Vegan Peach Cobbler 🍑

Cobbled means “to roughly assemble or put together something from available parts or elements.” I chose this dish for a very special reason. Continue reading to find out!

This break has taught me a few things I’d like to share:

1. You can try to control everything in this life, but God will simply laugh and show you otherwise. I’ve been wanting to take a break and rest for a while now, but felt selfish for wanting that. I thought I would be letting others down, and in reality I let myself down. God knew how badly I needed this break so he forced it to happen. Unfortunately I went through some dark times, but I got the break I desperately needed.
2. Every emotion you feel is valid. Just because it’s a more complex emotion that may require a bit more attention and compassion, does NOT mean it’s invalid. I got so tied up in always being appearing “happy” that I didn’t give my other emotions the space and grace to evolve. So what did they do? They formed an alliance and took me and my happiness down in a terrible brawl. Okay that’s the dramatic surrealism that’s happening in my brain BUT that’s how it felt. It felt like they all just came out at once to attack me. Begging to be heard and made felt valid. So I decided to allow them to just flourish and be. Highly recommend.

3. You are allowed to grow. Contrary to popular belief, this world does NOT want to see you grow. They want you to be stuck in the same position so they can exploit that very one thing about you. But see I’ve always had this itch inside of me. An itch that I always hated, but now have grown to love. I’ve never been satisfied with doing just one thing. I love the idea of expansion. I like learning about new ideas and people. I LOVE the why questions. I get bored easily. I hate feeling stuck (ask anyone who’s been in a car garage with me). And to be honest, I began feeling stuck with The Prison Bake. And that made me resent baking and cooking as a whole. I’ve been eating out more than I can count. I wouldn’t touch my baking tools- they mocked me every time I walked by. I felt like an imposter. I felt like I failed everyone who’s supported me thus far. I won’t lie to you- it wasn’t some special moment or person that made me get out of this funk- it was truly my faith in God.
4. ALWAYS RELY ON GOD. I put all my faith in God. I deposited all my faith into the bank of Him knowing the dividends I’d get back would be worth it. And they are! I kept thinking about the story of Jesus and his disciples in the boat. I kept reminding myself that through the storm we just must remain obedient and God will do the rest. And he truly has because here I am sharing my story with you all in hopes to inspire someone else who may be feeling hopeless.

I truly do not know where my journey is going with The Prison Bake. But I do know I am here to do His will. So I will stay obedient and trust his timing and plans. Like a cobbler, I pray God roughly assembles or puts together something amazing from my available parts or elements.

Stay Blessed 💝