Over the years, my husband's aunt has long been known for her pretty cakes. Then, several years ago, she suffered a stroke, which affected the left side of her body. She is a fighter, however, and didn't let anything slow her down. She found she could still do some of her cake decorating skills, but didn't like actually baking the cakes and applying the base frosting. That's where I came into the picture.
It was decided I would be in charge of baking the cakes, and applying the frosting. Then, the two of us would put our heads together to come up with an idea to "dress it up." It amazed me how easily she would pipe out the shell edgings, and she had a vast supply of silk flowers and leaves which could be added if we didn't want to make frosting ones.
When my kids were growing up, I dabbled in cake decorating each time a birthday rolled around. I found it fun a couple times a year, but decided it wasn't something I would want to take on as a side business. Now I find it fun to collaborate with my "cake sidekick" each time a potluck rolls around.
Tomorrow we were on the schedule to provide a cake, but this time my partner was unavailable to help. Her sister was in town visiting, and she didn't want to take time out to work on a cake. So it was, my project for the evening was decorating a cake.
What a blessing to have Pinterest to consult for ideas! I found one with sunflowers, which I thought would be appropriate for this time of year. Having to work with what I had on hand, the golden yellow sunflowers turned out more orange than I would have liked, but over all, I was pleased with the results.
If you don't have your own church to attend tomorrow, and happen to be in Crosby, North Dakota, stop by the Assembly of God on Main Street and enjoy a piece!
"We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing.
No, we need to keep on encouraging each other.
This becomes more and more important as you see the Day [when Christ will return] getting closer."
ERV (Easy to Read Version)
