Niki, In my head, I totally 100% agree with you that everything works together for good—that’s even a promise made to me from the One who loves me most—but I’m ashamed to say that my heart/emotions get the better of me sometimes and I just, plain and simple, freak out. It’s good to hear your perspective as someone who’s experience a lot of changes and survived and learned to see change as normal. And it’s good to see my own perspective change as I learn to take things that come and grow.

JessieV, It’s funny how nature demonstrates change all around us—caterpillars to butterflies, green leaves to golden, coolish to ice and snow—and yet how it can seem natural to resist it in our lives, despite that, you know? That’s interesting to think about.

Q, We’d get along quite well, I think! Here’s to embracing every crazy consequence of our ovens and stoves!

Heather, Thank you so much for your kind words. In the end, you’re right: all good and blessed.

Janet, You have such a sweet, introspective heart. I don’t know what specific changes you’re facing next, but I’m rooting for you! Hope this bread helps.

I’m so excited and thrilled you’re taking baby steps toward change. Reading about your courage and bravery in taking the next step and knowing we’re all headed there provides me comfort and faith as I am wrestling constantly with what will happen in a few weeks when I take this test for the third time. The uncertaintity while I’m prepared for doesn’t relieve the “what if I don’t get it this time?”

I’m printing this recipe and celebrating by baking this bread when I cross the “what happens next,” path early October!

Thanks for sharing something so deep, powerful and instrospective. I know it will get easier.