11/30/2025
It’s difficult to write this and countless hours of thought have been invested in my decision and my needs. This journey known as Sweet Cream Bakery & Co. started many years ago to fill my time, provide stress relief from my full time job, and provide my family with sweet treats becoming a tradition of kids taste testing and choosing their favorites.
The adventure morphed into laughter and memories, sending treats to the Coast Guard station and when Kole was home he would steal a few for his pocket or I would catch him taking a bite of a cookie that I had just prepped for pictures on the upcoming holiday sale for all of you. We would laugh and I would tell him that he was lucky I had more.
All of these things rush back every time I turn on the oven or mix the next batter. My emotions flood and it’s getting harder to push the start on the new oven (I really dislike). So, with that said, I am taking a much needed break for now. I was going to sell the trailer and everyone told me to just wait as this mood will pass. I sure do hope so, but we shall see.
So, in Thanksgiving of myself, my clients who have most certainly become my friends and close enough for family, I have decided to halt production for a few months and bake absolutely NOTHING all in hopes of clearing my head, finding clarity I so desperately need, and hope that my spark for baking returns as I continue to walk my path of grief after the loss of my son.
This is as true and raw as I can get. Seeing all of my personal memories wrapped in something that I once loved and is the business structure for this road has brought me to the most difficult part of my business journey. But, I don’t see it as a step backwards and instead see it as an opportunity to engage in creating new memories, new experiences, new laughter, and celebration. It creates a path of healing and care that my family so desperately needs and our new nonprofit deserves.
The business has been so much more than a hobby. It has watched people unite, celebrate, and provide their own happiness and built in memories. It’s grown into an opportunity to share a message of hope, awareness, and compassion for the mental health of our military service members. This is something that will never change.
In the upcoming weeks, I will be caring for my family’s medical needs as well as my own needs for the first time in a long time.
I do want to return and I know our message will return for sure, but it will be different, because I need it to be.
I will have one last pop up of the season, so come see us before our break!
