"May I Have Another One?"

While we might have given the world the propagation of a non-phonetic language and genetically modified farm crops, all of that must be forgiven when remembered that we, Americans, have also given the world 

Chocolate Chip Cookies and Dr. Pepper. 

The latter more than atones for the grievances of the former.

South Africa has many wonderful things that 

aren’t found in America, Rusks for example

 (a lovely addition to either tea or coffee, the chocolate ones are the best).

But one of the tragedies that is South Africa, 

is that chocolate chips are only myths, 

and chocolate chip cookies, things of legend.

After having a hankering for chocolate chip cookies for days, 

I was faced with the dilemma: There are no chocolate chips.

However, I would not let this obstacle bar my path, and prohibit me from accomplishing what I had set upon to do. Sugar, flour, even American brown sugar I had in my possession, I would make these cookies. 

This was not an option.

If you don’t have chocolate chips… you make them. 

A big chocolate bar can be nicely smashed into the perfect size chucks for cookies. As a close friend of mine once said, 

“‘Chocolate’ and ‘chunk,’ that combination of words has to be one of my favorite word combos of all time.”

Making the (above) cookies for non-Americans was probably the most enjoyable baking experience of my life. For them, not having grown up with chocolate chip cookies (if that isn’t heartbreaking I don’t know what is), they are still a novelty. The expression of sheer joy on their faces when they bite into the gooey center, and hearing the sentence made up of the five words 

“May I have another one?” 

is all a baker wants in life.

Another thing that is no small feat to acquire here in the lovely South Africa is only the best carbonated drink that has ever been created: Dr. Pepper. With this being the case, think of my surprise when a friend pulled out some.

That’s right, not knowing that it was my favorite drink of all time, I was handed a can of Dr. Pepper.

It is so incredible that God cares enough, to put things into our lives 

just to make us smile, 

just because He can. 

It just goes to show, that God is part of everything. 

He didn't just leave the world alone after He made it. 

He is still actively working in and loving it.