Six Years Later

Six years ago, I made my first (and only) attempt at baking a cheesecake, and it was an utter disaster. The middle cracked, and then sunk in, and then the whole thing caved on itself. After that miserable experience, I had decided never to make cheesecake ever again...until now. Six years later, I finally decided to try making a cheesecake again, for a friend's birthday this week. I braced myself for the worst...but it turned out surprisingly well. No sinking or cracking or caving. It set just right, and had a rich, creamy texture. Good thing there are birthdays to redeem old disasters.

That is one thing I want to be intentional about this year--to celebrate the little (and big) things that come my way (like friends' birthdays, holidays, weddings, etc.). There's plenty of work and responsibilities and deadlines to go around day-to-day; might as well cease all the opportunities to celebrate that come up!