Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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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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comparison, agitation, & peace
I spent the entire morning in a state of agitation. I wasn’t fully aware of it until I noticed how little patience I was evidencing during my daughter’s handwriting practice. time to step awaaay, Christa. From school, we plunged into some errands, which involved patrolling different sporting goods store in search of an elusive tire to fix…
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Friday Faves :: Apple Recipes
Because the last few days have had just a slight taste of “fall is coming” in the air… Caramel Apple Mini Cheesecakes // Apple Scones // Apple Butter Silly Apple Bites // Apple Cider // Apple Chips // Apple Bars 5 Ways to Use Frozen Apples Delicious looking, right? My kids would love those silly apple…
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Storage Bin Options {for Kallax/Expedit} :: what I chose
Many moons ago, I told you the story of needing more storage for my kids’ room and finding this lovely via a facebook yard sale group: Remember how I was looking for storage bins and rounded up a lovely list of options I was considering? Here, let me jog your memory with this graphic: Here’s…
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Friday Faves :: 5 sweets worth the drool
Guys, I’m sorry. But I wrote this post while I was hungry and craving something incredibly sweet. So you can already guess today’s topic, can’t you? Sweets. Delicious, delectable homemade sweets. Which is funny, because I’m currently chewing this {+ milk} while I type. I decided it would be better for me in the long run.…
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10 Books I Want to Read
oh, book lists. they kill me. the problem with book lists is that you have to narrow things down to an actual manageable list. I have problems with decision making, especially when it comes to rather minuscule things like milkshake flavor, hot or iced coffee, and which books to put on my book list. Nevertheless, I have…
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Friday Faves: weekly update, home tour, a free e-book…
hey HEY! Happy FriDAY to ya! This week was the very beginning of my homeschooling journey. I am pleased to say that at the time of this writing {Thursday afternoon nap time, of course}, I am still alive. And so is my kindergartener. In case you had any worries. Overall, the first week of homeschooling…
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homeschooling: one day at a time
Today – August 10, 2015 – marks the beginning of a brand new stage in my life. Today begins my homeschooling journey. It may end tomorrow. Just sayin’. Some may call that pessimistic. I call it realistic. You know why? Because a funny thing happens when I think about homeschooling my kids for their entire school lives.…
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