February Meeting : A Beautiful Messy Marriage

We had another great meeting this month!  We invited Scott and Carol to come speak to us about marriage.  They have led countless counseling sessions and taught classes about marriage and parenting at FBC.  They had lots of great advice for us!  Here are a few highlights!

Scott talked about the need for "Non-negotiables" in your marriage.  These are things that are unique to you and your spouse but here are a few examples: faithfulness to each other, opinion on divorce, finances, children.  Build your marriage on these things instead of what is temporary like where you will live, whether you exercise together, etc.

Always strive to make your partner better.  You can do this by learning their Love Language and Spiritual Gifts and understanding and nurturing those.

Love Language Profile

Spiritual Gifts Test

 

 

Our craft this month was Cupcake Decorating! We had so much fun learning different decorating techniques. Each mom got to take a 6 pack of yummy cupcakes home to their families.

Here are the buttercream recipes for those of you that asked!

Rebecca's Frosting:

1/2 C butter, softened           
1/2 t clear butter flavoring
1/2 C crisco                          
1 1/2 t clear vanilla extract
1/4 C milk                            
2 lbs powdered sugar

Cream butter, crisco, and flavorings together. Add powdered sugar and milk slowly until desired consistency is reached.


Heidi's Frosting:

2 sticks butter, softened    
2 C crisco
pinch of salt                      
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp butter flavoring        
2 lbs powdered sugar

Cream butter, crisco, and salt on low for 5 min. Add flavoring and mix again. Add half of the sugar and mix well. Add the remaining sugar and mix well.


Kim's Frosting:

1 stick butter, softened
1 stick unsalted butter, softenend
1 tsp clear vanilla extract    
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 C water                         
1 lb powdered sugar 
1/4 tsp meringue powder (optional)

Cream butter and flavorings together. Add sugar and water a little at a time until desired consistency is reached.  Add meringue powder if desired.

 

 

We gave away several door prizes this month! Congrats to those of you that won and a big thanks to those of you that donated the prizes. A special thanks to Los Cabos and Logan's Steakhouse in Owasso for their donations of gift cards!

We also collected several boxes of PopTarts for our local backpack program.  Don't forget next month we're collecting Little Debbies!

 

 

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

 

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

 

“…complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”

Phillipians 2:2