Some Delicious Uses for Cherry Tomatoes

August 26, 2024August 25, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Cherry tomatoes are probably the easiest thing to grow in the garden. They’re so forgiving and also giving!! We have been blessed with an abundance of Cherry Tomatoes again this summer and many of our plants are volunteers! They are also one of my favorite kinds of tomatoes because they’re so sweet and flavorful! I can’t bear the thought of any of them going to waste, so after I made my favorite recipe for Cheese Ravioli with Balsamic Tomatoes, I went looking for another recipe for these delightful veggies!

I found this recipe for Cherry Tomato Pasta. It’s reminiscent of the ravioli with tomatoes, but different enough to be a keeper! You just can’t go wrong with pasta and fresh tomatoes! It has a little kick from the red pepper flakes that you must add – it really bumps up the flavor!

I dove in before I got a picture, but when you make this, you’ll know why!

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The Best Day At the Apple Orchard

August 23, 2024August 24, 2024 RefreshHer1 Comment

My girls and I have birthdays two weeks apart from one another, beginning with Alli on August 21. Two weeks later it’s my birthday, and two weeks later Whitney celebrates hers. For Alli’s celebration this week, she wanted to go to Skytop Apple Orchard in Flat rock, NC and she invited Dale and me to join her and her family. I was excited to go because I’d heard about this pretty orchard, but had never been.

The weather couldn’t have been any better! The temps were cool, and the sky clear with plenty of sunshine. We got there at 10:00. I wore a cotton “sweatshirt” and was glad for the long sleeves! It felt like a fall day, though I’m sure we still have plenty of warm days ahead. The cool temps allowed us to enjoy all the fun things they have to offer at Sky Top.

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aging · Mentoring

Your Modeling Career

August 21, 2024August 17, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

(This is Lesson 4 in the Adorned Study) You can listen to this post here on the Refresh Her podcast.

Being only 4’9″ I never had any aspirations that I would ever be a model, but now that I’m an older woman, I’ve learned that a modeling career is indeed a part of my life! Unlike those who walk the runways, my modeling has absolutely nothing to do with physical beauty. Sound impossible? That’s what our God is all about – doing the impossible!

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Pie

A Blog Anniversary and My Favorite Pie

August 19, 2024August 17, 2024 RefreshHer9 Comments

As of TODAY I have been blogging for 16 YEARS! 🎉I well remember sitting at my computer and publishing my very first blog post. I was unsure of what to write, yet I had so much in my heart.

I first began this blog as an extension of the ladies’ ministry at Boones Creek Bible Church, then later made it my personal ministry/outreach to women. That’s always been the burden of my heart – to refresh women as they live their lives for Christ. I just wanted to share simple helps, tips and ideas to refresh them with the practical things that touch our lives each day. I pray that I’ve done that in some small way in your life!

Blogging has opened so many doors for me. While my blog has remained small-ish, it has broadened my world in huge ways! I have met so many wonderful people who have stopped to leave a comment, and then we become Internet friends over a period of time.

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Celebrations · Family life

Fond Memories, Fun Times and 40th celebration

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 RefreshHer15 Comments

Many of you who read my posts here on RefreshHer have also followed my daughter, Whitney at Come Home for Comfort . Her content on her blog and in her personal life are always a joy. I’ve missed reading her posts, and I know you have, too, but we all have to know when to step back even from something we love so we can give greater attention to that which is a greater priority. I admire Whitney for that! I’m also super blessed to be a part of her life and have the opportunity to spend time with her and her husband, when he’s not working!

I had that blessing this week as my other daughter, Alli and I hosted a 40th birthday celebration this week in Pigeon Forge with just the three of us! Her birthday isn’t until September, but this was the best time for us to get away. We spent three nights and nearly four days together, chatting, laughing, eating, cooking, shopping, reminiscing and also making new memories! It was the BEST time!

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