Monday, January 23, 2012

More Than a Bakery, Part I

Aunt Ruth and Mom roll flatbread while Grandpa looks on.

The bakery is more than a bakery. We knew that it would be way back in the blueprint phase. That's why we...
...chose a floor plan suitable for both a bakery and a living space (if needed in the future).
...chose flooring that's both commercial and "pretty."
...plumbed it for commercial sinks and a small apartment (again, if needed in the future).

I could go on, but you get the picture.

Here is a peek into one of the non-bakery moments. One day last December my grandparents and aunt, Ruth, came for our annual flatbread making day. A Ronnevik family Christmas Eve meal would not be complete without this delicious, crackery bread. This time we were aided by a compact and efficient bakery, four ovens included. The baking was done in record time and satisfied many palettes over the next month.

Grandma and I manned the ovens.

Flatbread. Mmmm...

Friday, January 6, 2012

Meals for a Dime

Together we shipped 109 meals to Haiti and Africa!
Over the summer a can sat on our market table collecting pocket change. By the end of the year we had collected $10.97. Last month we sent that money with our friend, Joey, to the Global Aid Network Distribution Center in Lancaster County, PA. That's where Joey works packing aid to be shipped to needy communities around the world in the name of Christ. Thanks for helping!

To learn more about this project, go to gainusa.org.