We Made It!

Here is the final tally:
26 Pumpkin pies
11 Pecan pies
9 Apple pies
8 Coconut cakes
10 Stollen
19 Stuffing bread
66 dozen yeast rolls
and a miss match of this and that totaling 97 orders and a HUGE day in sales.
It was a busy day at the bakery.
Josh arrived at the bakery around 3:30pm on Tuesday afternoon and went to work mixing the doughs. He worked for 14 hours.
His sweet friend, Jared, and our good friend, Matt, volunteered their time and spent the night at the bakery. They weighed out ingredients, mixed, and shaped. They pulled bread out of the oven, stocked the shelves, and bagged yeast rolls. They worked hard and Josh could not have accomplished all that he needed to without their help. They are great friends.
I arrived at the bakery at 3:30am on Wednesday. I was ready to work. I was ready to put special orders together, stock the pastry case, bag bread, and brew coffee. I was ready for the day to begin. And, it began with a bang.
At 3:45am the power went out. Fuquay-Varina had a blackout- the entire town lost power. No street lights, no traffic lights, no power at the bakery.
Deep breath.
There was no time to lose, no time to waste. Nathan and I began packaging special order by the light of Josh's cell phone. And, Josh and Jared kept track of time- there was Stollen in the oven and we couldn't let it burn.
The blackout was unexpected and stressful but it gave us a reason to let go and laugh. Josh and I (and the rest of our staff) had been so anxious about the orders and production and putting everything together that we had forgotten to be still and be thankful. The blackout forced us to stop and listen. It forced us to stand still. And, it forced me to turn my attention to Christ. To ask God for guidance, for peace, and for light.
God is so faithful. The power was restored by 5:00am and we were able to complete our tasks, open the bakery, and labor through a crazy day. With God's guiding hand, we were able to make it through the dark.