I was struggling to get the whisk attachment out of the mixing bowl when I was hit with the question I’d been dreading:
“So, are you going to see your mom for Mother’s Day?” my coworker asked as we made whipped cream side by side in the kitchen of the dessert shop where we worked together.
She had unwittingly stumbled upon an awkward line of conversation for me. I took a deep breath and replied: Continue reading
Maybe it’s my introspective brain, but I feel like there is something missing to the “10 Year Challenge.”
For those of you who don’t know, the “10 Year Challenge,” is a popular trend where people post on facebook their profile picture from 10 years ago contrasted with their current profile picture. The premise of this challenge is “How Hard Did Aging Hit You?” which is kind of funny and (mostly) harmless.
What if we actually took the time to reflect on how we’ve changed the last ten years? Instead of just laughing at outdated styles, baby cheeks, and hairlines, we instead took an introspective look and asked ourselves: “How have I changed in the last 10 years?” “What would I tell myself then, that I now know?”
I don’t want my next ten years to be measured solely on my physical appearance.
I don’t want to forget what the Lord has taught me these last ten years.
So here’s my #10YearChallenge. I’m writing a letter to the person I was 10 years ago…
Burnt cookies. Splenda cookies. Spritz cookies. Date cookies. Chocolate dipped pretzel sticks.Sugar cookies. Stained glass cookies. Reindeer cookies with pretzel antlers and M&M noses. All of these are memories imprinted on the Christmas cookie reel of time spent in the kitchen with my Mom. Some were Continue reading