Greetings Surrendered Sisters! I am in HOT, HOT, HOT Modesto, California.  The temp is expected to hit 110-115 degrees today! We often complain in Tampa about the humidity that comes with our southern/tropical heat. Trust me, sometimes humidity is good! It allows moisture in the lungs and NOSE! A very…

Make a Smilebox slideshow Greetings from California!I know that you will not believe this but only a smidgen of the photos that we have taken this past week are on this “Smilebox”. My photo frenzy got so bad that honey was only allowing me to take pictures out of the car window…

For some reason in my sometimes strange brain, every time I read or hear that scripture, I wonder about that concept. I mean really?  What exactly is the stopping point of the East and the starting point of the West?  In My world….this is the East. “East” being Florida’s WEST…

My suitcase does not have long to gather any cobwebs and neither do I! Praise the Lord! I head out bright and early tomorrow for sunny California. This will be my second trip to that beautiful state this year. This time I do have a bit more time to play!…

If you have been a regular visitor at “Sweet Tea” you have probably noticed that I can be a bit “spontaneous” with my post. I try to spend time critiquing my thoughts and didactic words before writing, attempting to be sure it all makes some sense. More often than not I imagine,…

My honey and I have lived in 5 different houses since we got married and have learned a bit more about home buying with each move. One thing that we have heard from every realtor we have ever known is that there are 3 rules to buying a new home…….