My honey loves football. Normally I do not, but uh how can I say this without sounding like a teenage groupie? I think I'm in love with Tim Tebow. He makes my heart pitter patter. There I said it;) Do you know him? He's been the starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos for the last few weeks and there is always controversy swirling around this guy.
He's a devout, very vocal Christian...bold in his faith. He inspires me. He talks about the Lord in his press conferences and his faith is THE most important thing in his life. You can tell. Apparently he was raised by missionaries and was home schooled and well...let's just say they did a great job. Whoever lands this guy as a husband is one lucky gal. Wowza! Even my honey is crushing on him so it's all good;) Go Broncos!
Today was cookie day. My friend Brandee invited me to be a part of her yearly tradition. Apparently I can make a mean toffee pretzel peanut butter cookie;)
We were tucked into her log cabin deep in the woods. Christmas music was pouring out of her cd player and we were all singing along. Yummy cookie scents were wafting in the air...it was right out of Hans Christian Anderson storybook. She lives waaaay out in the BOONIES. Every time I saw her she would warn me "you'll see" when referring to her house. And she was right. It was a straight up log cabin in the middle of nowhere.
She invited a few of her special friends and we baked all day long. We each brought three cookie recipes and then at the end of the day we divied it all up. I came home with a box full of cookies. Great teacher/bus driver/neighbor gifts:) Just not my trainer. She chewed my butt when I mentioned cookie day. Said I was poisoning my loved ones. Geesh! I know, but let's sugar coat it a bit shall we;) It is Christmas after all.
This is Clementine. She was our "helper" for the day. She's such a sweetheart. Seriously she is, but can I just say that I'm SO glad my girls are the ages they are!! It's so nice to not have to corral them. Remember those days when you did nothing but distract and do damage control?? That's one nice thing about getting older;)
Okay so these are the things that have made my heart pitter patter lately...Tim Tebow and too many pieces of peanut butter bark;) Don't ya just love how I can tie those two things together?? HA! Now for the give-away winners. I seriously wish I could buy each and every one of you the Jesus Calling book. It's really made devotions easy and meaningful for me, so even if you don't win just go buy a copy. Okay?? Pinkie promise me:) It's that good.
Have a blessed day.
308. laughing until i cried today
309. a much needed day off
310. peanut butter bark
311. sugarfree peppermint mocha creamer
312. a new workout...to burn off those calories
I LOVE Tim Tebow too. Ever since Peyton Manning is out of football, Tebow is my new man. I have a fantasy football team and I don't want any convicted felons on my team or any just plain crappy people. I wish Tebow was my QB, but right now I'm happy to have Eli Manning. I yep Tebow is a cutie pie. Your pics are wonderful today. So much Christmas. LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteSo happy to be first. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and tell Brandee I say "Hi!" Yeah, I'm hogging the comment space. sorry.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the way your blogged our day! Jim particularly loves the photo of Charleigh and me. I love how your eye catches the best of everything through your camera. After you left, today, we talked about you and what a wonderful addition you were: how sweet you are; how great your cookie picks were; and, in general, how you fit right in. So I hope you'll come again, next year! (This was our first-ever Cookie Day w/ 4 bakers, and I have to say: I was a little nervous about how we would navigate/share the space. But, truly, I think this was our best experience, yet!) Thank you for my PERFECT cuff and for your sweet words in the little card. Lots of love to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteP.S. We HAVE to bust your girls out of school, next year! Tell them I missed them!
Oh, Tim Tebow is the BEST and making such a difference and such an awesome testimony and yes, good looking to boot!!!! What a combination!
ReplyDeleteSound like such a fun day and I'm with you, there are some really good aspects of getting older. :o)
Happy rest of the week dearie!
yeah, tim tebow is on fire!!!
ReplyDeletecookie day sounds like the best day. no calorie counting, just plain fun! tell your trainer that everything in moderation is my motto. : )
i'd die to live in the boonies in a cabin. how gorgeous!
Cookie backing day in a cabin in the woods with a sweet little helper like that? What could be better.
ReplyDeleteI miss corralling and being needed. I really do. I LOVE little.
OK. SO...I kinda, sorta, really indirectly, but it's totally worth saying...know him. Yeah. It's a stretch...but turns out some friends in our Sunday School class know him and his family. Went to church with them, watched him grow up. He was in fact home schooled and they said he is what he claims to be. Solid guy (I am talking about faith here. Ha!) He's a "what you see is what you get" kind of guy. That's really great to know. But...he's still not available. As in...you're not available. Haha! Guess you'll just have to settle knowing he's playing football for Jesus. :)
ReplyDeleteOn a side note...your trainer needs a cookie. It will make her less grumpy.
Aaaaaand...Today I had five kids in the house (2 nieces were here). High-Five on the "glad to be out of the baby/corralling stage". I see so many blogs of pregnant mommies and sometimes in an insane moment I think of bambino numero cuatro...and then I say "snap out of it!" Done. Fin. The end.
P.S. Look at me not being a stranger. Now I won't shut up. Warning: sometimes I leave books and pretend they are comments. ;)
Oh, I remember those those days......;)
ReplyDeleteOh man.. so want to leave a certain comment but I can only do it for your ears only. LOL
ReplyDeleteAnyway love this sweet post!!!! Your baking day looked AWESOME and I love log cabins! Adorable kiddos and of course Tim Tebow is a doll.
You are my sunshine. :)
How fun to have a cookie day!! We did this every year before my Mom's friend moved to Colorado. It was so fun.
ReplyDeleteDistraction and damage control. I'm there.
Also, if cookies are poison, then what a way to die. ;)
geesh...love that pic of your hair
ReplyDeleteyes please to cookies and tebow..i can see that as a son in law;)
oh the Jesus calling book...i am so glad i got it in september so i have many months still to go. seriously, it has changed my relationship with Jesus. Did you know there is a Jesus lives?
xo
OK ~ what are those last ones ~ I think I need about 1/2 dozen of them right now!! So glad you had fun at your cookie day ~ we all need a little sweet for the holidays! xo
ReplyDeleteLoved this peek of your visit to Brandee's. Sounds like an amazing day!
ReplyDeleteI want to come bake cookies...
Looks like you had a blast on cookie day! I need to get so inspired. Totally missed the giveaway, but will be checking out Jesus Calling. Have a blessed Wednesday. Jackie
ReplyDeleteLove Tim Tebow! I think our youth needs more heroes like him! OK...that last picture left me drooling! YUM!
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's so funny because my adult son and I were talking about Tim Tebow yesterday and he said people will still say negative comments about him. I was saying I can't understand why folks can't feel good for someone's success. then my son said (he is really funny and was totally joking), "Yeah, if people don't like Tim Tebow, they're going to h*ll." I laughed and laughed. It was so funny. :) How fun to get together and bake! I would love to that! :)
ReplyDeleteRegarding Tim Tebow, I totally get it! And regarding your cookie day - how delightful! I have a new grandson and am anxious for the time that he can do stuff like this with Grandma and Grandpa on the farm. 8-)
ReplyDeleteoh honey--I LOOVVEEE me some tim tebow--it was great to have him in Gainesville (Florida), where I live, for several years! I got to see him up close and personal as we sit right behind the florida football players at the home Gator games! He is YUMMY!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHe is a spectacular guy who loves the Lord and seems totally grounded in his faith. I'm sure his parents are more than proud.
ReplyDeleteglad for your cookie baking day with friends....need one of those kind of days! I think we're gonna head to my mom's house this weekend to bake holiday treats!
I heart cookie baking day! My Mom and I have this tradition every year too. She does the baking, I just sit and watch and taste test for her. :) It's a good time.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that I won your drawing!! I never win anything! Eeeeee! Super excited to read this book!
P.S. Tim Tebow married?? I'm single now. Heeeeyyyy. :)
oh, cookie baking days are the BEST!!!!! tim tebow...so cute!
ReplyDeleteclementine is so cute and i love the name!
xo
How fun!!!!!:O) To gather and bake with friends:O) Those cookies look yummy and love all the Christmas decorations, I miss my boys being little again but then I am glad too they are grown and I dont have to run after them, although it was good exercise:O) have a great week:O)
ReplyDeleteyou are funny :) mr. qb is a hottie though, i have to say!! looks like a fun day of baking!!! poison?? nah!!
ReplyDeletei am so out of the loop when it comes to sports, but then i noticed all my girlfriends (who usually could care less about football) posting on facebook about this tebow guy. yes, he's a cutie for sure. :) such a good idea to divvy up all those goodies after a day of baking!
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of Tebow 's too b/c of his faith and boldness. We need to be bold and just say it. My daughter Abbie wrote a great post on this topic. I am so proud of her.
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Brandee's house looks so great. I am so glad you had a good time. I hear ya on little ones. I love grandma days but I am wiped out when they go home!!
CONGRATS Jess & Dandy!!! :o)
ReplyDeleteEven though I'm a "Gator-Hater", I so love Tebow. (he played for the FL Gators in College)
We need to keep him in our prayers for sure. People are loving to try and tear him apart because of his faith.
that last picture?? I think I just gained 5lbs by looking at it!! ;o)
Becky, I just finished reading Tebow's book. It's excellent, even though I only understood a teeny tiny bit of the football jargon. You'd love it! It's actually really inspiring me as a mom because he talks about how his parents raised him.
ReplyDeleteLove the log cabin cookie day, how cozy!
YES!!! We have Tebow Fever at our house too! What a great example, right?! I agree with what Jodi said above - pray for him. :)
ReplyDeleteCookies, friends, & a cabin = SO much fun. I am VERY thankful for sugar free Peppermint Mocha too - I wait patiently for it all year. :) Happy Tuesday Becky!
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ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! My post today was about Tebow too!! I promise I didn't steal it from you! I had no idea! This was my first time reading your blog since Sunday. Swear. Great minds think alike! :)
ReplyDeleteGotta LOVE a man who not only wears his faith on his sleeve, but everywhere else, too.
ReplyDeleteSwooning right along with you!
XO,
Anne
We all need something (or someone) that makes our hearts go "pitter patter"!! And baking cookies is always a big hit around here;) Clementine sure is a cutie-pie!
ReplyDeletedon't laugh i don't watch any football so i just learned who he was! i know shocking! but holy smokes i now see what i have been missing!!!!
ReplyDeletexo,
Lulu
I have so much to say about this post! It reminds me of our major giggle yesterday which has actually caused me to chuckle a few times today too. Oh girl, you just enjoy your goodies this christmas and your trainer can get you back into shape after new years. ;0)
ReplyDeleteAMEN, Becky! I'm with ya 100%! TT is just awesome! I'm not a football fan either, but this guy....he's the whole package! It angers me to see other making fun of his faith, but I guess that's to be expected in this evil world we live in. It's certainly not going to stop us from "puttin' it all out there for God"! Thanks for being an inspiration and role model for all of us, Tim!!!! :)
ReplyDeletexoxo laurie
Becky, have, love, and give Jesus Calling. So, please don't enter me. Let someone else enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhen you finished with Jesus Calling, let me recommend the devo I'm using now that came highly recommended by a friend. Comforts from the Cross by Elyse Fitzpatrick. It is so so so good.
And, you look awesome on your date night! You pretty much always look awesome but it is fun to get gussied up every now and then. :-)
Oh, thankful for? Just today my co-worker did an exercise with our team where he had us make a list of 10 things we're thankful for. Then ten more. Then ten more. It was an interesting exercise! I ended up with 67 but want to keep the list going. I am so blessed.
I really appreciate the way that tim tebow shares his relationship with Christ in a natural way . . . as part of his game. Not in a goofy way.
ReplyDeleteFondly,
Glenda
ps. so happy you have friends already. YEAH.
I laughed hard with your trainer's comment about poisoning your friends with cookies! I baked several batches of cookies last weekend and gave them out to my neighbors. I think you should give your trainer a goodie bag for Christmas :) sounds like you are making some really great friends in VA. So happy for you!
ReplyDeleteSide note - its mid December and it was 40 degrees in Rochester and our snow has melted! I'm so sad!!! And there's a big chance we won't have a white Christmas :( craziness up here in MN!
Loving your use my m$ms there makes my heart happy!
ReplyDeleteLove Tim Tebow and love that he loves Jesus!
ReplyDeleteMy cookies have poisoned my family. One to another batch for the relatives :)
I LOVE Tebow and I also love that he plays for my favorite team. We need to pray for him. So many people would love to see him fail...and not just in football.
ReplyDeleteThose cookies look delish and the are so colorful! Yum!
ReplyDeleteSorry Becky... I've already claimed Tim Tebow as my future sil. lol Check out my facebook from about 2 weeks ago, when I staked my claim. Ha ha
ReplyDeleteHe is truly such an awesome example of what more young men should be raised like. Cute, atheletic, successful and in love with Jesus...What a combination.
Your pretzels look delish...
I need some cookies with the week we are having even if they are posion!!! So glad you had such a wonderful time with your friends, it sounds like you are fitting right in and making new friends left and right! yeah!! happy Thursday!
ReplyDeleteMmmm....must have the recipe for peanut butter bark! Peanut butter is one of my favorite things!
ReplyDeleteI don't know football, but I know Tebow's name now :) So awesome.
Love your friend's vintage collection of Christmas decor, and her little girl's name...."Clementine" was on my list of favorites when I was pregnant with Nora. And since we're done, I've decided to name all her baby doll's the sweet names I've had to put to rest: Clementine, Sylvie, Clara, & Audrey :)
What fun for you to be included in the cookie making! Must do your heart good :)
Christmas blessings ~
Kelly
Sounds like a fun day....
ReplyDeleteMy mom baked molasses
spice cookies today and
the house still smells soooo
good! I'm super proud of
Tim T and think he is FAB!
xx Suzanne
oh what a gorgeous day! (and i'm intensely jealous that you got to hang with brandee--love that girl.) one of these days i've got to get myself down to your place and spend the day with YOU.
ReplyDeletei bet her home is wonderfully warm and cozy!
ReplyDeleteconfession: i was a tom brady fan... admired his work ethic and diligence... but not too much NFL these days. maybe in another season or two, as mine grow older and don't need a driver or a fan of their own at their games... :)
I love those vintage Santas! All I do is corral these days, it's so exhausting.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm guilty of poisoning everyone I know.
Love Tim Tebow too. And cookies ( ate way too many this Christmas). And a dear friend gave me Jesus Calling a few months ago. It's so good. xo
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