Katy Flint

Iowa

When You Support Farming…

January 15, 2016June 27, 2018 — Katy Flint3 Comments

I’m not a farmer. My husband isn’t a farmer, but we’re impacted and have jobs because of farmers. Reality is that when you support farming, you support much more, and so many more than just the farmer!

When you support farming:

You support the farmer who is putting his young adult child through college to become another really great adult.
You support the salesman who is supporting his family while his wife stays home and takes care of their young children.
You support the 20-something young man who does the application of the fertilizer as he ventures through his first full-time job and establishing himself on his own.
You support the secretary of the seed company, chemical company, or elevator who is a single-mom just trying to do the best she can.

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Wordless Wednesday: Grace

January 13, 2016January 12, 2016 — Katy Flint2 Comments

Ephesians 2:8-9 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– not by works, so that no one can boast.”

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Sweet & Smokey Baked Beans

January 11, 2016February 12, 2018 — Katy Flint12 Comments

How do you celebrate birthdays in your family?! Do you do big parties with lots of presents? Do you pretend that the day does’t exist at all? In our family, it means getting together and spending some time eating and having fun together!

Family Birthdays!

Recently, we got together with my mom & step-dad to celebrate my step-dads birthday which is coming up shortly! Ribs and brisket were picked as the meat of choice. I then decided that we were going to have a full-on barbecue! So, I quickly started planning the rest of the menu!

In the end, we feasted on ribs prepared by the way of Jeni Eats, brisket prepared by the way of the Iowa Beef Council, mashed potatoes & gravy, sweet corn (from our freezer), and my Sweet & Smokey Baked Beans! Of course we had to follow that up with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake! YUM! It was all so good!

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Wordless Wednesday: His Creations

January 6, 2016January 5, 2016 — Katy Flint2 Comments

Colossians 1:16 “For by[a] him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

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My 5 Favorite Photos

January 4, 2016January 3, 2016 — Katy Flint4 Comments

So, I’m going to confess something…I have no idea how to see which one of my posts from the past year were the most popular! And, I’ll also be honest…I really don’t care! While it would be fun to see

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Count the Days After Your Wedding

January 3, 2016June 27, 2018 — Katy Flint6 Comments

The holidays have recently passed and that means a lot of engagements happened and the impending wedding! Now, those young, excited, newly engaged women are counting down the days until they say “I Do!” They are counting down the days until they get to wear a beautiful dress and marry their “dream man!”

I understand the excitement surrounding a wedding, I really do, but I’m here to tell you young, newly engaged women, don’t count down the days until your wedding. Count the days after your wedding! That’s when life really begins!

The Pressure

Our society has put such pressure on brides everywhere to have the perfect day, more special than anyone elses, more unique, more perfect. What if we put the pressure on bride & grooms to have a marriage like that? If we, society, put as much effort into marriages as we do into the wedding itself, maybe our divorce rate would be less?

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Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal – A Healthy Breakfast!

December 31, 2015January 2, 2018 — Katy Flint10 Comments

Since starting on the #21DayFix a little over 21 days ago (read my thoughts about it HERE), I’m making a valiant effort to refine the way I eat all together (not just when I’m on the “Fix”). One of the meals that is hardest for me to eat “whole” or “clean” is breakfast! So, the other day when I found this baked oatmeal recipe by SkinnyTaste, I was ecstatic to give it a try and after consulting with Coach Shannon, I got confirmation that this was an acceptable food and I set off to bake it. Despite being delightfully yummy and filling on a cold day, it got my wheels turning to other combinations that I could try! (Stay tuned because there WILL be more coming).

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21 Day Fix Approved Foods

December 27, 2015June 27, 2018 — Katy Flint8 Comments

I’m in the final week of my first 21 Day Fix and while I haven’t followed it to a T (due to family Christmas dinners), I’ve followed it exactly every other day of the week that those dinners don’t happen on and I’ve had fun “playing” with my food. I found 3 21 Day Fix approved variations on foods that I thought were so great, I wanted to share them with you! Even if you aren’t on the 21 Day Fix diet, these are great “whole foods” to feed your body and just plain delicious!! Here are my 3 favorite current dishes!

Citrus Wonderfulness

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