Christmas is just around the corner! For some, that can strike a chord of sheer terror. There is a relatively new tradition that I never had to deal with: “Elf on a shelf.” What sadist came up with this? I have neither the creativity nor the time to devote to elf shenanigans. I know that some of you out there love it, and I think that’s great! During this season, there’s always so much to do, like cooking, decorating, shopping, and finding the right thing to wear to the Christmas parties you don’t want to go to.
I always wanted everything to be just right. Not perfect, but just right. I was happy with all those crazy Christmas whirlwind times, but looking back, do you know what my biggest regret is? No, not the perfect sugar cookie recipe. Not the perfect gift for my mother in law. The biggest regret is that I didn’t spend more time with my kids at the feet of Jesus.
In the end, that’s all that really matters, isn’t it?
It no longer matters whether my kids got all 30 things on their list, but it does matter that they love our precious Lord and Savior and have accepted Jesus as Lord of their lives.
This Christmas season, take some time to love on your family and experience God’s peace and love. Psalm 95:6 says “Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” Let us adore Him! Let us worship Him! Let us focus on the real reason for the season!
By the way, I really do have the perfect sugar cookie recipe! Enjoy!
Sugar Cookies
1 cup margarine 2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla
1 large egg. 2 ¾ cups flour
Preheat oven to 400. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add baking powder and flour 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Do not chill dough. Divide dough in half, rolling into 2 balls. On a floured surface, roll each ball in a circle about 1/8 inch thick. Dip cutters in flour before each use. Bake 6-7 minutes or until light brown.
Icing:
1/3 cup cold milk
¼ cup melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups of powdered sugar
Mix all together. Add more milk if too thick, more powdered sugar if too thin.
Merry Christmas!
We would like to thank Trina Lewis for writing this post!
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