tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post2463510088303946671..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: Monster Cookies and The Minister's WifeDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-85398899050815008192011-08-29T23:18:49.487-07:002011-08-29T23:18:49.487-07:00Gina, I understand the intimidation of that "...Gina, I understand the intimidation of that "minister's wife" title. I wish you freedom to be who you are and joy in the giftings you have. Hugs to you.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-55745357436990562522011-08-28T12:40:17.949-07:002011-08-28T12:40:17.949-07:00Thanks so much for sharing your insecurities. In t...Thanks so much for sharing your insecurities. In the past month, my husband was ordained. All of a sudden, visions of every Godly minister's wife I've ever known has risen up in my mind. Comparing myself to the host has been downright discouraging. I know full well I can never measure up. Botching monster cookies is the least of my worries! Thanks for the reminder to just stop the comparison game. <br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-28772654971634772422011-08-17T11:17:44.349-07:002011-08-17T11:17:44.349-07:00Dorcas, let me just say that I love your honesty. ...Dorcas, let me just say that I love your honesty. In it, you free others up, allowing the rest of us to admit that we don't have it all together, either. That's a blessing.Rhonda Schrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512423397478708632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-26990667551953608412011-08-17T09:57:11.333-07:002011-08-17T09:57:11.333-07:00... and while all those messages are scrolling acr...... and while all those messages are scrolling across your brain, someone else is thinking, "If only i could write like Dorcas does. Look at all the comments she gets! Everybody loves her!" :) Makes me think of Max Lucado's Wemmicks and their stars and dots. i'm so glad there's heaven someday!Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-58055007418804316542011-08-16T21:47:00.531-07:002011-08-16T21:47:00.531-07:00I loved reading this down-to-earth story as well a...I loved reading this down-to-earth story as well as all of the heartfelt comments. You have all raised my curiosity about monster cookies and how to make them--all of the various tips. Would anyone be willing to share the recipe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-45515718256946946472011-08-16T19:01:26.665-07:002011-08-16T19:01:26.665-07:00Ok, Anonymous, that made me cry! Thank you for you...Ok, Anonymous, that made me cry! Thank you for your kind words. I still remember you and your adorable daughter.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-58111091055286376182011-08-16T18:13:02.062-07:002011-08-16T18:13:02.062-07:00VBS! I loved your VBS....
About 8 years ago, my y...VBS! I loved your VBS....<br /><br />About 8 years ago, my youngest daughter SO wanted to join my bigger children at VBS. However, she was terribly afraid to go anywhere without her dad or I or one of her siblings, because she had discovered by age 4 that NOBODY else seemed to be able to understand a thing she said. (She has since WAY overcome her speaking delay! lol)<br /><br /><br />I ended up sitting in on her VBS class with her, and although it must have seemed very strange to everyone, her teacher was so very kind about it. <br /><br />I was greatly impressed with how gently and calmly the childrens' teacher handled all those wiggly, busy, and astoundingly talkative children. By the end of the week, after hearing some of the stories those children told...I decided it may not be so bad having a child nobody could understand! =D <br /><br />But the teacher took it all in stride without so much as a flicker of alarm. In fact, I was sure I detected a bit of a twinkle in her eye at some of the more outrageous comments made. <br /><br />And my daughter, for the first time in what seemed forever, informed me that she could go by herself the last day or two. <br /><br />Dorcas. You were an amazing teacher, and such a blessing to us! <br /><br />Who needs to be able to make monster cookies when you can make people feel so unconditionally accepted!?<br /><br />I'm sure the cookies were a fluke, though. Probably for the sake of making a large son feel greatly needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-15987705071042757172011-08-16T12:26:26.843-07:002011-08-16T12:26:26.843-07:00Yes Dorcas, only you could make a story out of flo...Yes Dorcas, only you could make a story out of flopped monster cookies.Ingred Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-26003387137860447592011-08-16T11:46:56.526-07:002011-08-16T11:46:56.526-07:00Kim, thanks for sharing your experiences and for t...Kim, thanks for sharing your experiences and for the encouragement!<br />Rosa, I would truly love to sit down and talk to you again.<br />And thanks for the ideas, everyone. I'm thinking it was probably the peanut butter...I got this cheap stuff and it certainly didn't have that nice solid texture of Jif. And then if I chill them, it should work for sure. Right???Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-33193187016669390372011-08-16T07:14:02.414-07:002011-08-16T07:14:02.414-07:00I make that biiiig batch of monster cookies every ...I make that biiiig batch of monster cookies every year around Christmas.I discovered that they get the nicest for me when I mix them the day before and refrigerate them overnight.(I don't double it,my recipe is for 18 cups of oatmeal,etc.)I mix what I can with the mixer(I have a Sunbeam,not a heavy duty mixer)then my husband mixes up the rest.(I liked that blog post too.)elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392298056235540594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-82120732261537412992011-08-16T06:34:20.229-07:002011-08-16T06:34:20.229-07:00I will pass on the advice of my youngest daughter ...I will pass on the advice of my youngest daughter when my last batch looked like yours. Mom, you can only use Jif peanut butter too make monster cookies if you want them to turn out right. And by the way Wal mart peanut butter is the same as Jif. Best wishes on the next batch, We are still eating the pancake looking ones from 2 weeks ago.<br />Thanks for refering me to Esta's post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-59854177514259208882011-08-16T05:13:38.936-07:002011-08-16T05:13:38.936-07:00What a great post! (and Esta's blog post is am...What a great post! (and Esta's blog post is amazing,) And, I wonder if Kim isn't on to something about the inability to double that recipe...we have had our own struggles with double batches of monster cookies....nothing monster-ish about them,just little lumps! :-DRosy from Plain Citynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-46783320418434360792011-08-16T04:54:16.870-07:002011-08-16T04:54:16.870-07:00Oh,Dorcas, who else could make a story out of flop...Oh,Dorcas, who else could make a story out of flopped monster cookies? You are truly gifted! I hope someday,we can come to Oregan, I would love to see you.Rosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-52684553801544564782011-08-16T04:42:14.438-07:002011-08-16T04:42:14.438-07:00Thank you !! That says exactly what I have been ye...Thank you !! That says exactly what I have been yelling and screaming about for the past -well ever since grade school. For me I just could never understand why people wasted so much energy on worrying about what other people were doing and the comparison thing. I had enough to do just to breathe and survive ! By the way I did my part with keeping it viral !! Got to compete with those others you know!! grinShirley from Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-62875310558447676512011-08-16T04:30:26.539-07:002011-08-16T04:30:26.539-07:00It could be as simple as some recipes just can'...It could be as simple as some recipes just can't be doubled :)<br /><br />But I do know what you mean. These days, as we go from church to church reporting on the work in Argentina, I begin to feel rather fake. That smile plastered on my face, repeating the same things over and over...even though these are true things we are sharing, the repetitiveness begins to make them feel artificial. (If this makes any sense.) I find myself wondering, how to I compare to the other missionaries they have heard? Am I doing okay? Should I say more? Less? Be more emphatic? Am I sharing the right things? Ugh. Then I shake myself and remember that IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. hahaha I am who I am, who God made me, and He didn't make me like any of those other missionaries. He made me to serve a purpose in the Body of Christ, and our ultimate purpose -- whether as a missionary, a pastor's wife, or baker of monster cookies -- is to glorify Him. And sometimes He is most glorified when people see our vulnerabilities and humanity, and our total dependence on Him.<br />I love how you can share things in such a way that truly communicates your heart. That's your gift Dorcas! You do that like no one else can, and it blesses and encourages so many, and glorifies Him.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256552315634307734noreply@blogger.com