This blog is dedicated to someone whose name I don't know because we are anxiously awaiting the day of their birth. A new baby is coming to our family in a few months. You are surrounded by tremendous love as you grow... and we wait.
Sugar Cookies
1 cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs (beaten)
2 t Vanilla (GF)
1 cup Sour Cream
5 cups Tom Sawyer GF flour
2 t Baking Powder (GF)
1 t Soda
1 ¼ t Salt
Cream shortening and sugar. Combine eggs. vanilla and sour cream. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and soda together. Combine flour mixture alternately to creamed mixture and egg mixture. Chill completely, roll dough out to one quarter (1/4) inch thick, cut cookies with 2 ½ inch cutter.
Bake at 375 F about 15 minutes or until done.
Makes about 100 cookies.
What is Saturday?
Two weeks ago today I borrowed my son's car. It was supposed to be a good thing... he needed to go out of town and my car was a little newer. I enjoyed driving his car so it was good for both of us... for about 10-15 minutes. That's how long it took for me to drive it to the auto shop when I saw the battery light come on. I got out of the car, walked in to speak to the mechanic and about two minutes later it burst into flames. The engine was destroyed in spite of the quick action of the mechanics to put the fire out. Who could have predicted that? Now we wait for the insurance company to complete their investigation so they can pay for his car and perhaps he get a better one. With their first baby coming in a few months, it will be fun for him and his wife to shop for a car. The waiting is not fun. The fire was not expected... we know what the outcome will be but the in-between is not so much fun.
Today is set aside as a day we remember that Jesus was born for one purpose... to pay the price of death for our sins. Even those who claim not to believe declare His truth every time they say what the date is! The year is 2010 A.D. ..."in the year of our Lord". Before then it was B.C., before Christ,when they were waiting for Him to arrive. On that Friday so many years ago when scripture was fulfilled, there was great sadness on earth and in heaven for His suffering. It is overwhelming to even imagine it. This beautiful person who showed love and compassion to so many people saw no compassion returned to Him. It is understandable that He cried out "my God, why has thou forsaken Me?" His final words of "it is finished" must have been so painful to His mother and those who cried near Him as they watched Him suffer and die.
We celebrate the first day of the week when He showed Himself to those who loved Him... but what about Saturday? What about the time when there was still sadness and confusion and those who loved Him retreated to places of shelter and hiding... what about Saturday?
We all have our Saturdays in our life. Something happens that is overwhelming and we just don't know what to do with the time between the difficult period between when the sun stopped shining... and when it begins again. Last year there was celebration when another little baby was expected but on a dark day in our life, the baby was called back to heaven. It felt the same to me then as it did in April 1992 when the same thing happened to my daughter. I felt like some one carved a piece of my heart out of my chest because I could not take away the pain I saw in the eyes of my child. Later that year, we held Paige and later this year, we will hold another little baby but the in between times... the times when great courage and faith are required is our Saturday. Whatever you Saturday is, know that God is with you and He will never ever leave you. A new journey began for the followers of Christ on Sunday. A new journey will begin with you just as it will with us in a few months.
May you celebrate the resurection of our Lord and not worry so much about the nonsense that has been added of fancy clothes and Easter through the worlds eyes. Look around you... the flowers bloom even in the desert declaring new life on earth after a long winter. You will be renewed and you will know that between Friday and Sunday there has to be Saturday for us to heal from the wounds of Friday. May you know the meaning of the blessing Jesus spoke "Peace be with you".
Love,
Nana
John 20:21 Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so send I you
Congrats on the new baby coming! What a blessing, and what a joy! Condolences on the car explosion; God works in diverse ways, His wonders to perform!
ReplyDeleteI should let you know that the little one we were waiting on was named Aveline and she brings joy to all our lives. It was hard to go through the "Saturday" of waiting but our live are enriched by having her in them.
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