Anticipation!

Any of you remember the song that goes with my title? It was for a ketchup-what a blast from the past!

Ever look forward to something for a long time and when it finally happens one of two things take place-it either lives up to your hopes or it lets you down. Well, I have been wanting to visit a certain cupcake place and coming to Chicago with my husband gave me that opportunity and today was the day! I hiked my way down the "Magnificent Mile" until I came to the cross streets I needed and I turned left. As I headed down the street I thought about what it was going to be like! In this instance I was not disappointed! It was soon across the street from my view and I stopped to get my first picture!

It was so cute! So, of course, I took a close up one of their "signage". The logo that they are famous for.

It's so funny, but just seeing it made me smile! If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE all things Cupcake!! I love to make them and collect them. I love to watch the cupcake shows on TV and I do enjoy eating them.

So, I crossed the street and proceeded to make my way inside the store!

The owner and founder is Candace Nelson. She is a judge on the Cupcake Wars and the original store is in Beverly Hills. Within the last couple of years they opened one in Chicago!

You walk in and the cupcake flavors of the day are the first thing you see. YUM!

I chose a Red Velvet one and it was delicious! Everyone in the store was very friendly. The girl I spoke with at the counter was also from Florida and I told her I was so looking forward to coming here as one of the highlights of my trip!

You know, as silly as it may sound to some of you, it was a fun trip for me. Bit in all seriousness, this should be mild to how I feel and how you should feel about the anticipation of Heaven! Do you long for it? Is it something you think of every day? It should be! It is difficult sometimes and I am speaking from experience. We get to used to our life here on earth-we are only human and it's all we've ever known. It's hard to wrap our head around what eternity will be because we haven't experienced it yet. But we can learn about it in God's Word and we can be looking forward with anticipation to the day that He will return for us.

Titus 2:13  

"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"

We can KNOW about heaven and salvation by believing in Christ as our Savior and then by being in His Word.

John 14:2-3

 "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

   And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

We don't exactly when it will happen but He has promised that it WILL happen.

I Thessalonians 5:2,4,6

 2"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

   4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

   6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."

 We just need to be ready-the anticipation will pay off and it will be better than we ever imagined-I promise!! Live one day at a time for our Savior and wait on Him! You won't be disappointed!