OZARKS
FIRST.COM.
15 YEARS AGO THERE WAS
SOMETHING ON THE RADIO ASKING
WHAT IF I HAD GIVEN EVERYTHING?
HOW MANY OF US ARE GOING
THROUGH THE MOTIONS OF EVERYDAY
LIFE GIVING WHAT WE ARE
CAPABLE OF GIVING INCLUDING
TIME AND TALENT?
WHEN I HIT AGE 30 I LOOKED BACK
AT MY 20S AND THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT I HAD ACCOMPLISHED GRADE I
HAD EARNED A COLLEGE DEGREE,
GOT MARRIED, EARNED A MASTERS
DEGREE, WAS WORKING ON A
SUCCESSFUL CAREER, TEACHING
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
CHEMISTRY.
I FINISHED ALL THE COURSEWORK
FOR MY PHD AND HAD A BABY.IN
MY 20S MY ROLE WAS STAY-AT-HOME
MOM AND NO PLANS FOR ALL OF THE
EDUCATION I HAD ACQUIRED AND I
FOUND STARTING MY 30S A LITTLE
INTIMIDATING.
I CHECKED OUT SO MANY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN MY 20S, SO
HOW WOULD MY 30S BE ABLE TO
COMPARE?
I OPEN MY EYES AND REALIZED
EVERYTHING OUT OF SELFISH
AMBITION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I
WAS MAD AT MY SO-CALLED
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND I HAD A NEW
OUTLOOK FOR THE DECADE AND LET
ME BE CLEAR, THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH ANY OF THE THINGS I
HAD WORKED FOR EXCEPT FOR MY
MOTIVATION WAS WRONG.
SO THAT ENTIRE 10 YEARS FOR ME
AND MY AGENDA, WHAT CAN I DO TO
MAKE THE NEXT 10 YEARS ABOUT
GOD.GOD HAD BEEN IN MY LIFE
SINCE I WAS YOUNG ALL MY GOALS
REVOLVED AROUND ME.
I WANTED TO CHANGE THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO EVER LOOK BACK
AND WONDER WHAT IF I HAD GIVEN
EVERYTHING?
IT TOOK LIFE AS I KNEW IT
COMING TO A COMPLETE HALT
BEFORE MY EYES WERE OPEN.
MY THINGS SLOW DOWN AND BECAME
SIMPLE IN A WAY I'VE NEVER
KNOWN BEFORE AND GUESS WHAT?
HERE WE ARE AGAIN.
I AM REMINDED OF THE INTIMATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST IN MY
HEART IS BROKEN EVERY TIME I
KEPT MY MOTIVATION IS A
PRIORITY OVER THAT
RELATIONSHIP, CLARIFYING WHAT
YOU NEED TO CHANGE IS THE FIRST
STEP TO SIMPLIFYING AND THAT IS
WHAT I AM MEDITATING OVER
TODAY.
GRAB YOUR COFFEE AND LET'S MAKE
A CAKE.
THIS IS CALLED WACKY KATE.
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS DEPRESSION
CAKE BECAUSE APPARENTLY IT
DATES BACK TO THE GREAT
DEPRESSION WHEN FOOD NEEDED TO
BE EXTREMELY ECONOMICAL AND
BUTTER EGGS AND MILK WERE HARD
TO COME BY.
THIS CAKE DOES NOT NEED THOSE
THINGS BUT THE INGREDIENTS ARE
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ANY
PANTRY.
FIRST.
[INDISCERNIBLE] MIX TOGETHER
ONE HALF CUP OF FLOUR, ONE
TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA, ONE
HALF TEASPOON OF SALT.
ONE HALF CUP OF.
[INDISCERNIBLE] ONE CUP OF
SUGAR.
ONE TABLESPOON OF APPLE CIDER
VINEGAR.
ONE TABLESPOON OF VANILLA
EXTRACT.
FIVE TABLESPOONS OF VEGETABLE
OIL.
ONE CUP OF WATER.
JUST MIX EVERYTHING TOGETHER
AND SPREAD IT INTO AN UNGREASED
EIGHT BY EIGHT PAN.
POP IT IN THE OVEN FOR 30
MINUTES.
PRICING IS OPTIONAL AND GOOD
WITHOUT IT BUT IF YOU WANT TO
PUT IT IN THEIR.
[INDISCERNIBLE] HEAT ONE
QUARTER CUP MILK, ONE THIRD CUP
OF.
[INDISCERNIBLE] I HOPE YOU HAVE
TIME WITH YOUR COFFEE AND CAKE