Dull Moments

Some times, I do not think I pray very big things. Some times, I do not think I ask for all that much from God. Some times, I get the impression God does not really care what I am asking for, but he does care about my best interest, and his plan. That is hard to swallow. I have recently had a small dream, a small prayer, a hope, taken away from me. It wasn't even something I had outright asked God for, it was something I always assumed would be there. Those roads were closed off to me, as the song says, while my back was turned. When it was taken, I was crushed, and a part of me felt a little betrayed and more than abandoned by God. Thankfully, some wonderful sisters in Christ from my church held my heart close to theirs and said - "Cry out. He can handle it. Ask the questions. Let your heart break. He will not leave you." So I did. I sat on the floor and cried. I cried praying at night with my husband. I ran hard and harder, looking for some peace. I shut my Bible. I o

(clearly, Duff could have done better) I get asked to make desserts a lot for events. I make some pretty delicious stuff, I'm not going to lie. I do my best to make it a little pretty, but I'm not Duff from Ace of Cakes. So when I was asked to bring a nursery-rhymed themed dessert to a baby shower, I sort of panicked. If you say, "Hey, it's a red/black/white theme", I can work with that. Black & white polka dot cupcake wrappers, red sprinkles - no problem. But this one really left me stumped. To complicate it, this shower is for one my dearest friends in the whole world, and probably my oldest friend. We've known each other for, well, over 20 years. Not  going all out was not an option. However, I am not artistic. I make tasty treats... but I cannot draw a stick figure. "How I wonder" was the theme of how I was going to pull this off After considering my options, I went with Twinkle, Twinkly cupcakes, because I thought they'd be