Psalm 46:10 ~ Be still and kow that I am God.

Psalm 46:10 ~ Be still and know that I am God.

"God will not shout above all the noise and busyness to make Himself heard. It's only as we slow the pace and lower the decibel level of our lives that we can do business with God."
~ Quote by D.L. Moody on Psalms 46:10 ~

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

COOKIES AND DEAR SANTA...

Last night we were bursting with Christmas spirit at our house. The cookies that I was hoping to hold off decorating was no longer "my" plan. The kids desperately wanted to decorate them last night. And what "beautiful" cookies they are, too. Parker's were well thought out...he and Scott even made stars to look like "Patrick" from SpongeBob Squarepants. My boys...what can I say?

Parker's "Patrick Star" cookie...


Faith's cookies were decorated with just about everything on the table...thick frosting, decorating gel and lots and LOTS of sprinkles...some so full that they were difficult to move and will definitely give anyone who attempts to eat them an instant sugar high!

There IS a star under all that...



Last night was also the night the kids decided to write to Santa. Parker's letter started with a friendly greeting to Santa asking how he's been doing and also if the reindeer are well. He then asked for a game for his Nintendo DS, one for the Wii, more Yu-Gi-Oh! and Pokemon cards and Bakugan. He signed with a "Sincerely, Parker" and that was it. Faith, however, decided to skip the formalities. First I asked if she wanted me to write for her. "NO! I will do it myself!" So I spelled out EVERYTHING on her list for her to write. Then I asked her if she wanted to give Santa a friendly greeting at the start of her letter and she said, "Nope...just want to make my list." Her's was longer (three pages)...although she's just learning to write all her letters so she still writes pretty big...and she's still at an age where the commercials tell her she NEEDS everything and she believes it! So...longer list of requests...won't get them all! She asked for Barbie Peek-A-Boo, a cupcake maker (absolutely NO way is she getting this!), a calendar (?), Barbie stuff, horses, a zebra and a giraffe, Polly Pockets, and books. I had to convince her to sign her name but she skipped the "sincerely."

We'll see how well Santa pulls through this year. I'm thankful that they are pretty content with what they already have so it will make our shopping...I mean Santa'a shopping...a lot less stressful!

Peace.
Jeanine

1 comment:

Carol said...

Faith is my kind of decorator... The more the better! =)