01/19/2018
Happy Friday Y'all!
I hope each of you are settling in nicely to 2018! It has been a rough start at our house as everyone decided to catch the plague and pass it back and forth. They were even gracious enough to share it with me! I know I'm so blessed right!
Actually, I am very blessed. 2017 has taught me a lot about people and myself. It has taught me about love and a whole lot about giving. It has opened my eyes to whole new meaning of hurting and it had pushed me beyound anything I could imagine.
When I started this little business of mine, it was with the hope and dream of actually opening my own tiny bakery. My house was never meant to be a permanent solution. That door has simply just never opened for me. It's ok though, because I feel blessed beyound measure with what I have been given!! I feel comfortable in saying that I gave it my everything!
I have put a lot of time, energy, and above all a lot of love in to this dream! I have often times put my family last and missed events that I so wanted to be present for but couldn't because of cake! As 2017 was drawing to an end, I knew I had to make a choice. One that was difficult for me. I also had to do so while dealing with issues of feeling like a failure.
2017 also brought to is the joy of becoming foster parents. We have loved till it hurts, we have found anger over situations that we absolutely have no control over, and more recently I have felt more compelled than ever to fight for kids that are stuck because of a very broken system! I feel like it's my mission to give them a voice and to find better options. To figure out how to implement change on their behalf! If you have ever thought about foster care, I implore you to stop considering it and just do it! It will change you in away that you never thought possible!!!
With that said, I made my choice. I have decided at this time that The Cupcake Patch will no longer be accepting orders. As of now I will only be doing Holiday Orders!!! I did not come to this decision easily. In fact, it has taken a lot of time. Which is why y'all have not heard much from me! Lots of things have played into this choice and has I stated above I feel good about it! My initial decision was to shut down completely, but I just couldn't do that! I can't walk away completely! 2 reasons for that, YOU ALL AND MY LOVE FOR BRINGING YOU JOY! O.k. maybe 3 reasons, my talent. I totally understand that God gave me an amazing talent and I firmly believe that we should not waste those talents that He gives us! Which is why I have decided to remain open for Holiday Orders Only!
Each of you have been a tremendous blessing to me over the years! Your love and support have meant more to me than I can possibly say! Some of you have become very dear friends! Y'all have encouraged me and it's because of you that I have been successful at all!!! I can never thank you enough for all that you have given me! I may have never got my dream bakery but I got much more than that!
From the bottom of my heart and with all my love, THANK YOU for everything that you have given and done for me and for my family!
P.S. Valentine's Post will be up very soon. Be sure to order early as they will be limited.
