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The Treasures of Home

January 24, 2024January 23, 2024 RefreshHer2 Comments

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If you learned that the previous owners of your house had buried a valuable treasure in the backyard, would you dig until you found it? No doubt, we all would!

Some years ago we had guests visiting with us, and before they left, the wife said something like, “I love your living room. It’s so cozy and inviting. This is what I want my home to be.”

Her words surprised me. At that time, we lived in a small 3-bedroom ranch style home. Nothing fancy. Tiny rooms, no special features or architectural design!

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Chocolate Swirl “Skinny” Banana Bread

January 22, 2024January 21, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

We recently had the blessing of a couple of nights away at a lovely mountain home with dear friends. We each made simple meals for our time there. I made a banana bread to take along. I love Banana Bread because it’s the perfect addition to breakfast and also a fantastic snack!

The chocolate firmed up in the batter and didn’t really “swirl,” but all that mattered was the chocolate flavor! It was still delicious!

The new recipe I tried had a little chocolate swirled into it! It is so moist and delicious, yet it’s lower in fat and calories! This is from a Skinny Taste Cookbook that I borrowed on my Libby app. You can even make this in the crock pot, though I opted for the oven method.

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Home decor · iphone hack

iPhone Sticker Hack for Moving Furniture!

January 19, 2024January 18, 2024 RefreshHer6 Comments

I love to keep my house fresh and inviting, and sometimes that means I have to “rethink” where furniture pieces are placed. A new need has arisen and the current arrangement isn’t working as well as it had in the past. But moving heavy pieces of furniture from room to room is exhausting, especially when the idea I had in my mind just doesn’t look right and we have to move it again! **Sigh**

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Conflict · ministry · podcast

Practical Help When You’re Drowning in the Hurts of Ministry, Part 3

January 17, 2024January 16, 2024 RefreshHer4 Comments

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The dishwater was warm and sudsy and I was busy at work cleaning up the supper dishes, but my mind was in a totally different place. Mentally I was re-reading the email that had been sent. It was a letter of betrayal and the ending of a friendship. I was shocked, hurt and reeling from the surprise of it all. We had ministered together in church. We had prayed over burdens and cared for one another’s griefs, but now she was gone, from the church and my life.

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