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Jude Farraday is a happily married, stay-at-home mom who puts everyone’s needs above her own. Her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill enters their lives, no one is more supportive than Jude. A former foster child with a dark past, Lexi quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls…

I want to apologize for my lack of postings lately.  My life has been especially crazy AND I was gone all weekend, so no time at all to catch up.  I have some deadlines looming in front of me for some things that I committed to.  So, until I can get caught up and get…

As you know I’ve been participating in the 10 Day Give again this year.  On Day 2, Saturday, our family attended our daughter’s soccer game.  Then I had some time alone in the house while Pat and the kids ran some errands.  I cleaned the house and set out all our fall decorations.  I also spent a…

Today is the first day of the 10 Day Give.  I decided today that I was going to give words of encouragement today.  Since I work at a high school, there are many, many frustrating days after dealing with students, with other teachers, with schedules, with parents, etc.  So, today I decided that I would…

Things I love……………….. This is my feature where I get to share something that I just love. Since you are my friends, I like sharing things I love with others. It could be anything from a new product, food, recipe, song, image, to a person and everything in between. This will be something I am…

Did you have a wonderful wedding day? Would you change anything? Just 11 years and 7 months ago, was our wedding day.  Pat and I chose March 27 as our wedding day because it was exactly 1 year, after we met.  Our relationship was fast, we met on March 28, we were engaged on Aug 1, and…

A couple mornings ago, the quote on the calendar in my bathroom said, You can’t give anything away if your own tank is empty. When I tore off the page and saw this quote, I stopped what I was doing, and I started to cry.  I have heard this said many, many times.  Especially as…

Won’t you join me in THE 10 DAY GIVE?  This is my 3rd year and I have already been thinking of ideas for what I will be doing for those 10 days! Here is some info about THE 10 DAY GIVE: The 10 Day Give is a challenge that is designed to help us get…

Things I Love…. This is my feature where I get to share something that I just love. Since you are my friends, I like sharing things I love with others. It could be anything from a new product, food, recipe, song, image, to a person and everything in between. This will be something I am…

Do you have a hobby? I have lots of hobbies, but some I no longer have much time for.  I used to cross-stitch, but no more time for that.  I tried to take up knitting, but didn’t have time for that.  I have played the piano since I was a child and still enjoy sitting…