Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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Interview with Claudia Barba :: Dwelling Richly
Today’s interview is with a speaker, author, encourager, and family friend. I suppose I first met Claudia Barba when I was a child, but was able to re-meet her a couple years ago when she and her husband Dave served at my church for several months. As the mother of 3 grown children, Claudia knows what it’s…
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The 12 Questions for the Dwelling Richly Series
On Monday, I shared this introduction to the Dwelling Richly series. In the process, I mentioned that each participant was given a list of 12 questions focusing on their relationship with the Word. Some of you expressed an interest in reading all 12 questions, so I decided to share them today with hopes that they…
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Interview with Jen Wilkin :: Dwelling Richly
In 2014, I received a book entitled Women of the Word. Although I grew up in a Christian home with parents who taught me how to read and study the Bible, the Lord used this book to open my eyes to a “whole book approach” in Bible study. This has not only changed my approach to studying…
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Dwelling Richly Series
I am thoroughly delighted to finally introduce this series: The Dwelling Richly title is taken from this passage: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. My goal for this series is to…
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FIVE YEARS
Five years ago today, I began posting on this little site called Brown Sugar Toast. 800 posts later, here I am – still pecking away at the keyboard. There are many things I’ve learned through these five years, but the biggest one is this: If you don’t know your why, you’ll give up. (and the…
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don’t bury it. || learning from 2015
Several months ago, I came to a point where I was just done. Done with blogging; done with writing. “Why am I even doing this?” I asked Jonathan. “There are a million better writers than I. I already have a lot to do. I’m not adding anything to the world by writing. My audience isn’t as…
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what’s in my library bag
As I’m writing this post, I currently have 53 items checked out from the library. One of those is an overdue book which we have not been able to locate for approximately 2 weeks: The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive. Fie on thee, lost book. I would not expect you would want to see the…
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learning by paradox
I began this week learning that my Grammy went to be with Jesus Sunday night. This verse came to mind the next day: “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Fullness of joy! Because my Grammy put her…
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encouragement for your new season
Just some musings via instagram that have been encouraging me in this new season. I’m always so challenged by Jess & Ruth’s focus on truth + the Gospel in their instagram posts. I’ve had a long standing confusion about the phrase “she believed she could and so she did”. What does that even mean? Is that…
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when you’re overwhelmed before you even begin
hey 2016, how’s it goin’ for ya? After spending time out of state & nursing sick family, I feel like I’ve launched into 2016 just a wee bit on the tired side. And by “a wee bit” I mean a lot. You know, it’s tough to have positive vision for the future when you’re tired. Partly…
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/ E N O U G H / my rule for january 2016
“You know what? I really love buying things. It makes me feel good. Powerful even,” I told Jonathan a couple weeks ago. “That’s concerning,” he said, as he gave me a somewhat suspicious look. It was this conversation that sparked my rule for January. And when I say “rule” I mean that quite literally. Although…
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10 Most Popular Posts of 2015
It’s that time again! Time for a brand new year to start rollin’ around! In the interest of curiosity, I checked back over my stats to see what the 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015 were here on ye ol’ blog. The winners may surprise you {as they did me}… #1 – Storage options {for kallax/expedit} a…
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