Today is the second day of Christmas in the Twelve Days of Christmas. It is St Stephen's Day, also known as Boxing Day. We placed our Blessing Box under the tree and throughout the day we will fill it with Blessings for Others.
Saint Stephen's Day … you know, from the Christmas Carol Good King Wenceslas....
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gath'ring winter fuel
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gath'ring winter fuel
"Hither, page, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes' fountain."
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes' fountain."
He was the first Christian martyr … a man standing up for what he believes … so hard in this day and age. He is mentioned in Acts 6:5. 5This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. It is a day of service for many people. A time to donate to others, the Blessing Box for us under the tree. He is , for unknown reason, a patron saint of horses. Many people pamper their horses today, especially if they are work horses. It's a good day to go out on a horse drawn sleigh. Well, you'd have to have snow for that. The weatherman is calling for some snow but nothing measurable. Here are some of the horses we have owned,
So, for Dude and his love of horses, we are making little horseshoe cookies.
Recipe:
6 tablespoons almonds
1 cup flour
5 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons cream cheese.
2 tablespoons brown sugar
pinch of salt
Pre-heat oven to 300*.
Place almonds in food processor and grind.
Add flour, butter, cream cheese, and sugar. Mix at medium speed .
Roll dough and shape into small horseshoes, place on cookie sheet. I put foil on mine.
Bake for 30 minutes
Serve hot sprinkled with sugar.
They turned out like a sandy. Great with tea.
Time to get ready for work but first I need to see what is spooking the sheep. They all just ran to the barn and the dog is taking a serious stance looking out to the field.
peace
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