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Giving Thanks

by Stacy on November 26, 2009

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 “…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

I’m wishing every one of you a blessed Thanksgiving day, I hope you had the opportunity to spend it with those you love and a moment to relax and enjoy the start of a wondrous holiday season. I’m thankful for the memories I will cherish from today – playing hopscotch and ball with my children, then sipping homemade cider and having cookies, debuting my best Turkey yet, and a darling infant who just wanted some time with Mom. Life is good, I feel blessed.

Image depicts things we should all be thankful for: Simple Pleasures, Things Close to Our Hearts, Art, Sweets, Home, Natures Harvest, Music, Life through the eyes of a child, Travel, Making it Handmade, the Great Outdoors, Planet Earth, Bountiful Fruit, Special Moments, Fall, Brothers and Sisters, and the Promise of a New Day

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A Gobble Gobble Good Time

by Stacy on November 25, 2009

Turkey Cookies

~ Sugar Cookies
~ Chocolate Icing
~ Candy Corn
~ White Chocolate Chips
~ Orange Decorating Gel

These incredibly easy-to-make cookies are the perfect activity to get kids excited about Turkey Day. There’s no need for perfection, so let your kids have a ball creating wonky turkeys and cross-eyed fowl. There’s even time for a quick lesson in Giving and more than likely, you won’t even need to play Teacher. When I made these cookies with my toddlers this afternoon, they asked if we could make some extras to take to their soccer coach, Nana & Papa, Aunt Mel and Uncle Birdie {they like to get creative when naming their relatives}. Be still my heart, I’ve raised a pair of Good Samaritans.

To make your own sweet treats: Bake sugar cookies from your grocery store (less fuss), spread a layer of chocolate frosting along the top of the cookie, smoosh candy corn into the icing, use decorating gel as glue to attach white chocolate chips as eyes, then use the gel to draw a V-shaped beak and pupils. Voila, instant whimsy and loads of fun. I apologize in advance for the sugar rush that follows …

Idea Adapted from Pilsbury

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