Caking for a Cause

Jared likes to say, "Mom, you're a good cooker. I wish I could be a good cooker like you. I wish I could make cakes like you. Then people would like me." Even though we talk about this statement often and even though we discuss why he brings it up, it still makes me sad. He always seems to be wishing to be liked. And, he is liked! I hear about it all the time. He just feels like he's not "good enough" to be liked. As you can imagine, my heart is crushed knowing he feels this. But what do we do about it? We've got to keep working on his self confidence and keep up with his therapy.

Which brings me to why I haven't written in a while...

His therapy costs money and insurance won't cover it. We need more money. I needed to help suppliment the household income and (in my mind) that could be done in 1 of 2 ways. I would either need to get a job somewhere like Starbucks or open up my legal baking business. Since my own business means setting my own hours, that was my choice. I want to be here to help Jared in these pivitol years of brain development.

So, today I had my grand opening of CakesAzucar LLC. My grand opening was a huge success! Now that the today's event is over, I can fall into a nice routine. I'm very thankful for that.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 1:2 (NIV)