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 Hi, my name is Kathiey and I welcome you to my blog.  I am so glad you are visiting.  

This is a lifestyle blog.  The focus is varied.  You will find recipes, stress relief ideas, travel, books, wine, faith, family, fun, and more.  

I started this blog several years ago.  It was during a time both my parents were ill and coming to the end of their lives.  My goal in producing this blog was to see that there was still beauty to be found even in the pain.  Little did I know that this was not the deepest depth of pain I would experience.  A few short years after my parents died my husband of 37 years walked out.  I continued to blog, although I was limping, to continue to find God's beauty even in the pain.

How do I find this beauty?  I find it in my family, my faith, and getting out there and making an attempt to enjoy the wonderful life God has given us.

I hope you join me on my journey to find joy and beauty in this flawed but wonderful life.


God Bless You On Your Journey!

Contact me at kathysworld.com

KathieyV

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