Brown Sugar Toast
writings from Christa Threlfall
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Give Them Grace :: Book Review
I recently read Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus, a parenting book written by Elyse Fitzpatrick and her daughter, Jessica Thompson. The basic premise of this book is found on page 18: “The primary reason the majority of kids from Christian homes stray from the faith is that they never really…
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31 Days of…
Last year, I decided to do something crazy during the month of October. It was known as blogging-every-single-day. I called it 31 Days of Building Your Marriage. It turned out to be a great series that was both an encouragement and conviction. In fact, I’m re-posting it on my facebook page this month. This year, I…
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Guess What Came In the Mail???
Guess what came in the mail last week? I’ll give you a hint… Can you guess from that nice brown package (with my un-made bed as the background)? Here’s what’s inside: Yeaaaa for a new camera lens! We bought a Canon Rebel XS 2 years ago and it came with the 18-55 kit lens. It’s…
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My Beautiful Sister
My beautiful sister is about to have a baby. Boy or Girl? First baby? Little brother will be welcomed home by 3 big sisters, all eager to play with him…and his new toys! Here are a few more shots from our day together. Sweet Caleb, you are going to be…
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Why I Don’t Paint My Nails
I know you all want to know why I don’t paint my fingernails, don’t you? I mean, it’s probably been in the back of your mind this whole time and you just can’t get up the nerve to ask. Well, here I am to solve your problem. Without you even needing to ask. I’m so…
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Buffalo Chicken Calzone
Oh hello there, you hunk of awesome-ness: Cheesy, spicy, chicken-y…nom nom nom. The other day I mentioned on facebook that I was making a buffalo chicken calzone for dinn-dinn. I got the idea from these buffalo chicken bites I pinned many moons ago. (here’s the original pin, for any of you interested in the historical…
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A Hero
Thank you all for the kind words you shared at the passing of my sweet Pop. I was able to attend the funeral last week (& shared a picture on my facebook page). It was an emotional and yet beautiful day. I printed & framed the picture of Grammy & Pop holding hands and gave…
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The Vow
My family traveled down to see my sweet grandpa (we call him Pop) on Monday. His health is failing quickly and we expect him to pass on to heaven soon. My Grammy is living and seems quite strong mentally. Pop cannot speak, but can still hear. I sang Amazing Grace to him and he squeezed…
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Inspired by…
Let’s talk inspiration. Because I’ve been feeling very inspired lately. Today, let’s talk about the Home Decor inspiration I’ve been feelin’… Bright Spaces. Ever since I was a teenager, I loved dark red rooms. I wanted a dark red room. Every picture I saw of dark red rooms was ripped out of the magazine and…
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This Old Box
See that mirror? It’s right above my kitchen sink. That means while I’m doing dishes, I get to look up and – “oh, hello there!” – see myself. Not real cool. See this box? I salvaged it on its’ way to the dumpster. How nice of me to adopt him into a loving home…
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San Diego :: Missions Trip Report
What a great time we had in San Diego! Jonathan and I took a group of 12 teens from our church to San Diego from July 16-25. Our goal was to help Metro Baptist Church as they put on a free Fun Fest for the community. We also passed out 5,000 fliers in the area. Metro Baptist…
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Granowenda :: The Best Chewy Granola
My 2 year old, Anna Grace, has this thing about pronunciation. For example, her favorite princess is Cinderenda. Most people know her as Cinderella. One of her favorite snacks is granowenda – aka granola. This is our favorite granowenda recipe. It bakes up chewy, flavorful, and sweet but the only sweeteners in it are honey…
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