All Bottled Up...

I must admit...

I just love to bake goodies.

Cookies are a long time favorite around here...

especially any with chocolate chips.

These are oatmeal raisin/chocolate chip

that I made on Saturday

for church and Father's Day...

You can probably guess that I 

keep quite a supply of chocolate chips

on hand in the freezer...

 

I thought I'd share with you today

a neat little way to keep them

from spilling out of the bag 

once you've opened it...

 All you need is an empty plastic bottle.

Cut the bottle in two...

about 2 inches down from the top.

 

 

I like to put duck tape around the edge...

because that's the way we do it

on the coast!

Cut the top off your bag of chips...

it's okay to nibble a few!

Feed the bag through the bottle

from the bottom...

Pull the bag down over the top and

either wind an elastic around it...

or duck tape it...my choice!

Your chips will pour out

as needed...

Then, put the top on

and store til next time!

Sometimes...

Keeping something

"bottled up"

can be a good thing...

Such as chocolate chips.

 

 

But all too often,

We keep things 

"bottled up"

inside us...

Pain, hurt, fear,

rejection, anger...

And this is not good.

 

Our Lord wants so much

for us to turn to Him...

for comfort, and healing,

and guidance...

and He will "pour"

out His Love...

 

 

  "And God shall wipe away

 all tears from their eyes; 

and there shall be no more death,

 neither sorrow, nor crying,

 neither shall there be any more pain: 

for the former things are passed away..."

Revelation 21:4