Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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What to Eat {Nutrition during Pregnancy}
Welcome back! On Wednesday, we talked about how your body communicates during pregnancy. Today’s topic is entitled What Do I Eat? and it deals all about nutrition during pregnancy. I’m not a dietitian {nor will I pretend to be one}, so I’m just going to give you some helpful dietary guidelines I work to follow during pregnancy:…
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Your Body Communicates {Pregnancy Series}
Welcome to the first part of our pregnancy series! If you have recently discovered you are pregnant, congratulations! There is a little miracle inside your body & this is such a special time of life – both for you and the little life inside you. As I mentioned on Monday, we will be discussing 5…
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I’m Prego! … now what? {Pregnancy Series}
I’m so excited to introduce a brand new series here at Brown Sugar Toast! Since I’m currently pregnant, I figured this was the best time as any to do a pregnancy series – right while everything is fresh in my mind! Clearly, I am not in the medical profession, so all of the things I…
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links i love
Can I please just eat these without doing the work of making them? Bacon Cheddar Chive Scones…they just sound delicious, don’t they? I know nothing about this book, but this 1 minute trailer makes me want to read it. This interview with Jon Acuff was so inspiring to me. Especially the part about “finding your…
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Fall Recipes
Ahhh…fall has arrived. And I, for one, am thrilled. This fall means cooler weather, windows opened, an increased desire for using my oven & baking, the ability to burn candles without getting hot just looking at the flame, and the quickly approaching birth of my baby. Yes, indeed. I’m thrilled. Because one of the best things…
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September Happenings
I’ve finally conceded to the fact that this year is flying by. So there’s no need for me to freak out about it at the beginning of every monthly recap. Basically, I’m trying to contain myself for your reading pleasure. I can’t promise I will be quite as restrained next month. As always, just click…
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links i love
These DIY Marble Coasters look pretty easy to make. And seeing as I don’t currently own coasters, I hear them calling my name. Maybe it’s the creeper tendency in me, but I enjoy reading about random people’s daily schedules. Young House Love dishes about theirs here. Believe it or not, this is the ceiling of…
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Funfetti Dip
I mentioned on Monday that I would share a recipe with you – one that I made during our large family vaca. Not only is this recipe tasty – it’s also insanely easy. 3 ingredients + 3 minutes kinda easy. That’s my kinda easy, folks! I pinned this recipe several months ago via Eat Yourself…
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links i love
If you have 9 1/2 minutes to spare today, check out this heartwarming video about a song 96 year old Fred wrote for his wife. Precious. I made these granola bars this week. I used coconut as my mix-in and put chocolate chips in while everything was still warm so they would melt. Seriously, guys,…
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Painted Wall Art
Happy day to you! I recently made some painted wall art out of a random piece of wood. Here’s the deal: we had a cabinet-type/media thing that held our old TV. {you can see a pic of it in this post} In the 5 years we’ve had this TV, we’ve used it approximately 4 times.…
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links i love
A beautiful drop space created by Myra from My Blessed Life. Organization + Loveliness. Such a unique wedding guest book used by Emma from A Beautiful Mess. 20 random questions answered by Sherry from Young House Love. So fun! The photography in this post is absolutely stunning. And I quite agree with the sentiment. These cups…
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This Momentary Marriage by John Piper :: Book Review
Today, I have the very wonderful privilege of introducing you to a guest writer. It’s a guy. His name is Jonathan. He’s my guy and has been for 5 years. At the beginning of this year, we began reading This Momentary Marriage together. I was interested in reading this book and contacted Crossway to see…
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