MARCH NEWSLETTER

Dear Ladies

So many topics to cover this month such as Spring, Clovers~i dare you to find one now underneath the growing moss fresh from the melting snow, burning grass as is typical of Hazelton, seeds, planning for the summer and Easter.

We have covered some words in the short time since this year has begun ~ as Joy, Love and Peace and this month I think of Mercy ~~

A Real Relationship with God

by Joyce Meyer

When you think of religion, what comes to your mind—a set of rules, regulations and obligations or a deep, intimate relationship with God? 

I like to consider myself someone who has a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. I believe He died so we could have a living, vital relationship with God, not just a bunch of rules and regulations we're forced to follow. 

Yes, there are certain guidelines God wants us to follow, but His purpose in giving them is to protect us from the consequences of sin. 

When we have a real relationship with God through Christ, life gets exciting because He stirs up a passion inside us to love people—and we don't have to struggle to do the things He calls us to do. It just happens naturally. 

God Is Not Mad at You

If there's one thing people need to hear over and over again, it's this: God loves you. That's all there is to it. He may not like everything you do, but He's never going to stop loving you.
God is not impressed with your works at all. What He cares about is your heart.
I believe the greatest thing God wants to hear from us is, "I love You, Lord. Thank You for everything You've done in my life. I want to do what's right. Keep teaching me."
Many of us don't pray and ask God for what we need because we don't think we have a right to ask. But the Bible says God wants us to learn how to receive His mercy.



Hebrews 4:15 says we have a High Priest, a perfect Savior, who understands our weaknesses. He's been tempted just like we are, yet He never sinned. 
Verse 16 says we can come fearlessly and confidently before God in prayer to receive His mercy and be forgiven. 

Recipe:

Let me share with you one that i tried this weekend, it is

Lemon Cookies

12 tbsp butter

2 eggs, divided

1 tbsp lemon zest

2 cups almond flour or finely ground almonds

½ cup superfine sugar

1 ¼ cup flour

1 tbsp lemon juice

4 whole lemons cut into very small slices

powdered sugar for sprinkling

1. beat butter with one egg
2. add almond flour sugar, flour zest and juice
3. shape dough into two logs, refrigerate for three hours
4. preheat oven to 350 F
5. slice each log into cookies 1/8 thick, place on greased cookie sheet
6. beat second egg brush each cookie
7. Place one lemon slice on top
8. sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12-15 minutes
9. because i only looked at the picture i candied the lemon slices first in 1 cup water and 2 cups sugar and let it sit for two days and dried for a few hours. Also the 2 eggs went in the dough which made the dough softer but still turned out ok. You might want to cut the lemon slices up first perhaps as they are a bit hard to eat. But made a really nice melt in your mouth cookie!!

Craft

this is something small that my granddaughter and I did together, we made a picture out of it, we decorated several and hung it on a string clothesline in a frame, but you could decorate the one attached here and use it for a bag clasp. They always come in useful. Simple glue your favorite lace or material on the front. Trim with scissors or Xacto knife. Place a button or something decorative on the top if you wish. Paint the rest and there! you have a fancy clothespin!

IN YOUR MAILBOX YOU WILL FIND A CLOTHESPIN ATTACHED TO YOUR NEWLETTER!!

God bless you and may you Celebrate Christ this month Bev Astleford