Spending Up the Treasure of a Godly Home

January 31, 2024January 29, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

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Have you heard of people who win millions of dollars, then end up being paupers in a decade or less? It happens. They foolishly spend up their winnings, rather than using it wisely. In a much more severe loss than even material gain, you and I can waste away the treasure of a godly home, losing the valuable gift that God desires for every family. There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spendeth it up. Proverbs 21:20

How do we spend up the treasure of a godly home?

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Dinner · Food Prep · Meal planning

What Are You Having for Supper?

January 29, 2024January 27, 2024 RefreshHer2 Comments

“What’s for supper?” may be the most popular question in a home! Everyone wants to know what’s coming! As the cook, we can feel overwhelmed by the constant need to come up with the next meal, but can I encourage you that there are easy steps to meal prep that will simplify each day?

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friends · refreshing others

Refresh Yourself by Refreshing Someone Else

January 26, 2024January 26, 2024 RefreshHer4 Comments

Do you ever just feel like you’re in a sort of slump? It’s kind of a blah-ness about everything, if you will. There are lots of reasons for the feeling, but there is one sure cure! Proverbs 11:25 says,

He that waters shall be watered also himself.

In other words, when you do something for someone else, you reap the benefit for yourself too! I’ve found that when I have the “blah” feeling, if I stop thinking about me and start thinking about someone else, I end up more encouraged than the person to whom I’m reaching out.

I love reading in Genesis 40 about Joseph who was locked up in prison after being wrongly accused, yet he noticed the sad faces of the cupbearer and baker one morning and stopped in inquire. That’s thinking of others instead of yourself! What a wonderful challenge it is to my heart that is often so selfish and self-focused!

Here are some suggestions of ways we could reach out to someone else this week:

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home

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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Lightened Up Recipe · Quick Bread · sweet breads

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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