Today Cottonwood women had our second big cookie giveaway. The first one was at Valentines’ day; you can read about it if you want on a post on Feb. 12.
We baked cookies for Easter, put 2 or 3 in a bag, with a note that said,
Happy Easter
Easter is a special time to remember that God loves us. It is a time to celebrate the new life and new beginning that He offers. We want to offer you this small gift as a reminder of God’s love and the hope He gives.
Join us as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, April 4, at Cottonwood Baptist Church…
That is what the cards that I made said, I don’t know what the cards said that some of the other women made, but it would be something similar. A group of us met at Cottonwood this morning and went through Dublin and Stephenville and gave the cookies out. Other women went around DeLeon and Comanche with cookies, and another group went out in Hico.
We just went to people, handed them a bag, and said, “Happy Easter, we would like to give you Easter cookies and tell you that God loves you.” Pretty simple, pretty fun. Effective? I don’t know. One man looked at me coldly and said, “Thanks”. I asked him, “Has anyone told you that God loves you?” He said, “All the time”. I am glad people tell the man that, but I don’t think he gets it. Or maybe he was just having a bad day.
Anyway, the question was, is it effective? I believe in my heart that it is. I believe people need to hear someone say, “God loves you.” We could just go out one day and walk around telling people that God loves them. Somehow that seems a little bit freaky, BUT, when you give them a cookie, it seems to work. Am I crazy? Does anyone else think that way? We talked today about having a cookie giveaway day and go to all the beauty shops one day, all law offices another day, etc, until we cover the town. I figure that eventually, some people are going to begin to believe that God really does love them.
Oh, I would have pictures, but I cannot find the cable to connect my camera to the computer. Sorry.
Our purpose is to encourage women to pursue a growing, passionate relationship with Jesus Christ through support, fellowship and discipleship. We strive to provide many opportunities to help women grow in relationship with Christ; to live the abundant life that Jesus promised, a life of joy and freedom, and to have relationships that are healthy and fulfilling.
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