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!