Ever have one of those days that you'd just like to turn back the clock and have a do-over? I have had two of those this week.
On Wednesday, the day I leave early to go to the temple, the day started off bad and then got worse. I received a phone call at 4 AM from a sister on my shift who said she couldn't make it. [Her friend was injured in a car accident at about 2:30 that morning after dropping her husband off at LAX where he works so her friend needed her to come get the 4-year-old who was also in the car during the accident.] Hearing that she would not be able to work our shift was a difficult pill to swallow because I already had 5 sisters absent and was barely squeaking by as it was. I didn't know what I was going to do, but in those situations, I always trust in the Lord. It is His work we are doing and I have always found out that things work out because God is in control.
Soon after that phone call, I was driving to the temple with 3 others from my carpool. Not far from my home, while going down Ave. M towards the freeway, a car suddenly passed me at a very high speed. Something flew up and I heard something hit my car and then there was a cloud of dust around the car. I couldn't imagine what had happened. I didn't like the sound of the object hitting my brand new car (we've had it 6 months) so I pulled over to see if I could see any damage. It is dark at 4:15 A.M. so I used a phone flashlight and noticed some scratch marks on the sliding door. Ouch! Our car got its first injury.
Thank goodness it wasn't serious damage, but I still don't like to see my brand new car scuffed up like that. I'd like to have a do-over that morning and leave a few minutes earlier or a few minutes later to avoid this from happening.
I'd also like a do-over for this morning. I was asked to make the dessert for a dinner tonight that the Stake Presidency, Stake Clerks, and their wives are having with our visiting General Authority, Elder Ghent, for our Stake Conference this weekend. I decided to make one of my favorites...actually two of my favorites - a cherry cheesecake and a chocolate cake with a cherry cheesecake topping. I want to have a couple of desserts to choose from in case someone doesn't like chocolate. I had problems making both desserts. Unfortunately, my cake fell after I took it out of the oven and then I forgot to set the timer on my graham cracker crust and way overcooked it. I had to remake both. I guess that was my do-over.
My second cake fell too, even though I cooked it longer and the toothpick came out clean. I used it anyway. I wasn't going to make a 3rd cake!
Top cake - my first attempt. I cut out the middle to see how under-cooked it was since I knew I wasn't going to be using it.
At least the final result of both look delicious. I hope they taste good tonight.
One of two cheesecakes I will be taking.
When it comes to do-overs, God is very gracious with allowing them. Whenever we do something wrong and want a do-over, we simply need to sincerely repent and it is like it never happened in the first place. What a great blessing that is to all of us!
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