Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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Friday Faves :: a recap of our 8th anniversary trip
Last week, Jonathan & I celebrated our 8th anniversary. Before my pre-term labor, we had planned to go away for 2 days in celebration. But after my water broke, we put that plan – and a lot of other ones – out of our minds. When God surprised us by giving me 6 more weeks…
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Interview with Carolyn McCulley :: Dwelling Richly
Carolyn McCulley is an author, speaker, and filmmaker. She has written three books—The Measure of Success, Radical Womanhood, and Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye?— and contributed to the ESV Women’s Devotional Bible (this is the one I referenced in my list of favorite Bible study resources!), Mom Enough: The Fearless Mother’s Heart and Hope, and Sex and the…
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Interview with Kate Motaung :: Dwelling Richly
This is interview 18 in the Dwelling Richly series. Kate Motaung grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan before spending ten years in Cape Town, South Africa. She is married to a South African and together they have three children. Kate is the author of the e-book, Letters to Grief, hosts the Five Minute Friday blog…
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8 years of “I do” + 4 things I’ve learned
8 years ago today – June 6 – marks a pivotal change in my life. It’s the day I first kissed Jonathan. And it’s the day we committed to be faithful to each other until death. Just writing out that last sentence is scary to me. Not because I don’t love my husband, but because…
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When God’s Word & Real Life Collide
What do you do when God’s Word and real life collide? Which one is loudest? Which one wins? If you saw this post on instagram, you probably noticed that there was a significant change going on in our family over the past couple weeks. I mean, other than the uncertainty of my pre-term labor. Twice a year,…
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Interview with Christina Fox :: Dwelling Richly
This is interview 17 in the Dwelling Richly series. Today’s interviewee, Christina Fox, is a wife, mother to 2 boys, writer, editor, and recently published author. Learn more about Christina – and where to find her – after the interview! I go through the Bible one book at a time, from Genesis to Revelation, as long as…
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Interview with Vaneetha Rendall Risner :: Dwelling Richly
Vaneetha Rendall Risner is passionate about helping others find hope and joy in the midst of suffering. Her story includes contracting polio as a child, losing an infant son unexpectedly, developing post-polio syndrome, and going through an unwanted divorce, all of which have forced her to deal with issues of loss. She and…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 3)
this is part 3 of this story. part 1. || part 2. By late Sunday evening, both my contractions and amniotic fluid leaking had stopped (without intervention/medication). I started guzzling water like crazy because I figured it wouldn’t hurt and could help replace some of the fluid I had just lost. I was discharged late…
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Interview with Leslie Ludy :: Dwelling Richly
Today’s guest is a wife, mother of six, and bestselling author. Leslie Ludy is the founder of Set Apart Girl and a widely known speaker. I’ve gotta say -the biggest thing that sticks out to me from the 2 previous sentences is “mother of six.” I loved reading Leslie’s words below – especially on cultivating…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 2)
this is part 2 of this story. you’ll find part 1 here. When we arrived at the hospital room, one of the first things the nurse did was to listen to baby girl’s heartbeat. To our delight, it was strong. She strapped a device on me to monitor contractions, though at this point they were…
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when my water broke at 20 weeks pregnant (part 1)
It all started on Sunday morning, May 1. But I think I need to start with the night before. On Saturday, my family drove a couple hours to meet up with family for the day. During the drive home, Jonathan and I were talking about a bunch of random things. I was telling him about…
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Interview with Pat Berg :: Dwelling Richly
In 2015, I had the privilege of hearing Pat Berg speak at a women’s retreat. The main thing that stood out to me from that weekend was how well the sessions were grounded in the Word of God. Based on that experience, I knew I wanted Pat to be a part of this Dwelling Richly…
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