Although a month delayed in posting, these thoughts have been
consuming my mind lately. While preparing these cookies for
a cookie exchange party with friends…
{Recipe for Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies}
… my thoughts wandered.
{3/4 stick Crisco baking sticks- butter flavored}
{3/4 cup sugar}
{3/4 cup packed brown sugar}
Enjoying time alone in the kitchen, is an act…
… of service, of joy, of friendship.
{2 large eggs}
{2 teaspoons vanilla extract}
Taking quite moments even in the midst of a busy season…
{1 cup flour}
{1 teaspoon baking soda}
{1 teaspoon ground cinnamon}
{1/4 teaspoon salt}
… to serve, to enjoy, to be together.
{2 2/4 old-fashioned rolled oats}
{1 cup dried cranberries}
{1 cup chopped walnuts}
{optional: substitute white chocolate chips for walnuts}
Friends are worth it! Slowing down is worth it! Being creative is worth it!
{Beat Crisco stick, sugar, brown sugar in large bowl}
{Beat in eggs and vanilla}
{Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt in small bowl}
{Combine flour combination with sugar combination}
It's necessary for us to slow down, take time to remember…
{stir in oats, cranberries, white chocolate chips}
{drop a tablespoon or so of dough 2 inches apart}
{Bake at 350* for 10-12 minutes}
… this life is not about us, but about knowing Christ
and making Him known to others.
{melt additional white chocolate chips to make icing}
Sometimes this is done by making cookies in your kitchen,
worshipping Christ while you sing aloud as you bake.
{use wax paper to make an icing bag}
{drizzle over cookies to your liking}
Sometimes it's taking the moments to reflect on what Christ is
doing in your life amidst good friends.
{serve to friends}
{enjoy a few yourself}
Sometimes it's serving others even when we'd rather be
eating cookies curled up on our own couch.
~ this is about so much more than just cookies… it's about living our lives~
~worthy of the calling we have received~
