The Adventure Begins

The aroma of chocolate hangs in the air in my kitchen today. I keep glancing back at my oven, viewing my creation in disbelief. The project I have dreamed of for the last several weeks is finally officially underway as my first real cake is taking form behind me, and I am clinching my jaw with excitement for the result, typing with 54% cocao-stained fingers, and bated breath.  The “Cake Experiment” is finally becoming a reality. Who knows where it will lead, but I have to agree with Lisa that I have a good feeling about this.

Seeing as Zack always does the updates on this blog, I thought I would mix it up a bit. I’m fortunate to have this experience as a creator of cakes for however long it may last, and my husband has been my greatest cheerleader in the entire project. Though it sounds funny to say, I think this may be a divine set-up from the Lord. My creativity over the past several years has been largely laid aside since most of my time has been given to study and discipleship. However, I feel my teaching skills have suffered for the lack of “right-brainedness”. I happen to be a very artsy type, and now that I have an avenue to express it, I get the impression that the Lord is up to something, not only for a therapeutic hobby to make my heart come alive, but to regain that creative edge in my teaching abilities as well.

I’m loving this new lesson, and with every success and failure thus far in my new venture, Zack has been there to applaud. In the Hensley household when we screw up badly, we celebrate how NOT to do it!! Unless of course our screw-up is sin… obviously we don’t applaud that, but that goes without saying!

So that’s a little blurb from my side of the story. I hope you enjoyed.