A couple of years ago, I tried a Ginger cookie that was soft and chewy, made without molasses or brown sugar. It was wonderful! I have searched everywhere for a 'white' Ginger cookie but have not found a recipe. After seeing Clarice at StoryBook Woods' recipe for Espressodoodles, I thought why not Gingerdoodles? So there you have it, don'tcha know :)
Gingerdoodles
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
2 Tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
To roll cookie in:
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift dry ingredients, except sugar. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix in dry ingredients and blend in milk.
Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar and ginger mixture. Place on greased baking sheets 2-3 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, about 8-10 minutes. Enjoy!
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I made these tonight with another Keeper. Hot Buttered Cranberry Cider, another wonderful recipe from Clarice. It was a wonderful combination :)
Be glorified, be glorified
Be glorified in the heavens, be glorified in the earth
Be glorified in this temple, Jesus, Jesus, Be Thou glorified
We worship You Lord, worship You Lord
Worship You Lord in the heavens, worship You Lord in the earth
Worship You Lord in this temple, Jesus, Jesus, be Thou glorified
Sorry my camera does not do this justice. Sweet Linda had a Giveaway a few weeks ago. I did not win the Grand Prize but was gifted this and to me it is a Grand Prize. Thank you Linda I love it!
Remember Ladies, Linda has a free downloadable pattern for these on her blog. Wouldn't they make a sweet stocking stuffer or favor. Or a just beause gift :)
Opening it up...notice the cute little snap?
Here are the goodies that were inside: 2 tea bags of special Stash brand Christmas Teas! Thank you Linda!!!
My honey made this Cake Pedestal for me :) I have been wanting one but it is not really a neccesity and I couldn't see spending $30.00 or more for something I wouldn't use all the time. I have been searching Thrift Stores looking for the perfect plate and something I could glue it to. I ended up just purchasing these from Wal-Mart. They are stoneware from Better Homes & Gardens Dinnerware Line. I think this came out very cute!
Thank you Honey!
Notice the beautiful Toile Apron? A sweet friend of mine sent it to me in a barter. She even sewed a matching oven mitt! Thank you sweetie!
Aren't these Cinnamon Hearts neat?
I had some leftover Applesauce but not really enough to do much with. I added flour, cinnamon and cloves and rolled out the dough. I then used my cookie cutters, cut out hearts and decorated with silver dragees. I had something already baking in the oven and the ends kind of faded from sitting out. BUT, after baking I took them out and they look like leather hearts with studs :)
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
Hebrews 5:8
He learned. Jesus had a teachable heart and desires for us to have the same.
What exactly is a teachable heart?
According to Webster’s:
Teachable means: may be taught, apt to learn, readily receiving instruction. Readily receiving instruction. Not hesitating, but readily receiving. Now.
Teachable hearts being that our hearts are open to the Word of God.
So, how can we attain that heart?
Simply by being obedient to our Master.
Jesus sets for us the perfect example in Hebrews 5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.
Elisabeth Elliot once said, “ Only God knows what trials and tribulations we need in order to be made teachable.”
God allows us to go through trials and tribulations as a means of spiritual growth. Just as a mother knows the needs of her child, so the Father knows the needs of His children, us. We need to be brought into humble obedience to the will of God, and we need trials to teach us submission.
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Philippians 2:8
Jesus persisted in obedience. He could have easily said, “ I don’t want to go to the cross, I’m going to run and hide.” Instead, He wanted to be obedient to the Father. He readily and willingly took this role. And He encourages us to obedient. He makes this possible for us by Jesus, Himself setting the example, being in the image of man.
Webster’s defines obedience as this:
The performance of what is required or enjoined by authority, or the abstaining from what is prohibited. To constitute obedience, the act or forbearance to act must be in submission to authority.
So many times we have our own agenda, our own plans. However, we need to be seeking the LORD on a daily basis to see what He has for us.
We know that the LORD desires obedience and total submission from us, but sometimes it is hard to “let go of the reigns.” Especially at times when we are facing trials or things are not going the way we had planned. We want results now, so we try to take matters into our own hands, and not even seek Him. Or we are afraid to ask because we are afraid that His answer will differ from what we want or expect.
It is like the child who comes home from school and wants a cookie. He already knows that his mom will say no, so he doesn’t even ask her. He just goes against her will so he can gain his will. His cookie.
We need to come to that place where we have made Jesus our LORD and submit to Him.
Michael and I rented a movie last year; “A man called Peter”, it was about the life of Peter Marshall, the Scottish Minister who was Chaplain to the US Senate. His wife Catherine was diagnosed with Tuberculosis and was not recovering.She was going on 2 years of being bed-ridden. During that time she thought that there must be some kind of sin in her life to be experiencing this illness. So, she wrote letters to everyone she could think of in her past who she had hurt in some way. All the way back to grade school and a little girl in her class that she picked on. After realizing that this was not punishment from the Lord, she broke down. She cried out to the Father and accepted what the Lord had placed before her. She stopped fighting and surrendered to Him. She accepted His will for her life.
No matter how hard it is, we must surrender to Him and accept what He has for us.
“In acceptance lies peace.” Amy Carmichael once said
God desires for us to have that peace. Peace in knowing that we are doing God’s will.
When we submit to the Lord and are obedient to Him, we will demonstrate a teachable heart and bring glory to Him. This is not about us and our comfort zone; it’s about pleasing Him, who gave His life for us.
Our Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we LOVE You so much and truly desire to be pleasing to You. Help us to have teachable hearts, to not just stop at making You our Savior, but making You our Lord too. Help us to align with Your will for our life and help us to glorify You in all that we do. Oh Lord, You are so beautiful and we cannot thank You enough for loving us like You do. We pray this in Jesus' name...Amen.
For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure
Welcome! I am a born-again Bible believing Christian saved by the grace of God through faith in my Lord Jesus Christ. I am also married to the most wonderful husband ever.
My prayer is that as you visit you will find both encouragement and refreshment in the Lord as well as some creative inspiration. Above all, that Christ would be glorified.
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