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09.12.14 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

The Christmas Cookie

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A holiday element for most of us are the delicious Christmas cookies. How varied is the way we would describe our idea of the best Christmas cookies! I did a casual survey on the site a number of years ago, and the opinions ranged widely concerning best cookie recipes for christmas -from Chocolate Chip to Gingerbread and beyond. How…

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02.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Candy Cane Cupcakes

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It is all in the frosting! Bake up any sort of cupcake you want… vanilla or chocolate are the best. Then make this yummy frosting: 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 4 teaspoons vanilla extract 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 4 cups confectioners sugar 4 tablespoons heavy cream Red food coloring (gel type)…

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02.12.13 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Peppermint Stripes

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I hope you have some peppermint candy canes! If you don’t, that should go on your shopping list today. The appearance of candy canes marks the beginning of the Christmas/winter season for many. Peppermint Candy Canes Do you like to taste something sweet, like candy? Do you like the fresh, tingly, taste of peppermint? A…

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04.12.12 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

B is For Bread

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Scripture for Today John 6:48 I am the Bread of Life   In the Jewish Tabernacle was an important item, The Shewbread, or “Bread of the Presence“. Today would be a good day to consider Moses, who received the patterns of the Tabernacle and all the commandments of the Old Covenant.  The picture of the…

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19.12.11 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

Advent Day Twenty-Three: Virgin Mary

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Precious Truth: God knows us from before our birth, and He has a plan for us. A plan for good. Today’s Reading from The Word Isaiah 7:14 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel Thoughts: The symbol…

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18.12.10 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

20. Candy Cane

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Today is Candy Cane Day at the Advent blog, here! Get plenty of candy canes, pass them around, and learn of their symbolism. You can start reading some Christmas Thoughts, the candy cane story at the bottom of the page; consider printing out this poem, attach to candy canes and pass them out at random….

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08.12.10 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

11. Recipe Box

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Every good cook has one, but I like the old fashioned kind – the ones that hold 3×5 cards. I inherited the recipe boxes of my grandmothers, which were mainly interesting for sentimental reasons, since they weren’t fancy or expensive. But written recipe collections are a good way to hand down family recipes to future…

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01.12.10 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

4. Breakfast

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This week we are considering Hope. Good morning! Have you had your breakfast yet? Most people are hungry in the morning, after all, they have fasted throughout the night while they slept. What happens when mankind has gone through a period of darkness, without the Bread of Life? Perhaps a breakfast should be prepared, the…

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05.12.09 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

(7) O Taste and See

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December 5 Scripture: Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Deuteronomy 6:3 Hear, O Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just…

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30.11.09 | The Candlelighter | No Comments

(2) Yea and Amen or Yes! It is True!

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Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1: 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. or as the NKJ has it: For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to…

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