ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades. May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 2018
Sunrise: 7:49 am
Sunset: 5:00 pm
Life is a Special Occasion!
Hallmark
Today is Bake Cookies Day which honors one of the most popular traditions of the holiday season. This holiday comes an opportune time It arrives amid the December holidays and serves as a reminder to bake holiday cookies, if you haven’t done so already.
Cookie are most commonly baked until crisp or just long enough that they remain soft, but some kinds of cookies are not baked at all. Cookies are made in a wide variety of styles , using an array of ingredients including sugars, spices, chocolate, butter, peanut butter, nuts, or dried fruits.
Today is the day to spread some holiday cheer with sugar and spice and lots of frosting with a Christmas cookie!
If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas
Charles Dickens
I love everything about Christmas including the cookies, but I’m not ready to start my baking yet. I’m going to be going out and mail my Christmas gifts today to those in my family out of state. I’ve shared plenty of cookie recipes over the years and I’ll probably be sticking with the old tried and true for the most part.
I do hope to still get some baking done, but sending out my gifts has the priority today. I’m not sure they’ll arrive in time for Christmas. I heard on the news yesterday that the only people guaranteeing delivery before Christmas was Fed Ex. We’ll see…
Today’s pictures are of some of my family's homes decorated for Christmas and of a few of them just having fun. Enjoy!
I hope you all have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!
COUNTING MY GIFTS
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
Ruth An Schabacker
Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.
6622. for pictures to share
6623. for cookies, always a sweet treat
6624.for UPS workers everywhere
Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!
Please pray for God's protection of
our troops and HIS wisdom for their
commanders.
Almighty and eternal God,
Protect our military
as they discharge their duties
with the shield of your strength,
may the power of your love
enable them to return home in safety
that with all who love them
they may ever praise you for your loving care.
AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters
and Paramedics and EMT’s
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
ADVICE FOR TODAY
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.
Author Unknown
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…
Love,
ma
4 comments:
Each day is a gift. Celebrate!
I will be baking Fruitcake cookies this afternoon - timing it so they house still smells fragrant when my dinner guests arrive. It will be a table for six here in the dining room. Just a few lady friends and what's best is - they are bringing the meal! I will provide drinks and desserts! Win! WIN!!!!
I'm already in for the day, so there'll be no cookie making in Coosada. I did, however, discover 3 olden cookie cutters than belonged to my grandmother and mother. Time permitting, I should pick up some dough and bake a batch for sentiment sake.
Slide #3 is one gorgeous home!
I like the last picture of the house and decorations!! So cool!! We baked cookies a few weeks ago but I "cheated" and got the pre made sugar ones that you just separated and put on a cookie sheet to bake. Got a few tubes of icing to decorate them and we were "good to go." Fun times without a lot of stress.
betty
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