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The Little Bakery, a certified Alabama cottage food operation.
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My little stay-at-home bakery.
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

10/24/2026

My little guy and I enjoyed lots of fun days this past week! Sleeping in, doing school, going to Birmingham Children's Theatre, and Little Professor, and we ended the week baking homemade pumpkin cookies and enjoying a day at the park eating chili with our homeschool friends…. These are the best days!!!

I am back to baking this week, but as I said in a previous post, I’m going to continue taking it kind of easy. My menu is not over the top, just some classics and Fall favorites 💜 I’ll be off again the first week of November to continue finding some balance in my business and health, and to fit in some fun field trips. 🥰 The best way to keep up with my menu is to subscribe to notifications. I’ll post the link here and in stories: https://app.simplybread.com/thelittlebakery1/signup

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10/23/2026

Happy Friday, friends! Thank you for the space for a much needed break this week! I only baked for fun or to feed my family, and it was incredibly refreshing.

A few of you have reached out about when I’ll bake again, so I wanted to hop on today and give an update about what my schedule will look like for the rest of this year— first of all, I LOVE baking for all of you so much, it has been an incredible blessing, but if I’m being honest the bakery itself has become more of a chore than a joy lately. I hate to even say that because I have loved it SO much, but I’m just tired… Doing “all the things” is not possible, and right now I want to have the space to be a more present wife and mom. I’ve talked about this ad nauseam with my husband and I’m pretty sure he’s about sick of my going back and forth on my decisions. 🙈🙈 but, honestly, it just feels kind of scary!!!
I’ve been struggling with my autoimmune disease for a long time, and on top of that I’m in a new and very sweet homeschooling season with my little guy and and I just want to soak it all in. I never imagined I might only have one child, but primarily due to my health, that is currently our situation, and if that is the case for us permanently then I will find peace with it. In the meantime, I just want to enjoy Judah’s childhood while it lasts. 💜
Lately, I hear God asking me “What matters more? What are you cultivating? What if I ask you to give this up for a while?” And I am not one to NOT listen to God, so… here we are. 😅😜
This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while! Pretty much all of 2026, and while I don’t think it’s time for me to say goodbye to TLB permanently, I am at least taking a step back in obedience and necessity.
I will have bake days this year, but they will not be every single week. I’m mapping out what I think will work based on our field trip/school schedule, and also what I think y’all might want for the holidays (feel free to leave feedback here!!). Outside of those bake days, I will be savoring the rest of my time with my little one.

I don’t know how to explain the “season” I’ve been in during 2026, but it has involved a lot of growing and learning and letting God sort out a lot of hurt that I’ve carried for my entire life. I don’t know if I’ll ever fully talk about what 2026 has been for me, but I do know in this moment I feel God telling me to hand some important things to Him so He can hold them and so I can keep going forward. I have to make sure my identity is in Him and not in the success of my bakery. I have to have room to heal my body and mind. And I also need to savor and enjoy the blessing of being a homemaker and stay-at-home-mom to my sweet child more fully than I have for the last few years.

Soooo, while I am SO VERY thankful for every order and every person who purchases from me, and I truly LOVE providing food for you, I also need a bit of a break. For the remainder of 2026, you can expect to see around 3-4 more bake days for the year (my next will be next Thursday, 10/29). I will be taking my annual post-Christmas/January break and then I’ll prayerfully reevaluate the bakery in 2027. I’m not saying I plan on closing permanently at all. But I’m just not sure, to be honest. Please enjoy the next few bake days, and I will keep you guys updated. 💜

10/18/2026

Happy Sunday, friends! Just hopping on to remind you that I am taking a much needed break this week. No bake day, no links, no dough prep, not a thing!!! We’ve got tons of homeschool things to do this week, and I intend to fully enjoy the remainder of October with my little boy without feeling the tug of business 😆😘
There’s a real possibility I’ll be keeping a much simpler schedule soon. I’m just trying to work out all of the exact details in my head before sharing my thoughts, so… stay tuned… and keep in mind that I won’t be having weekly bake days for the remainder of the year. 🩷

10/13/2026

We kicked off our homeschool Fall break with a day at our favorite pumpkin patch 🎃😍
He said, “let’s get two pumpkins! One to decorate with and one so you can make a pumpkin pie!” 🤣

Don’t forget— Bash on the Bluff is THIS Saturday. My bake day this week is Thursday, and a little smaller than usual to accommodate baking for Bash. Ordering closes tomorrow!
AND— next week is a much needed bakery break for me. No menus will go out!! I will not be baking the week of October 18th. I need a breaK!!! 😅😵‍💫❤️

Also, in case you’re wondering, I do have a photo with him actually looking and smiling but he was talking to one of his cousins here so it works for socials… 🤣 Putting my kid on social media kind of creeps me out, so all you get is the back of his cute little round head. 😆

10/10/2026

So, if you’ve known me for a while, you know that from 2018-2022ish I switched to a paleo diet/lifestyle in order to help keep my autoimmune disease (ulcerative colitis) in remission. It definitely worked, I have no doubt. I was off all medications and in remission and able to easily get pregnant with my son back in 2020. I had no disease-related issues until my second trimester of pregnancy, and then I was completely fine after he was born, until I had some adverse reactions to a certain health decision I made in fall of 2021 and I’ve struggled ever since. I quit eating a grain free diet out of frustration because it just felt hard when nothing was working anyway, so why make eating differently than everyone I knew another hard thing. After 4 years of hard struggle and frustration I finally switched to a new doctor and he is definitely giving me the resources to get back in remission, however, I’ve been on my highest dose of mesalamine yet. I’ve been on it for 7 months and feel like I’ve just hit a wall of not getting any better even though I know I could be feeling better, soooo… I think I’m going back to what I know works and sticking with a primarily grain free diet…. Except I make sourdough bread for a living, so… that’s weird, but oh, well. Life is weird and I’m not sure what else to do at this point. My next option is to go on a biologic medication next year if the mesalamine doesn’t continue to reduce inflammation and control my disease… and I don’t want that. And I also have been advised to have no more children until I’m in remission, and being 34 (almost 35) that really breaks my heart on a level I can’t explain…. WOW! What a downer. This post of a cute grain free hidden pumpkin pound cake really took a turn. 🤦🏻‍♀️ That was not my intention but here we are. My point— I have FINALLY decided to begin adding grain free/gluten free items to my weekly menus. It might take a bit to do some testing and pricing, but if you’re on the struggle buss like me, I’d love for you to have options you can eat as well! So anyway… this recipe from Danielle | Against all Grain is amazing. I didn’t do the pumpkin perfectly but it’s so cute anyway. That is all!!! 😅😅🙈

10/08/2026

Hey, friends!! Saturday’s market at OTBP has been canceled due to the potentially very bad weather coming. I do not envy all of the event coordinators out there this weekend having to make hard decisions knowing that people’s safety or livelihood could be at risk.
I am, however, incredibly thankful to have received this much notice for a cancelled event. This is a first for me! In my opinion, better safe than sorry is always best. I don’t want to lose money, but I’ve also been asked to put myself in very dangerous situations, losing my product, and my market set up items (like a $150 tent 😕) just to set up for a farmer’s market… literally sitting in the car waiting for thunder and lightning to stop, and being told a “team player shows up no matter what,” hearing threats of vendors losing their spots for not showing up… y’all…. In hindsight… WHAT THE ACTUAL.... what?! 🤣🤣🤣 why did I listen to that?!? I’m honestly ashamed that I put up with it in the past. 🙈 Be careful who you work with, friends!

**ANYWAYS….**

I’ve grown a back bone in the last year and a half, and I’ve become extremely picky about where I set up.
I’ll be at Off The Beaten Path next month for the November 14th market, so I hope to see you then! 💕❤️💕

10/02/2026

Happy Friday!!! First of all— check out this amazing spider we saw this morning. I think it’s a Green Lynx Spider. I’m not a creepy crawler person but this one was BEAUTIFUL. I mean look at that green!! 😍

The little guy and I had a very fun morning with our homeschool friends at the park! Thanks for being flexible this month as my bake days are on a slightly different schedule to accommodate some fun homeschooling activities and a couple of bakery events. I appreciate you guys, and hope to see you at Off The Beaten Path Antiques & for the market day on October 10th or Bash on the Bluff on October 17th 😍

I have created a pre-order menu for next Saturday, so if you want to make sure you get what you’re coming for at OTBP, then be sure to order ahead! I’ll include the link here and in stories. ❤️

Pre-order here: https://app.simplybread.com/thelittlebakery1/

10/01/2026

Happy October, friends!! How has this year flown by so quickly?!? I truly don’t understand it. 😳🫪

October is busy for us, and I wanted to make sure you all have a reminder/heads up on when to order or where to find me.

Next week’s pick up and delivery day is on Thursday, October 8th
October 10th- Off the Beaten Path Antiques & Gifts, LLC market day
October 15th - pick up/delivery with limited menu will
as I’ll be prepping for bash on the bluff
October 17th- I’ll be at Bash on the Bluff in Hoover
October 19th- 23rd BAKERY BREAK

Thank you!!!

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