Here I am again....Still learning

Yes, it's been since October of last year since a post.  Yes, in that post, I made mention of posting on a more regular basis.  Yes, that was 9 months ago, another Thanksgiving and Christmas season celebrated, another New Year rung in, another birthday [geez] sort of celebrated, another cold, cold winter, followed by too brief of a spring, and now in the midst of an oh-so-hot and humid Alabama summer.

And my "Season of Life"?  Well, now at 56 years of age, I find myself waiting for the finalization of a divorce after 37 years of marriage.  I find myself figuring out how to live this life alone -- financially, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.  I find myself eagerly awaiting retirement, as the place in which I find myself in my career is uncomfortable and frustrating, to say the least.

The GOOD part of all of this is this: I am continuing the baking saga but it has transformed itself a bit into a cake decorating saga, and while I have never been "artistic" by anyone's measure, I find that "playing" with gumpaste and fondant very relaxing, interesting, and fun.  For some reason, God has given this to me, and I try to remember each time I finish a cake to thank Him.  He has given this to me as something to do during the hours at the house alone, as something to build my confidence back up, and as something to bring smiles to the "cake getters"!

So...back to my Season of Life - My ministry I spoke of in an earlier blog is making its way into a fairly regular part of my life.  By making and delivering soup to the Hospice House, I am taking the focus from me and my situation and placing it on those in dire need of comfort and soup is the only way I know to help.  My cakes is my ministry to myself, as odd as that sounds.  It interests me, it keeps my mind occupied while I'm at home alone, and it truly brings me joy.

I try to always remember as I continue my journey through this changed life of mine that in Micah 6:8, the Lord pretty much lays it out there: "...what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"  So that's what I am focusing on - being just, merciful, and humble.

Above is a shower cake for one of my sweetest friends!  It was great fun!

Ok...I will post more often....Have I said that before?   

Blessings.