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writings from Christa Threlfall
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Sweet Shot Tuesday
Hey all! So, a few weeks ago I told you about how I’m starting to work on my “photography skills.” bahaha…that’s kinda a joke. I mean, the “skills” word is a joke, not the fact that I’m working on them. 😉 So, in my mission to improve, I’m going to start participating in Sweet Shot…
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Bookshelf
An updated list of books I have read & reviewed as well as books I am currently reading. Marriage Creative Counterpart – Dillow When Sinners Say “I Do” – Harvey Women’s Interest Gospel Meditations for Women – Anderson & Tyrpak Womanly Dominion – Chanski Parenting Don’t Make Me Count to Three – Plowman Everyday Talk by…
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Flower Rings 4 Grads
Hello all! This past week was super busy for us – a lot of kids from our youth group graduated from high school this past Friday, so there was a lot of graduation festivity and fun the whole week. We had a fun time at their open houses! Speaking of open houses…I wanted to get…
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Prepping for Panama
Have I mentioned that I’m going to Panama this summer? I think I did – really briefly – when I talked about the boot camp my hubby and I went on in preparation for the trip. This week I’ve been starting to prepare for my missions trip to Panama. My hubby and I are taking…
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Eunice & her Bars
This past Saturday, I went to a church picnic. I signed up to bring a dessert. For a few brief days I contemplated making a pie or cake to enter into the annual contest. Thankfully, I thought better of it. 😉 I consulted a few of my favorite recipe sites to look for a yummy…
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The Big Bang
Last week, I posted a status on facebook about some “disaster” that happened in my house. Specifically…on my wall. Allow me to tell you the story: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter was napping (sometimes a rare occurrence) and I was working on blogg-y stuff. I was in the middle of updating some things on here: when…
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Kickin’ in the Kitchen – part 3
So, we’ve talked about how to gain inspiration for the infamous “What’s for dinner?” question. Let’s have a little recap, shall we? 1. Scour food magazines and tab, mark, rip out (whatever works for you) interesting recipes. 2. Trying new foods at restaurants. (and attempting to figure out how they made it!!) 3. Check out…
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Kickin’ in the Kitchen – part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our Kickin’ in the Kitchen series – a journey to add sweetness to the [sometimes] mundane ritual of cooking! (Check here if you missed the intro or Part 1 of this series.) Last time we talked about 3 ways to become interested in cooking if you’ve grown bored with the…
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Kickin’ in the Kitchen – Part 1
Welcome to the first part of our Kickin’ in the Kitchen series! As I explained before, this series is designed to give you the inspiration you need to make things more interesting, exciting, flavorful, and fun in your job of food preparation. I’m looking forward to this journey with you and I hope you…
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Mother’s Day
Tomorrow, May 8, is Mother’s Day. There are many people who come to mind during this holiday: my dear Mom – the one who carried, birthed, nurtured, fed, trained, and still continues to love me. I love you, Mom. a friend – a mother at heart – but to this point has not been able…
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Kickin’ in the Kitchen
Recently, a girl commented to me that she felt bad for her future husband because she didn’t like cooking. haha 😀 I thought back to the days before I was married (only 3 years ago) and realized I was in the same predicament then too. I really detested cooking. Now, I loved to bake. Cookies,…
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Our Easter Grill-Out
So this year Easter was HOT. Like, 88 degrees hot. I’ve grown up eating ham on Easter and I’ve even cooked ham for Easter, but this year we decided to grill out instead of turning the oven on. Best decision ever! I had so much fun looking for cool grilling recipes to try. My hubby…
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