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reflections on running a bakery [almost] one year in

My, oh my, what a year. I've been feeling all sorts of nostalgic lately as we come up on the one year anniversary of opening the bakery. When I moved to Ohio six short years ago, I never imagined my life would look anything like it does now. I've gone from full-time teacher to "runs a business from home" on the side for fun to "runs a business full-time from home while caring for an infant" to opening a brick-and-mortar bakery (and the toddler now attends daycare).  The progression has been steady and natural, and it is so fascinating to see how God has worked it all out. There were things and situations I didn't understand why  or how  in the moment... but as years have passed I can see what He was doing in those moments. I opened the Sara's Sweets storefront almost one year ago, December 15 to be exact. I had previously been running the business from home, and selling cupcakes at a retail location 2 days a week along with regular orde