Pentacost

Cheryl is always cognizant of church-related things. By this, I don't mean that she's up-to-date on all the latest events going on at our local fellowship; I mean, she knows the things that were going on in the Early Church and finds ways to remind us all of those things.

Take, for example, today's little project: The Church Birthday Cake.

As it says in the Bible:

When the day of Pentacost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

and then, after Peter's sermon,

Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

Our small group Bible study group was having a make-up work-day over at the house of one of the members (who needed some yard work done), so Cheryl decided to make a birthday cake for the church so that we could have a party afterward!

Happy Birthday, Church!

My favorite thing about this cake is that she added little M&M candies above the triangle decorations along the side -- like "tongues of fire" above the heads of the disciples!! She's such a Bible nerd (a title which she proudly carries).

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Mary is really getting into this baking thing, too. Not quite sure why, but I'm not complaining. Today she decided to make some fresh bread

Mary's Fresh Bread

which looks very yummy and I can't wait to start carving it up -- and then she started making this roulade (from the French 'rouler', to roll) which will shortly be filled with some kind of sweet creamy frosting and then 'rolled up' so that I can cut it and eat it. All.

Unfinished Roulade

I'd like to get a picture of it after it's all finished, but it might not last that long...