Recipe Wednesday!

This recipe is SO simple, but yields phenomenal results!! Mmmm! They're melting in my mouth...sort of. I'm on a very strict weight loss program, and eating cookies isn't allowed! Boo!

The recipe as listed here is doubled from the one in the recipe book. The extra cookies will not go to waste. Promise!

I recommend using name brand ingredients...trial and error tells me so!

1 c Crisco
1 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar, lightly packed
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp real vanilla
2 c all purpose flour
1 12 oz bag of semi sweet chips
Nuts are optional

Cream together the shortening, sugars, eggs, vanilla, salt & soda. (Don't use an electric mixer...too much air gets whipped in). Add flour and mix well. Add chips and nuts. Mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoon (or by tablespoon) onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 6 1/2 to 7 minutes. The truck is to get them out of the oven as they begin to brown around the edges. , but not on top. Unless you like a crunchy cookie!

Enjoy! Let me know how they turn out for you!

Shine on!

{Matt 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.}

It's all about Him. Never forget that.

Take time to make time

As I sit down to try to put some meaningful words together, it strikes me at how long it has been since I have done much of anything worthwhile for the Kingdom. How sad that is. Over the last 7 months or so, we have sold our home, moved to a rental home, then bought a new one and had to make one final move. Throw in work, Thanksgiving, Christmas, life in general, and it seems like I've been busy. Then, I look at my notes from church today and read a question that I wrote down... "Do you feel like you don't have time for anything "God"?"

Hmm... maybe I have actually identified one of my biggest problems. Finding time for God (Bible study, prayer, discipleship, writing, reaching out to others, etc.).

It's not often that I have trouble finding time for my family (although my daughters may argue that point), or for my job - I show up every day; I also seem to make it to the grocery store for food, gas station for fuel. I also shop for things I want (instead of need), go out to dinner, maybe enjoy a coke with a friend. I browse the internet for bargains, or news stories, or vacation destinations. My iPhone has a ton of apps that I use for fun. I watch NCIS on a faithful basis. Our clothes get washed, dog gets fed, etc.

So you see, I have time for "things". My issue - gulp - is that I have chosen to not have time for God. Ouch. That one stings. Why do I put God behind frivolity? I don't need to "make" time for Him, I simply need to put Him back where He belongs.

I know I am not alone in this, but I hope you've done a better job at keeping Him #1 than I have.

This is me... finding my way back to studying and learning, and hopefully making a difference for the Kingdom of God.

Join me?