i woke up 8:30 a.m. today to catch the 9:42 train bound for sone.  i’ll be seeing a dear friend who’ll kindly teach me how to bake a chocolate cake. 

i reached the station and there was she, aya-san, meeting me at the station.  i was so glad to see her.  we head to her place and then proceeded to what i was there for- chocolate cake baking.  she’s got a really nice and clean place.  i had fun measuring the ingredients, mixing them while chatting with her. 

we’re talking about her life and mine.  we’re having a good time.  actually, this is the first time that we get to really chat.  at the church, we just say hi’s and hello’s and that’s it.  i find her really nice as our conversation goes. 

a Christian really does have a light heart.  i mean, that’s how i see her.  she finds joy in everything she does.  and she doesn’t feel bad about all the bad things that come her way.  she has that faith.  and in a way, i am envious for i know i don’t have that much faith as she does.  she handles conversation really well, like she doesn’t have a problem at all.  mind you, she is sick.  her liver is not doing well.  but she is so positive.  i love her.  the way that she is.  she plays the guitar and the piano for GOD.  she paints and creates solid portrait of jesus dying on the cross to save us.  by profession, she is an english teacher.  but her classroom is like a music room and a restaurant at the same time.  she serves meals to her students.  how amazing that is!

after more than an hour, our cake was ready.  i was so excited to see how it goes and how it tastes.  hmnn… yappari oishii.  she took a box and placed 4 of what we made inside it for me to take home.  sore ha ii ne..

she said a prayer for me before i left and it moved me to tears.  she said the words, the exact words i have in my heart.

i learned everything i wanted to learn about chocolate cake today.  and something far beyond that.  how lovely!