Love Grace and Chocolate: December 2016

Pecan Crescent Cookies

A few months before my husband and I got married I sent out a Facebook invite to almost EVERY married woman in my friends list to a secret Facebook group and asked them for their favorite recipes.Within a few days I was sent over 200 different recipes and was excited to try them out (at least most of them). It was one of the best things that we did before we got married. With Christmas right around the corner I decided that it was time to bring out my mother-in laws Pecan Crescent Cookies. They are absolutely delicious. Tim and I have started to watch out for things that we hope to make traditions as our family expands. These are so delicious I cannot wait to make them a tradition in our own home. These Pecan crescent cookies are melt in your mouth delicious and are relatively simple to make.

Recipe:
1/2 lb of Butter
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
2 c flour
1/2 pound ground finely pecans
1 tsp Vanilla.

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325
1. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
2. Slowly add flour
3.Add nuts and mix thoroughly
4. Roll into small balls
5. Place thumbprint in the middle.
6. Fill thumbprint with raspberry jam or maraschino cherries or leave plain.
7. Bake for 25 minutes on the top rack of the oven.
8. Cool and dust with powdered sugar

I personally like this recipe the best with raspberry preserves, but you can substitute with any jam that is a household favorite to make your own little twist on this classic recipe. I hope that this recipe brings as much joy to you Christmas as it did Tim and I's!

If i'm honest when I met my husband I wasn't sure that I was ready for a relationship. I was nineteen and liked living on my own. He was one of my most unexpected blessings and I love him more every day. I thought that I should spend one post showing the reasons that I love that man.

I love the kid because he always makes sure to keep me on my toes. It doesn't matter if it's a trip to Mexico or aN AirBNB a city away I love adventures with this kid.

He expanded my family. I am incredibly blessed with my inlaws they have been an encouragement in my life and I couldn't be more grateful.

He always lets me be a goofball.

He always puts so much thoughts into gift giving,

Top Five Things I’ve Found From Being A Full Time Student/Full Time Work and Wife

5. A favorite tea can do wonders

After a long day there is nothing more I want than a cup of peppermint tea with my feet up.

4. Make time for fun

Yes, it sounds cliché, but there are some days where if I wouldn’t have gone out with my husband I would have had a breakdown.

3. Scheduling time with people can be stressful

I am an extrovert and thrive on organization. With this in mind planning things with my friends is a nightmare during this period of life. I hate being flaky, and late most times I go without seeing people just because there is an off chance that I will have to cancel last minute. I have had to learn to balance everything and make sure that I have time to be with friends.

2. Don’t be afraid to admit that you NEED help.

Typically I don’t ask for help until the urge of a mental breakdown is within the near future. However, I have learned in order for me to keep my mental state intact I have to tell people what I need every now and then. My husband is a rock star and helps by taking over the daily to dos around the house, but there are somedays that in the grocery store aisle when I fell my eyes well up asking for help is a necessity.

1 Nothing is more important than your prayer life.

No matter how AMAZING your spouse is or how tough you are you will lose your sanity if you don’t bring everything back to Christ. There are some days that I just can’t handle everything. Praying makes me realize that it’s not about me. It’s about the one who created me

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