{"id":21221,"date":"2026-03-11T10:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/baking-her-way-back-to-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:11:45","slug":"baking-her-way-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/life-advice\/coping-with-grief\/baking-her-way-back-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Baking Her Way Back to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Mmm<\/em><em>&#8230;<\/em>the rich chocolate chips melted in my mouth. I savored the grainy texture of the sugar on my tongue. I was like a kid when it came to cookie dough and I still had plenty left to bake with. Too much, in fact.<\/p>\n<p>It was true that I\u2019d put on some weight since my husband died\u2014comfort food, always sweets, often cookies. Only I\u2019d comforted myself a bit too much. <em>This will be my last taste, <\/em>I promised myself. I\u2019d agreed to bake for the church get-together at the beach that night\u2014a singles group that met every Friday. Being near the beach was one of the advantages of living in California.<\/p>\n<p>Paul had loved to socialize, but since he died I\u2019d been hiding out at home. My sister had scolded me over the phone just that morning. \u201cYou\u2019re becoming a recluse, Rita,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/comfort-hope\/health-well-being\/healing\/spirit\/her-healing-in-haiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>READ MORE: HER HEALING IN HAITI<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t looking forward to this gathering, however. In fact I\u2019d nearly decided to cancel. Then I saw how much cookie dough I\u2019d made. If I didn\u2019t take my cookies to the beach I would be in danger of eating every last one myself. That couldn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>I hurried next door to borrow extra baking sheets from my neighbor. \u201cI have more dough than I banked on!\u201d I told her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome in for a few minutes,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s catch up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We chatted for a while before she sent me off with six pans. I hadn\u2019t realized until now how much I missed being in the company of others.<\/p>\n<p>I grabbed a stick of butter from the fridge and greased all the pans\u2014my neighbor\u2019s six and my two. Dollops of dough in neat rows filled all eight pans, a dozen cookies per pan. I stopped to do the math\u201496 cookies in all!<\/p>\n<p>Baking them was done in shifts. I bent down to watch through the oven window as the first batch bubbled and rose. Then I glanced at the clock\u2014just enough time to finish and clean up before the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/inspiration\/angels-on-earth\/heavenly-angels\/comforted-by-a-tiny-six-legged-angel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>READ MORE: COMFORTED BY A TINY SIX-LEGGED ANGEL<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the last batch came out of the oven I set the pans aside to cool and tore off my apron. I laughed when I caught sight of myself in the bathroom mirror\u2014covered head to toe in flour and sticky dough. But I got ready in record time, grabbed a beach chair and my tub of cookies, and loaded my car.<\/p>\n<p>When I showed up at the event everyone came over to hug me or shake my hand. \u201cWelcome back,\u201d they said. \u201cWe\u2019ve missed you.\u201d And I\u2019d missed them. Why hadn\u2019t I opened myself to the comfort of this group sooner? We settled around the fire pit, munching on hot dogs. 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