Stale Bread Makes Good Toast

Stale Bread Makes Good Toast

A book of random thoughts

By Krystal Jenkins

Forward

I have never actually considered myself to be very forward, but if they say I must be then I shall.

I’ve always wanted to write a book. I suppose the biggest reason has just been to be heard. To think that somewhere in the middle of all of the crazy noise in our world my little shout might actually be heard by someone. I’ve always wanted at least one person to read what I have to say and say “NO WAY! I thought I was the only one who felt that way.” It makes me feel good to know that people don’t feel alone. I’ve had my fair share of life where I felt exactly that way. And the truth is, more than 99% of the time, I feel the way you do or at least I have felt that way.

Sometimes life gets really tough. Sometimes I don’t feel like I’m worth anything and that the things I’m going through are ridiculous. One morning I woke up feeling really down, I stumbled down to the kitchen to get some breakfast only to realize all I had was stale bread. I figured it was better than nothing so I toasted those 2 slices of really old stale raisin bread and waited for them to pop up out of the toaster and let me know they were ready.

I reluctantly took the first bite, not sure what it would be like, and realized it was the best toast I’ve ever had. Why? Because it was already halfway to being “toast” before it even hit the toaster. It was already hard and toast-like before I even cooked it . Then I realized that if stale bread can become the best toast in the world then I … in my most imperfect state ever .. can also become toast … I mean something wonderful.

So the words you are about to read in this book are the stale bread that have been sitting in my mind for years, and perhaps to some of you they will be the best toast you’ve ever had! I pray you at least find yourself somewhere in the words or between the lines.

Bon appetit.