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Throughout my life I have had momentous moments of really saying, “Wow look at all that God has done!”  But there were times, when I was going through a season in life and it just didn’t seem like “big things” were happening.  They were, but I was overwhelmed by the tasks of taking care of little ones or preoccupied by my own things to notice.  Sometimes it takes noticing the smallest of things and being happy in the moment to get you through things.  I was reminded today to be happy and joyful in the little things of life.  What are the little things that bring happiness to my day:

• a beautiful sunset on the mountains
• a good book
• the smile of a baby
• the laugh from a toddler
• a good cup of coffee
• the refreshing breeze on a warm summer day
• a comfy chair
• the joy of receiving a letter from a friend in the mail
• a good nights sleep, undisturbed
• a snack all for myself
• an encouraging sermon for my week
• sparkling clean windows
• the smell of freshly baked bread
• a cozy, warm home on a cold winter’s day
• waking up to a clean home all ready for the day

What are some of life’s little irritations?

• squabbling children
• getting your fingers pinched
• burnt cookies
• frozen water pipes
• a weedy garden
• snow or mud tracked inside
• spilled milk in the refrigerator
• socks without a mate
• new books with torn pages
• gum stuck on your clothes
• getting up late
• mice in your home
• a road full of pot holes
• missing tools
• a speck in your eye

Let us remember to find joy in the little things of life.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:15-17

One year, I attended a ladies meeting and we were to bring our favorite snack.  One of the ladies had brought this cookie dough ball.  It resembled a cheese ball but minus the egg in the dough. I thought genius, you get the benefits of enjoying cookie dough without worrying about eating the eggs.  Maybe I am the only one who worries about that?!?!?

Anyways I wanted to make that for a ladies meeting we were having at our church.  But we decided on going the peanut butter route. Who doesn’t like peanut butter and chocolate????

I started out chopping up a package of Reeses peanut butter cups into small pieces.I then added to a mixing bowl:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 pkg cream cheese
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Mix it well with a mixer.  When solid you can place it on a piece of plastic wrap. Then wrap up into a ball and place in the freezer.

We didn’t get to let ours sit for more than an hour in the freezer, which worked out perfectly.  It was solid but not smooshy.  I flipped the ball onto a plate.  Then we put white chocolate chips onto the outside of the ball.  My daughter then decided to stick vanilla wafers into the ball all the way around.  Other people have put Reese Pieces candies around the outside or plain chocolate chips.  We only had white so we did that.  The cookies were delicious into the mix.

If you are a lover of peanut butter and chocolate make this.  After using up all the vanilla wafers, I started using apple slices to dip into this.  DELICIOUS!!!  I will be making this for an apple dipping sauce in the fall time.  Enjoy!