Moist, Gluten-Free Banana Bread

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

“This is gluten-free Banana Bread? It’s SO moist!”

That was the comment I heard over and over when I served this new-to-me recipe at a wedding shower I hosted this weekend. I was delighted, because as I’ve been testing recipes for my gluten-free friends and guests, I’ve found that dryness in the baked goods has been a common problem.

I was thrilled to find this recipe in my cookbook, Skinny Southern Baking. There are no “strange ingredients,” either! That was another blessing! I have made several recipes from this book, and so far they’ve all been winners! These Ginger Cookies are one example. I truly believe this Banana Bread recipe I’m going to share today is the best yet. It has almond flour in the batter, and I usually can’t get past the texture, but it’s not nearly as prominent in this bread for some reason.

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Pass Overs in Relationships

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

It was one phrase from a verse in Proverbs and it kept running though my head like the ticker tape on the stock market. I had read it earlier in the morning and it had traveled my day with me. It read:

It was the last part of the verse that was playing rewind in my thoughts. My interpretation of it is this:

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Biblical Womanhood · Godly Character Traits · Mentoring

What Does a “Reverent” Woman Look Like?

September 4, 2024August 31, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Adorned Study #5 – You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.

If you know a woman who
~is godly in her conduct,
~wears clothes that are tasteful and appropriate,
~uses speech that is gracious,
~and shows that she loves the Lord by the way she speaks and acts,
then you know a woman who is reverent in her behavior.

If you go out shopping, walk the streets in a city, or go to a public event, you are likely not going to see these kind of actions present in excess, or even being applauded. But that’s to be expected in the world, right? Why? Because sinners sin.

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Monkey Treats – An After-School Snack

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 RefreshHer6 Comments

No matter if it happens in a public arena, a private setting or at home, school is hard work, hard play, and lots of energy spent. Those growing bodies need something delicious and nutritious at the end of the school day to re-energize them. Nothing is better than something homemade. I have a super easy and oh, so good snack idea that fits that bill! These are called, Monkey Treats, simply because of the main ingredient…

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Biblical Womanhood · Discipleship · Mentoring

Spiritual Hoarders

August 28, 2024August 25, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

This is Lesson 4 in Adorned study. You can listen to this post on Refresh Her Podcast.

If you’ve ever watched one of those television reality shows about hoarders, you will remember seeing pictures of homes overflowing with stuff.

I want you to consider whether or not you’re a hoarder. Don’t look in your house…look in your mind and your heart. I’m referencing being a hoarder of all the biblical knowledge that you have acquired over the time of your walk with God.

If you’ve been saved for more than a couple of years, consider how many
sermons you’ve heard,
how may biblical podcasts you’ve listened to,
how many revival meetings
or conferences you’ve attended and
how many Bible studies you’ve completed.

Is your heart full of wonderful truth? I can say, “Yes!” What a blessing has been given to so many of us. But what are we doing with that knowledge? Are we, like the hoarders in those reality shows, stuffing it away, piling it up higher and higher, or are we taking what we have and spreading that wealth with others?

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