Cupcakes

Cupcakes. 

I came across a story the other day about a teenaged boy named Isaiah Tuckett, who baked, and sold enough cupcakes to take him and his family on a trip to Disney World. This included airfare, hotel, meals and park passes for seven people.

Now as you can well imagine he had to bake quite a few of these in order to earn the sum needed for the trip. As luck would have it the local bakery had recently closed down, and there was a market for the confectionery treats. 

What I found remarkable, and inspiring about the story, though, was that he had asked his parents several times if they could take him to Disney. Disappointingly they explained that there was not enough finances in the family budget for such a trip. 

Now he could have walked away sulking about the unfairness of life, but rather he chose to take a different path. With hard work, perseverance, and some ingenuity he made a way for his dream to come true, and then some. It took him a year, and four thousand cupcakes, but he was able to earn and save $5,000 for the trip.  

When I hear about these kinds of stories it gives me hope in the future. Often we only hear the news-worthy “bad” stories, but someone like this young man is a credit to his generation, and  when I think about the future he has ahead of him it sure looks “sweet!”