My First Ever Sugar Free Turtle Cheesecake & Misc.....

So, I was approached by a friend at church and asked if I could make a sugar free cheesecake for her daughter's baby shower. Of course, my answer was yes but I was debating with myself exactly how I was going to accomplish this task! I did my research and found a recipe to make my own sugar free condensed milk and the rest was easy.

Here is the finished result.....

They had been asked to wait on dessert but as you can see by the picture, they couldn't resist! Anyhow, it was a joy to hear that they truly enjoyed it and that it tasted wonderful.

That is truly what it is about for me. I do this A) because I enjoy it but also, B) because I love to see peoples faces when they enjoy something I have created!

Last night I created a Nutter Butter cheesecake with Reeces Peanut Butter flavored topping and crumbled up Reece's on top and a Oreo Cheesecake with mini oreos and chocolate topping with shredded hershey's on top. I don't have a camera at this point so please pray that I will find a great deal on one so that I can take my own pictures of these wonderful creations!

Saturday I made what I call my "cookie surprise" and it was a huge success! So much so that some of the boys wanted to lick the dish I made it in and they appropriately renamed it "ghetto surprise"! I had a video but haven't figured out how to successfully upload it to here. Once I get it figured out I will put it on the blog. It is absolutely hilarious!

Anyhow, you get the idea of what I am doing and hoping to share a lot more. A friend of mine may be opening another restaurant and I have the possibility of being in charge of making the desserts/pastries. Will leave it all in the Lord's Hands!

Until next time,

Beth

Welcome To My New Life....

Good morning! Today is a start to a new beginning for me. I have found myself at age 42 and a mother to two "adult" children and wondering where I belong. I have been asking myself lots of questions and I know the answer to most of them.... Where do I fit in? Well, the answer to that is with Jesus! I belong to Him and He loves me and that is the most important of all! I know that I am supposed to serve Him and share His Gospel and that I do with joy and a song in my heart. Outside of that, where do I fit in????....

Well, as many of you know this past year has not been an easy year for me and my family. Sometimes it is good for the heart to just be honest so here it goes..... Last year my family and I lost pretty much everything. We went from living in a 3500 sq. ft. home to a little over 1000. I have no car at this time. My parents share theirs with me and if you have not seen it, well if you've seen it you know that I have no pride whatsoever! :) I moved from Indiana where I had lived my whole life to Kentucky leaving behind my precious daughter and husband, my sister and many other family members. We pretty much lost everything. The only things I own, a 1999 minivan that currently doesn't even run, some furniture, some dishes and my clothing. Again, I have pretty much lost everything. I am not saying all of this for sympathy because when you read the following you will understand that I may have lost everything material but...

However...... What have I gained? OH SO MUCH! I have gained a RELATIONSHIP with God that I had never dreamed I would ever have! He has given me so much! I was able to start singing again for Him! I have always loved singing and never in Indiana would I have been given the blessing of singing in the Praise & Worship Team and singing for His Glory! I have gained so many wonderful friends! People who truly love me and my family. I have had the wonderful blessing of sharing the Gospel on the streets and just loving on these people who have no hope at all. I have walked the streets of New Orleans sharing Christ with a generation of people who have no idea who He is. I have gotten the wonderful blessing of leading these precious people to the Lord and have even had the honor of baptizing a precious little girl!

So, you see that even though I have lost so much, God has given me even more in return!

I am now left with this big world in front of me and the question of what am I supposed to do with myself???!!!

And my first step was creating this blog and sharing my passion with the world. It may not be what I am supposed to do, time will tell but it is something I enjoy doing and I will just start there! :)

There will be more to follow as I create and "serve" up my wonderful bakings!

Happy Baking To All!