Guest mrichar383 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 > Have you ever told a white lie? You are going to love this - especially >all of the ladies who bake for church events. > > Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church ladies' group >bake sale in Tuscaloosa, but she forgot to do it until the last minute. > > She remembered it the morning of the bake sale and after rummaging >through cabinets she found an angel food cake mix and quickly made it while >drying her hair and dressing and helping her son Bryan pack up for Scout >camp. > > But when Alice took the cake from the oven, the center had dropped flat >and the cake was horribly disfigured. She said, "Oh dear, there's no time >to bake another cake." > > This cake was so important to Alice because she did so want to fit in at >her new church and in her new community of new friends. So, being >inventive, she looked around the house for something to build up the center >of the cake. Alice found it in the bathroom -- a roll of toilet paper. She >plunked it in and then covered it with icing. > > Not only did the finished product look beautiful, it looked perfect! > > Before she left the house to drop the cake by the church and head for >work, Alice woke her daughter Amanda and gave her some money and specific >instructions to be at the bake sale the minute it opened at 9:30, and to >buy that cake and bring it home. > > When the daughter arrived at the sale, she found that the attractive, >perfect cake had already been sold. > > Amanda grabbed her cell phone and called her Mom. > > Alice was horrified she was beside herself. Everyone would know, what >would they think? Oh, my she wailed! She would be ostracized, talked about, >ridiculed. All night Alice lay awake in bed thinking about people pointing >their fingers at her and talking about her behind her back. > > The next day, Alice promised herself that she would try not to think >about the cake and she would attend the fancy luncheon/bridal shower at the >home of a friend of a friend and try to have a good time. > > Alice did not really want to attend because the hostess was a snob who >more than once had looked down her nose at the fact that Alice was a single >parent and not from the founding families of Tuscaloosa, but having already >RSVP'd she could not think of a believable excuse to stay home. > > The meal was elegant, the company was definitely upper crust old >South... and to Alice's horror, the CAKE in question was presented for >dessert. > > Alice felt the blood drain from her body when she saw the cake, she >started, out of her chair to rush to tell her hostess all about it, but >before she could get to her feet, the Mayor's wife said, "What a beautiful >cake!" > > Alice, who was still stunned, sat back in her chair when she heard the >hostess (who was a prominent church member) say, "Thank you, I baked it >myself." > > >Alice smiled and thought to herself, > > "GOD is good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bellagirl Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 This has made my day TFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwillfly525 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 this is a good one. thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxchic Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 OMG! I didn't expect that! Great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDecker Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 So Bad! Loved it! TFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyB Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Hee-hee...I needed this this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Student4Life Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Oh sweet justice! That's a fantastic story. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Too funny! Yes God works in mysterious ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC from AZ Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Thank you good story love when things work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sharebear57 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Great story, very funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy99 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Loved the ending - too funny - thanks for sharing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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