Last night, a new friend of mine had mentioned on her Facebook page that her brother's birthday was tomorrow (well, today). I was a little unhappy, because I would really have loved to make him a cake. See, he is a veteran, seriously wounded in Afghanistan just over a year ago. So, I messaged her and asked why she didn't tell me, and she told me that she didn't want to make me feel like I HAD to make him a cake. I told her that I make cakes for little 1 year-old kids who won't remember their cake and could really care less what it looks like, just as long as they can eat it. Why in the world would I make cakes for little 1-year-olds and not make one for a wounded soldier? So, the planning started. She told me what he liked, I came up with a design, and started baking over at my other friend, Lyssa's house. She helped keep me company as I baked and decorated and then she would let me bounce ideas off her for the cake. It worked out well and within 5 hours, we had a cake for this soldier.
This morning, I drove about an hour to meet my friend halfway to give her the cake. I was so surprised to find out that she had her brother with her! It made me so happy to see him smile when he saw his "Green Lantern" cake. He loved it! His whole family loved it! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I do what I do. Baking and decorating cakes has almost become my ministry. It is a way I can show God's love to people. I was so proud to be able to give this soldier an awesome birthday cake for his birthday, and, apparently, he was very adamant that it was HIS cake! :-)
To add to my high of the day, later this afternoon, I got a call telling me that my fingerprints cleared and I was now able to start substituting with the school district. So, I registered with their call system and went online to see if there were any jobs available. There was! I found a substitute position that starts tomorrow and goes for 9 days. It will be a great thing to be able to get into the classroom and start learning new things and experiencing all the different grade levels. The added bonus is that the money from this job will deposit before Ian comes home for R&R, which means we will be able to do some of the fun things we were wanting to do, but didn't think we would have the money for. God works!
Such a great day, yet, I am glad it is over. That just means I am a little bit closer to seeing my husband again!
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