Donuts – Sarah Bebes Blog

Maple iced, buttercream-filled donuts? Are you kidding me? From “100 layer donuts” at Five Daughters Bakery, to lots of miles walked exploring the city, to listening to the live music pouring out of every spot along Broadway, our trip to Nashville, Tennessee was a real treat.

It’s always fun to see other areas and different cultures. What stands out to me, though, is how much people are the same. Tears are the same; smiles are the same; laughter is the same. Even if you don’t like country music like I do, I hope we will always treat each other as persons, not viewpoints. And if you ever get to Nashville, I highly recommend the donuts.

“May God lead us kindly through these times, but above all else, may God lead us to Himself.” – Deitrick Bonhoeffer

“If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” (1 Corinthians 13:1)

See the person, not just their viewpoint.

He travels for work. A lot. The first thing he does when he knows his next travel destination is seek out the closest donut shop. My husband, Mike, is a donut connoisseur.

After sampling donuts literally all over the world, Mike says the best ones are right here in Pennsylvania. He calls it a tie between Beiler’s Donuts in Lancaster, PA https://www.beilersdoughnuts.com and Shady Maple donuts in East Earl, PA https://www.shady-maple.com . Don’t worry, my friends in healthcare. He doesn’t eat donuts every single day, and he walks a lot of miles every day.

I always say that Mike (aka G-dad) adds life to life, meaning he makes it so fun and enjoyable! Our granddaughters know what I mean, because he can make a game out of anything. I love hearing the laughter when they visit.

Joy is possible. Jesus invites us into relationship with Him, and that is true life and joy. He said, “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.” (John 15:9-11) Did you catch that? “Your joy may be complete.”

Be sure to take time to enjoy bites of donuts and bites of life! As for me, in a couple of weeks Mike and I are heading to Texas together, and I’m sure my Mike has already located the Shipley’s Donuts nearest our hotel.

“God richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” (1 Timothy 6:17)

Take time to savor bites of donuts and bites of life!