The Diaries of a Fruitcake in a Half Baked World!

A fruitcake can make you stop and think.  They can make you wonder, “Why is she looking like that?”  or you might look and wonder, “How can she live like that?” YET they are happy within and you see it in the way they walk, talk and treat others. You might wonder what do they have to be happy about when they don’t dress like the world? They stand out and looking at the outside appearance they might be judged as crazy, in bondage, a cult, or a fruitcake. If you are anything like I was, the Lord has drawn you to this site to learn more about living for Jesus by seeing a woman who looked different yet seemed to have the world in her hands. You might wonder what their secret to living free is.

Welcome to the world of this fruitcake!

Yes, I can be a little nutty sometimes but never put on a shelf! I am a single mother and woman on a mission, reaching others through love and in turn growing from each experience.

Early in the spring of 2009, I felt a pull to write a book. (A project that will happen in God’s timing.) I shared with my Momma about how people would look down their noses, talk behind my back, telling others that I just didn’t know what I wanted in life. I would be judged because of the church I attended. I would be judged because of the church I left. It’s amazing how we try to size up a person by their outer appearance. It hurt when it came back to me. I had the stirring, deep within, to follow the Truth. The Truth as the Lord put in my heart. I realized there are a lot of us out there that are labeled fruitcake because of outer appearance and our convictions, So why not embrace it and make it something positive?!

I decided to embark on the journey of a blog and found an amazing team, Moxie Design Studios.

Why the name “fruitcake”? Well, it is a name that people freely label others with, for one, when they don’t understand the life or actions. They judge what you do against their standards and if it doesn’t fit, then guess what? You are now placed in another category. So, the standards that we live go against the normalcy of the world and what they consider to be normal. Yet, these fruitcakes are very interesting to the half bakers out there. They stand apart from the world and don’t sway. They are respected by others. The Lord blesses your obedience and commitment to Him.

Does that mean the fruitcake isn’t normal? No, it means that we are His own and march to the beat of a different drum. We love our Lord Jesus Christ and make a commitment to the powerful Word of God. Please don’t take offense to the word, “Fruitcake”. I am making this a positive word and site because of my experiences. I am not saying a Godly Woman is a fruitcake. It’s just what I have been called. Hence the name, Diaries of a fruitcake, not fruitcakes. I am making a connection with the world. World see’s Godly Woman as a Fruitcake because she is different. Godly Woman see’s God, lives for God and desires to have a heart for Jesus.

If you think about it for a second, coming from the world of baking, fruitcakes seem unpredictable. Not everyone likes a fruitcake. You don’t know when you bite into it if it is going to be moist or stale. Some fruitcakes get passed around every year and then put on a shelf until the next year. Do you get passed? Or do you get respect? You might have been passed but don’t be discouraged because of it.

Here it is. You will see that “fruitcakes” are truly Godly women. Not the other way around. It’s time to be true to yourself and embrace who you really are in Jesus Christ. Not allowing to be frowned upon by what I like to call “Half Bakers” out there. But allowing your stand for Jesus to be a witness to others of how free you can be if you have Jesus Christ leading your life. If you find you are frowned upon and talked about, made fun of…count it joy!

The Half Baked World

What is the “half baked world”? It is a world for those who say “Don’t confuse me with the facts. My mind is made up.” In this world you will find many different concoctions to the recipes of life.

Living in this half baked world it might seem as if we are paralyzed by fear. When we stunt our lives by this fear, we don’t live life to its fullest. We don’t have the Fruit of the Spirit. We look at the fruitcakes out there that have it and we wish we could be that free. There is a process to becoming a fruitcake like there is in making one! Our journey can start here to learning how to be free and letting the Lord change you from the inside, out.

Fruitcakes have the desire to live lowly and you must understand this word. It is not being a doormat or living what some consider lower class, it is esteeming others above yourself. We like to lift others spirits around us, hence why we do things for a laugh, etc…  If life becomes boring in a certain area, you will add your own ingredient to get the rise you want. A lot of people will call it “drama”. I call it a life line to sanity. Though, some would say insanity.

For those of you that currently are labeled you might find that you are being told you are in a cult because you aren’t what others consider normal. They might think you are depressed, hence your facial looks. If you are told this over and over, you begin to look down on yourself and begin to doubt. When really you should be listening to what others are seeing and putting the smile that should be on your face because you love Jesus! If you aren’t smiling, it’s time to get in the flame and get to baking to become complete. There should always be a smile on your face. Even through trials, we are to count it joy! It is time to let your flame glow bright and not let others snuff it out. The fruit inside of you is very colorful. Don’t settle for the half baked syndrome and live in a gray world.

In closing, this blog will bring a positive movement to encourage those who are only half-baked to live life to its fullest for Jesus. Learn and be encouraged on how to break out of the “half baked syndrome” and live life, free as a fruitcake!