The Cake Guy

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Seeing children battling cancer has always tugged at my heart.

Five years ago, I saw a story about a teenager who was battling leukemia. He was fighting for his life at Children’s Hospital, but he spent time going around to other rooms, encouraging kids in their battle. Wow. I was heartbroken when he passed away. I heard his family was struggling to pay his medical bills.

A couple nights later, I saw a Kitchen Aid mixer on television and had this wild idea. My mother had a great pound cake recipe. What if I bought that mixer, made some pound cakes and sold them to raise money for the family’s medical expenses? I ordered the mixer and began making cakes. Now I’m not a baker; I own a flooring company, so this was not in my wheelhouse.

I planned to make 25 cakes and raise $500. It turns out I made over 100 cakes and raised $9,500 for the family. Without that money, they said they may have lost their house. It was one of the most gratifying things I’ve ever done. So I set out to do this for another child. And then another....

Finding A True Friend In Jesus

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On September 30, 2011, my life changed dramatically.

When I was driving my kids home from school, I suddenly didn’t feel well and had to stop the car at the side of the road. My sons called 911 and I was taken to the hospital.

All the hospital tests were negative, but this sickness persisted. It was very difficult for me as a single parent as I became unable to drive to work as a home health Physical Therapist. I was also unable to take the kids to school. A family friend tried helping to take the kids to school but with me not being able to drive, it became evident that something had to be done.

It was decided that the children would go to Georgia in the middle of the school year while I went to California where my brother and mother were at the time. While in California, I started searching for answers through prayers. What I thought was going to be a week of sickness, turned out to be the start of a long journey of encountering Christ while He took care of me and my kid’s needs....

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