And just like that… We’re almost through July! How is that even possible?? I feel as if I blinked and the first half of 2020 just flew by… Especially the last four months where almost every day seemed to blend into the next.I’m guessing I might not be the only one who feels like that? It’s definitely been a blur.Lots of baking, home-cooked meals, leggings and hoodies and house slippers (because typical business attire and regular clothes are mostly optional, right??), scrolling through social media, FaceTime and Zoom calls with family and friends… And somewhere within that blur, towards the end of June, I celebrated my birthday! Although I usually create a new birthday-themed dessert recipe to share with you here on Amy’s Healthy Baking (like these cupcakes from last year or this cake from the year before!), I felt like celebrating with a specific recipe this year, my all-time favorite chocolate cake… But something incredibly special still happened on my birthday, which I wanted to share with you! So grab a mug of your favorite coffee or tea (hot or iced — I won’t judge!), and pretend you and I are sitting across from each other at a coffee shop.

And if we were, here’s the story about that extra special thing that happened on my birthday…    We will never know how many lives we touch, but we will always know how many lives touch ours.That thought popped into my head during my senior year of high school.I still remember exactly where I

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