lived in 6 …

Wordless Wednesday

Feb 12, 2014

Oh hey, by the way, what do you say?   I am the featured blogger over at Sincerely, Jenni today.  Check out her blog! She is an amazing Iowa blogger who is featuring other Iowa bloggers every Wednesday.  She has a really great blog so why not pop over there and check her out???  Show her some It's Just Life love, will ya????   Click here for the post  or on her blog name above to go to her site! …

Wordless Wednesday

Feb 5, 2014

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Lighting the Way in North Carolina

Jan 30, 2014

One of my favorite things to do is to go visit lighthouses.   In our 31+ years of marriage we have seen our fair share of lighthouses and I really should have kept track of each and every one but alas---I have not been that organized and there is no documentation that I have done other than disorganized photographs. On our recent trip to North Carolina we visited 2 separate lighthouses and of course I took tons of pictures----all of them look basically the same but hey----you can never have …