Breakfast at Miss Aimee B's Tea Room

Some of the ladies at Cross#roads Pres*byterian Fellowship gathered this morning for some yummy breakfast and great fellowship. There were 24 ladies from both church site locations that attended this exclusive ladies' event...

Renee gave the morning devotional and prayer before breakfast. It was entitled, "A recipe for friendship" taken from www.juliabettencourt.com/dev/friendshipdev.html

Each lady received a mason jar full of ingredients to make homemade chocolate chip cookies...

Sisters In Christ Friendship Recipe

Shortening - Provides texture. Our fellowship and friendship with our sisters in the Lord can add much depth and texture to our lives. We blend together in unity as part of the body of Christ.

Sugar - Adds sweetness. Our fellowship with our sisters adds such a sweet taste to our lives. If we didn't have sugar in our cookies, we'd sure miss it. The same is with our fellowship with our sisters. We can't leave it out of our lives.

Eggs - Holds ingredients together. Sisters in the Lord are someone to lean on. We are held together by fellowship with them. We are stronger because of them, their prayers, and their love in the Lord. We have a special bond in Christ.

Vanilla - Adds flavor. Sisters add that flavor we need. They give us that extra sensation. Without friends and fellowship we become kind of bland.

Flour - Adds substance. We need the substance a sister in the Lord can add. They give us many things by way of mentoring us when we don't even know it. Their shared testimonies and way they live their lives has an impact on us.

Baking Soda - Leavens. Leavening agents in baking helps to lighten the dough. Friendship with our sisters in Christ lightens our burdens through their prayer and encouragement.

Salt - Enhances flavor. We know that friendships add flavor and just when we need it, they help improve the tastefulness and quality of our lives. Friends are the type of people that know just what we are going through and are there when we need them.

Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips - - The kind of chocolate chips we normally add to our cookies is semi sweet. Our sister friends tell us what they feel and think and that's okay. They can be honest and truthful to us. "Iron sharpeneth iron" (Proverbs 27:17).

Nuts...Optional - Just a little craziness in a sister friend is great! Sometimes a little zaniness in our friends can be just the ingredient we need.

Pictured here are some breakfast items we got to indulge in...

My co-organizing sisters Renee and Lynn!

Pretty funny that one of the ladies got to "sport" out this vehicle for a Mo#mmy Mad*ness contest. There were 8 ladies in total that got to carpool in this lucky car. Be sure to vote for Megan as your favorite Mom Squad Member at http://www.mommymadnessstl.com/category/sweepstakes/