I stand in the kitchen and stir. It’s Good Friday and I’m making strawberry shortcakes–a household favorite around here.
I notice the dough looks a little thicker than usual but I stick them in the oven anyway.
Fifteen minutes later the timer goes off and I know something is very, very wrong.
Because those shortcakes are hard as rocks, y’all.
Did I mention my mother-in-law is in the living room and she is a fantastic cook?
I “pssst” at my husband from around the corner. He sticks his head into the kitchen. I point at the stones on the baking sheet where floury-sugary goodness should be. He picks one up and exclaims, “What happened to these?!”
“It’s a mystery,” I say, “It must be the rainy weather.” He cocks his head at me and looks at the shortcakes with suspicion. I shrug my shoulders.
Several minutes later I realize what happened.
I put flour in the batter instead of bisquik baking mix. Yes, ma’am.
I confess to the in-laws and they howl with laughter.
Sigh.
So much for making an impression.
I call my Mother.
“Mom,” I say, “I’ve started a new Easter tradition. I just made shortcakes and they’re more like the stone that was rolled away from the tomb.”
She laughs too.
I left those hard little lumps in a bowl on the counter for three days {it seemed like an appropriate amount of time}.
And every time I looked at them those silly things reminded me I’m human, that I make mistakes, and that grace is not only enough to cover my sin but plain ol’ goofiness too. Happy Easter, indeed.
Yes, amen, and pass the stonecakes.
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As the story above clearly shows, I am far from being a domestic diva. That’s why I’m so grateful for wonderful women like Sarah Mae.
She just wrote a new ebook called, 31 Days to Clean: Having a Martha House the Mary Way. You can find it here.
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