My Delightful Journal

     I asked my husband what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. He replied, "The chocolate cream cake that my mom and Nana make." UGH!!!! Now, I have to live up to the standards of my mother-in-law. 😳 I'm only somewhat joking; my MIL and I are fantastic friends.. It did make me nervous though!      My MIL was very specific when I requested the recipe... "About 2 cups of confectioner sugar and somewhere 2-3 tablespoons of cocoa..." Thanks, Mom. I'll figure it out on my own.       Either way, I did it! And everyone loved it! It's super  easy and super delicious. It's a nice cake to take to a party or church fellowship, which is what I use it for.      INGREDIENTS: - Marble Cake Mix (and the other ingredients on the back of the box) - 2 cups of confectioner's sugar - 3 Tablespoons of baking cocoa  - 1 pint of heavy cream  Step 1: Make the marble cake according to the instructions on the box. If you've never made marble c

          The  "The Woman at the Well" is my favorite account in all of Scripture. One reason is because I enjoy taking a little bit of artistic license at the end of some of the New Testament stories. Like, what really happened to her? Did she completely change? Did she get married again and have kids? Did she already have kids? Did she drop everything and follow Jesus everywhere? Here’s my crazy idea: *Now what if she followed Jesus, her life changed dramatically, and then she actually married one of Jesus’ disciples? Now that would be a turn of events!* See how far out I get?          What’s up with this chick?          We can learn a little more than maybe we want to about this woman from this short passage of Scripture based on her reactions to the Messiah and her quick responses. Before you start judging too quickly, just see if any of her characteristics sound familiar in your life.          She was kind of blunt for a woman of her day. In verse 9, both when