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CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, August 22, 2014










 
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What an exciting week it has been!
And I can't believe that the first week of our Ukraine trip has already passed.
The time is flying by.
But so many wonderful things are happening.
God is blessing us right and left.....
and the people are soaking up all the encouragement we can give. 
We are just finishing the women's retreat this morning.
It has been the most glorious one we have ever had.
I have had many opportunities to be with the ladies.....
more times without an interpreter than in the past.
And it has really helped me to see their hearts and share love with them without words.
It is amazing how we can communicate without knowing each other's language.

The ladies have had a fabulous time of Bible study, recreation and rest.
We were all pretty teary last night when we had our final session.
They gave me a beautiful gift and tribute.
I expressed my love and gratefulness for another opportunity to be with them.
But we don't know what the next year holds.....
so this could be our last time together.
I reminded them that I love them so much, and will come back if God allows.
And if not, I reminded them to remember all the promises of God no matter what they face.
As you can imagine.....many many tears were shed.
But also......love was abounding!

Today we go back to Borislav. 
I am going to get to teach a few young ladies how to decorate cookies!
And then we start visiting about 40 homes in that area.
We have a wedding to attend this weekend.
And I'll be teaching parts of my Bible study in two different more settings this next week.
It will be extremely busy.....but very rewarding.
I look forward to sharing with you next week.....if we get some wifi time.
Sending you all my love and gratefulness!


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Instagram photos for this week:


And we're off.....well sort of.
We are sitting at the gate watching the delay become so long that we may
miss our flight into Munich from Washington Dulles.
Prayers are welcome for a little travel miracle.


Some lovelies for your Friday.


A penny for your thoughts...... (Gumball Cookies from last year).
I've arrived in L'viv Ukraine and all is well. I'll post as I can. 


Our first Sunday in Ukraine.....doing well and having a fabulous time.
(We haven't had internet in the in Borislav....but now we are at the women's retreat
and they have wifi in their lobby. 😊)
I'll post more soon.


A sunflower to brighten your Thursday.... 
A throwback from last year....




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Flowers Cookie Pops (Tutorial)





In making the "Serving Mom Breakfast in Bed" cookies,
it only seemed fitting to make some flower cookies to put in a vase for the place setting.

I've not been one to like making real "cookie pops" (cookies on a stick).
Instead, I've always made "fake cookie pops instead.

But for this occasion, I chose to make the real deal.

Rather than bake the sticks in the cookies,
indent the side of the cookie with the end of the stick so you can "glue them together" later.
(see photo below)



Once the cookies are baked, you can decorate the cookies without having the stick attached.
(Trust me.....the stick can really get in the way!)

After the cookies have dried overnight, you can add a bit of glaze to the end of the stick and 
and push it up into the hole made prior to baking to glue the stick to the cookie.



Notice I added some extra glaze to the back of the cookie to ensure the stick stayed in place.




For the actual display, I placed the sticks within decorative straws for a special extra touch.





Dessert for Breakfast Cookie Collection

CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, August 8, 2014










 
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Personal Side

Amazingly enough......it has been such a productive week that I feel fairly ready for my trip.
I got the cookies baked early in the week, and today I was able to package them for travel.
I've worked hard to get ahead.....and keep my blog going as I'm gone,
and I been working to prepare myself to make about 200 wedding cookies
for my daughter's September wedding, when I return!

I've still got things to prepare for Ukraine......and packing to do at the beginning of next week,
but overall,  I think I'll be completely ready well before Thursday morning.

If you'd like to keep up with my Ukraine adventure,
I'll update my FB page and Instagram often.
I also have a Ukraine blog called Crazie Commitment.
However, last year, the wifi situation was so sporadic, I had difficulty posting photos on the blog.
Out of frustration, I gave up on it until I returned home.....
and then did one long blog post with tons of photos.
I can imagine that our internet access will not be much different this year, but who knows?
I'll do my best to post as I can.

Thanks for sticking with me.....and supporting me.
I appreciate you so very very much.



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Instagram photos for this week:


Can you believe it's August already?!
At least my autumn cookies don't seem quite so premature. ;)
Happy Friday!

 Owl Cookies from last year.....
Happy Saturday!


Favorite cookie from my Back-To-School set coming soon on the blog.


Decorated some cookie love today for the beloved Ukrainians we will visit in the next few weeks.
Trip is coming in just 10 days! 


Some pretties to wish you a Happy Tuesday. :)


One of my favorite flowers (I have several!)....the Sunflower.
This is a set from last year. It still makes me happy. :)



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