Monster Cookies

I am sitting hear listening to it pour down rain outside and making Monster Cookies for our Dave Ramsey class tonight. As I was mixing the ingredients together for these cookies I began to make an analogy. If you only take one ingredient it does not make a cookie but if you take several ingredients and blend together it makes a delicious, mouthwatering cookie. I love Monster Cookies, jus sayin. Any way, isn't that just like our God, he takes just little ol me and mixes it with the ingredients of his spirit, such as(love, peace, joy, longsuffering, patience, gentleness, kindness meekness etc.) you get the picture and makes us into something sweet and wonderful for his kingdom. Monster cookies would not be good without the sugar, butter, m&ms, peanut butter, oatmeal etc., My prayer today is that you would just let Jesus mix you all up with some of his ingredients so that you can become "Monster Cookies" for his kingdom. Not literally, but that we would bring about a sweetness to his kingdom and to his work. I for one am having to work on this to let the fruits of his spirit become more evident in my life and that I would live a life that is pleasing to my heavenly father.










Easy Monster Cookies

1 pouch Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix (1 1b.1.5 oz) pkg.
1 pouch Peanut Butter Cookie Mix ( 1 1b. 1.5 oz) pkg.
1 1/2 cup quick Cooking Oats
1 cup butter, margarine softened
3 eggs
2 cups M&M's

Mix all ingredients together and bake 375 for 12-13 minutes.
DELICIOUS

Cloudy but Sonshine always shines through

I know I have not posted in a while so here I am. School has started back and that means my job as a School Secretary has just gotten extremely busy. I love my job and the people I work with although it is an extremely stressful job. I feel like a huge rubberband some days when I am stretched in 100 different directions. My goal this year is to not take ownership with things I have no control over. I tend to be a perfectionist so I have a bent to take on too much. I think many women are like this but guess what ladies, God did not intend for us to go it alone. I try everyday to keep my heart and mind pointed to the cross. Sometimes the clouds get in the way but the Son always shines. It is my prayer that I let his grace abound through me everyday and learn that there are some mountains that are just not worth dying on. I am at a point in my life where I do not have the pressures of small children running around, but I think so many times we just replace that with other pressures. God has not given us a spirit of fear but of a sound mind and that is what I am working on these days. Just me and God working on keeping my life on a steady pace to the cross. It is not easy some days but I pray I keep striving to live a life that is pleasing to him and having fun in the process.

Belly Laughs are Good for the Soul

I have had a great week so far. I am off for five more days. Yea! I have done alot of thinking about my ladies group "Unlimited" and the upcoming bible study. I so want God to do great things in our ladies. I believe we all become so busy that we have little time for relationships outside our family. I want to encourage women to cultivate some relationships with some girlfriends. So many times we feel like we want to stay within our shell like a turtle for fear of getting hurt. Believe me, I just have walked through a place in my life that has shaken my beliefs to the core. BUT, I know that God has it all under control. I will not let Satan win in this area of my life. I intend to be a Lion Chase and quit living like I am wanting to arrive safely at death. I have much life to live and intend to live it with hilarious humor. I love to laugh. You know those belly laughs. They are good for th soul. Let me encourage to laugh. Have a blessed week.
Terry

Getting Started on my staycation.

It has been a fun day. I am so thrilled to have ten days off straight. My plans are to craft, craft, craft. I so want to get started with my etsy account, but am scared to death and to be honest, I do not know how to do it. All help would be appreciated. I have come to a time in my life, where I am trying to simplify and get out of debt. I am tired of being a slave to debt. My oldest son got married April 10th and youngest will be getting married March 5, 2011. I am excited for them both but it makes me sad at the same time. If I could go back and parent now, knowing what I know, it would be totally awesome. I miss those little guys running around the house and driving them from ball game to ball game. Oh if I could have a 1.00 for every ball game that I sat through, I would be rich. I cherish those memories. To all you parents out there in the saga of the teenage years, take heart this too shall pass. If I could give you any piece of advice, I would tell you to enjoy the journey and stay the course. Set boundaries and don't budge. There will be times when you just don't like your teenager, but let me tell you that they do grow up and you will like them again. I love my boys and the Men that they have become. Take heart, dig deep and enjoy.

stamping up north: Give Thanks

stamping up north: Give Thanks

Journey

Today has been one of those uneventful days, but a good one none the less. As I have anticipated coming home to write in my blog, I just wanted to share with you what has been on my heart for several weeks. I know my post seem to be random but I am trying to share my journey. I want to encourage you young mothers out there and any mother for that fact to cultivate your adult friendships. Trust me women we need each other. When your children are grown, you will need these friendships. Don't be afraid to be a good friend. This takes work but is so worth it. Sometimes we need to plant, sometimes we need to weed and sometimes we need to water. What do you need to do today? Call a friend.

The Promised Land Journey

Well ladies I attended the Beth Moore simulcast today and thoroughly enjoyed by day. I must confess that I was extremely tired from my 13 hour day yesterday,but I forced myself to get out of bed and go. This is another day in my journey. The main thing that was so profound to me today was and I confess that it is simple but yet so true.

GRACE is the only gift that you can give and keep at the same time. Try doing this every day. I am going to try and do this. Thank you God for your Grace. We have got be secure ladies. Realize your place in Christ. Today's post is short and sweet because I am extremely tired. Have a blessed Sunday and go to churh somewhere.
Sincerely,

Terry