The truth is, it felt so important and special when Grams Mayberry invited me inside to bake cookies with her. She spent more time teaching me how to mix and handle the dough than I did helping. Each time I think of my first memory making cookies from scratch with her guiding me through the process, I’m struck by a nonstop surge of emotions welling in my throat. To her it might have been another afternoon spent baking cookies she’s made hundreds of times, but to me it’s immeasurable how much it meant.
