Bake for Hope

It's true. I've been known to bake a pan of brownies and eat a pan of brownies. In a 24 hour time span.

Enter Bake for Hope - www.bakeforhope.org  and I have agreed to bake brownies, not eat them, and donate them to the Bake for Hope bake sale.  

I met Monica when she contacted me through my ETSY site. She asked if I would donate an apron for the bake sale. Which I did. We met at The Coffee Shop for the exchange of goods! She has this cute red Vespa she rides. Scares me. 


All of us know someone with cancer so it's easy to get on board with this cause. Wes was diagnosed with not just one, but TWO different cancers a couple of years ago. And if I think riding on a Vespa might be scary, I know when someone you love has cancer it IS scary. 


For months and months we went through the tests and recommendations and second, third, and fourth opinions; the surgery and recovery and complications and more surgery. 


Finally, good health. Wes has been lucky - blessed - taken care of by God. But it's been a rough ride and it's still in the back of our minds. He had a one year anniversary yesterday. (We ate cheeseburgers!) 


All that to say, not eating brownies so I can help with the bake sale to help with cancer research -- I can do that. 


"Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?" Job 2:10
"Though he shall slay me, yet will I hope in him;" Job 13:15

OPTIONS: I Like Options

We have lived in a few small towns: Edwardsville, Kingman, Payson. One of my pet peeves of small town living was the lack of options. I may not need some particular option, I just like knowing it's there if I want it.

Believe it or not this is the mural that was painted on my church building in Kingman. Actually, it looked wonderful - but you have to like a rural western town to enjoy life there.

In all of those places I was frustrated by lack of options. Like malls, coffee shops, good bagels and great fabric. There was also an undercurrent of frustration of options for me personally. I have explored a lot of education possibilities, work situations and places to live. Some might suggest I change my mind frequently.

But there have been a few constants: following Jesus, love for learning, writing, and must have creative outlet.

And of course coffee...and chocolate. Friends, and working out. So really, I'm not so wishy washy as some might suggest.

Some great new things are coming together where I will have those things I consider "musts". One is being accepted at NAU in a professional writing program and potentially pursuing an MA in English.

Next is the soon to start up online retail business with fabric, patterns and select handmade items.

You see, this is how God wired me -- to be creative, to like variety, and to share what's going on in my spiritual journey with others. Sometimes I get to find out what's going on in their's.


I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14