Thursday, June 28, 2018

‘Life Goes On’

‘Life Goes On’
Debra Estep·Sunday, May 8, 2016

* I shared this as a Mother's Day Note on Facebook - May 2016.
By Jenna Rose Lowthert - May 10th, 2015
Today sucks, I know. It’s going to be hard. But so is every other day since you have lost your mother. There is absolutely no love in this world like the love of a mother. There is a void that cannot and will not ever be filled, no matter what anybody tells you.

You don’t miss her today any more than you will tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that.

Today, Mother’s day, is just another painful reminder that she is no longer physically here.

As you watch friend’s celebrate with their mom’s, please remember that yours is tucked away deep down in your heart where she will forever stay.
As the wind blows through your hair, know that it is her gentle and loving touch. As the warmth of the sun shines on your face please remember the warmth in your mother’s heart through all of the days she had on this earth.

She didn’t want to ever leave you and she still hasn’t left you. Your mother was greater than this world. I know sometimes life just doesn’t seem fair and it never will but please, please, don’t cry today, for your mother would want nothing more than to see you smile.

I feel the pain within your heart as another day passes by without her. She doesn’t want you to be sad. She wants you to honor her life in the best way possible, and that way is to live it. Live it for you. Live it for her. I know it is sometimes easier said than done and sometimes words just don’t help and I know this because I lost my beautiful 48 year old mother almost two years ago when I was 24.

I have come to find that the best way to heal is to remember. Remember her. Remember the sorrow, remember the love, remember everything. Talk to her, she’s always listening. And simply cherish the time you did have with her and the memories you have made.
I want you to know that on this day, you are not alone. You are never alone.

All of our mother’s are watching over us from heaven this Mother’s Day… and every day, for the rest of our lives.


Happy Mother’s Day to all of the motherless daughters out there. Today is your day too. Celebrate her, start a new tradition, live life to the fullest, and most importantly remember that even through the darkest of days, life still goes on.


-Jenna Rose Lowthert

Jenna Rose Lowthert was inspired to write her book "Life Goes On.." after her mother passed away on May 27th, 2013 after a 10-month battle with stage four lung cancer. Her mom was only 48 years old, and her courage and strength was truly amazing. When her mom passed away Jenna’s world was crushed, but she found treasures she left behind that told a story of a mother's undying love for her children. Jenna wrote "Life Goes On...

Here is a link to my Pinterest grief board....

https://www.pinterest.com/momdeb555/grief-sympathy/

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Cut Out Cookies – Grandma Laura Rothacker



Cut Out Cookies – Grandma Laura Rothacker



2 C. white sugar  
2 eggs 
Teaspoons baking powder  
½  Teaspoon nutmeg
A dash of allspice (ground) 
¼ Teaspoons ground cloves 
1 C Shortening – Or butter  
3 Tablespoons of milk
 3 Cups flour 

* Dad – Gil ALWAYS added a dash of mace too. He DID NOT list it in his ingredients. 
 If you don’t have the spice mace, don’t worry about it.

 Cream butter and sugar – add eggs 1 at a time. (With mixer) BEAT WELL.  
Whisk dry ingredients together – in a separate bowl. 
Slowly add dry ingredients to sugar and eggs. If the dough is a little sticky, 
add 2 or 3 tablespoons of flour. 
(The variable in moisture has to do with the size of the eggs) 

Roll out on well floured surface about 1/8” thick.  Cut out and sprinkle with colored sugar.  
 Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. The time will vary depending on the 
shape of the cut out, and the thickness of your dough. 
Cookies WILL be done before they look brown.

 
I ALWAYS line my cookie sheets with parchment paper.  Let cookies cool about 5 min
on tray before you remove them. 


Grandma Laura Rothacker died in June of 1962.   Her recipe has been made
ever since. 


 It would be an HONOR to know you are making my Grandma’s Cut Out Cookies.


Cut out cookies from this past Easter.