I can start with my faith in God, With Him all things are possible. He gives me promise and strength.

My husband is my best friend, my trusted confidant, he is the center of all things fun, he is my rock and I am so blessed to have him in my life.

I bet you wonder where Lili M comes from, well my hubby has called me Lili since he discovered my Mother named me Marlene from a Marlena Dietrich song in the 40's called Lili Marlene. When he proposed, my engagement ring was a convertible red Mini Cooper with a personalized license plate that says Lili M!

My 3 children have now multiplied into 8 kids, two are married and the other one is engaged, so now I have 3 girls and 3 boys, And two of my children have each given me a granddaughter, that's Norah in the picture with me being silly. You will meet Rosie along the way. Little girls are full of curls and giggles, they are just amazing. I would love to add a little boy to that list and maybe someday we will be blessed with that little boy.

I have a love of the beach and the country. I like to visit the city, New York is one of my favorite places.

I love to paint and sew and quilt and garden! And I really love to run and play with the little girls, what will I do when they think they are too old to play outside?

I've spent my years in a corporate office as an Administrative Assistant, you will hear lots about that and my really strong opinions...

So along the way I hope to share many stories, many many how to's, recipes, patterns, gardening tips, our travels with what we did for fun along the way, what works and doesn't work. and most importantly I hope you share the same with me!