Cakewalk, Day Twenty-Four: One Good Turn Deserves Another

Welcome to DAY TWENTY-FOUR of my August Cakewalk, where I’m celebrating the release of my latest romantic comedy, “The Icing on the Cake.” About a week ago I posted a photo of a wedding cake that I made for a friend–a shabby chic cake. It wasn’t my first attempt to do the shabby chic thing or to use burlap on a cake. (Talk about a challenge!) I’d done an earlier one (which you see here) for my dear friend, Sharon Sidwell.

What makes this cake so special? For one thing, the bride is amazing! She’s one of the godliest women I’ve ever known. For another, Sharon and I had an “understanding” about this cake: You bake my wedding cake, I pay you back by giving you a massage. You see, Sharon is an amazing masseuse. So, sure…I made the cake. Had a blast figuring out how to do the burlap ribbons and even enjoyed the hodge-podge way the roses landed (very off-kilter for someone like me who’s usually pretty matchy-matchy). But all the while I had one thing in mind: “When Sharon gets back from her honeymoon, I get a free massage!”

She made good on that promise a few weeks later. (I love a relaxing massage, especially one with worship music playing in the background and a woman of God praying over me as she kneads those tired muscles!)

What does this have to do with “The Icing on the Cake” you ask? I’ve always believed that one good turn deserves another. So does Scarlet, the heroine in the story. She needs someone to run sound and lights at a fundraising event at her church and decides to “play nice” with bad boy Armando Rossi. Turns out, she doesn’t have to play at being nice. His kindness (in helping out) stirs her to respond kindly. Well, there’s that whole “Armando goes missing during the dress rehearsal” thing, but that’s a story for another day.

One good turn deserves another. Good advice for Scarlet, and good advice for us!