Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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3 things I learned from attending Allume
Last week, I packed my bags, kissed my husband & babies goodbye, and headed to my first ever blogging conference. I’m definitely still in processing mode over here. Attending multiple sessions + meeting lots of new people + getting minimal sleep will do that to you. But there are a few lessons that keep rising to…
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lately. // fall 2015 //
Sometimes I have so many things I want to write about that don’t fit under any normal post. Now is one of those times. And so I present to you 8 things that have been occupying my brain space lately: // 1 // Jonathan and I are training for this half marathon. I had the bright…
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Life. Intentionally.
2 weeks ago I announced a 31 day series all about living life intentionally. Originally, it took me a while to even press publish on that post because I was so scared to 1) commit to a 31 day video series & 2) BE ON CAMERA. [CUE PANIC] Quite frankly, October 1st was a rather…
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6 TIPS :: taking meals to others
As a new mama, one of the very biggest blessings was when someone would contact me and say, “I’m making you a meal. When can I stop by?” First of all, let me just kiss your feet because food has always been one of my big stress points after having babies. YOU MEAN I’M SUPPOSED TO…
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DIY :: picture holder from a large frame
Several months ago, a friend of ours moved away to New Jersey. She was on her way to donate some home decor items and asked if I wanted to shop her car before she left. One of the things inside her lovely “car shop” was this large 2′ x 4′ picture. When she asked Jonathan…
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31 day series: life. intentionally.
Sometimes you need to do something even when it’s scary. Especially when it’s scary. Introducing a 31 day series. Only not in writing. This series is on Periscope, which is basically a video streaming app where you can subscribe to someone’s video feed {my username is CThrelfall} and watch their live videos. An advantage to youtube…
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on inviting yourself to someone’s home
Sometimes I invite myself over to other people’s homes. It has a lot of awkward potential, as I’m sure you can imagine. But there’s something about being in someone’s home that helps you get to know them better, you know? It’s like you see them in their place surrounded by their stuff and doing what they’re…
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vacation 2015 {AKA picture dump}
Last week, we vacated our place and exchanged it for the beach. It was completely due to the kindness of friends. And I kinda think God had something to do with it too. When we walked into our “home for the week” I kept pointing out special things to the kids: “See this awesome kitchen?…
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the video interview :: a marriage project
Earlier this week, I posted a picture on facebook {see it here} with this caption: “Last night, Jonathan and I did our yearly interview with each other. Complete with cheesy grins & weirdo sunburn lines. One of our favorite traditions!” This is something we started last year {see that picture here!} and loved so much we…
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too easily satisfied
I’m still reading along in this book (1st fave) and came across an entry a few weeks ago that has been working on me ever since. It’s worth meditation, so I thought I’d share a portion of it here: “I know it’s my problem and I suspect it’s yours too – we’re just too easily satisfied. It’s not…
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on comfort
| C O M F O R T | a state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety I love comfort. In fact, if everything could be comfortable for me all the time, I think life would be pretty swell. But I’m s l o w l y learning something:…
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Kids’ Room :: Global Adventure
It was probably about 6 months ago when Jonathan and I re-painted our kids’ room. You might remember this flowering branch wall art I created for my little girl several years ago? Yeah. I was over it. So we solved that by painting over it and placing our Ikea storage unit where the wall art + changing table…
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