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\u201cIt was amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cSo many people ordered \u2014 friends, family, family friends, people I went to school with. It was humbling to get that kind of support right out of the gate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From there, Mouth of the South Bakery became a part of our family celebrations, special occasions, and sweet tooth cravings. She\u2019s baked in her college apartment, home, and storefronts. Today, you\u2019ll find her creative treats at North Main Marketplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI really liked the idea of celebrating with people, going through life\u2019s stages with them. I started with several brides, and I\u2019ve been able to do their baby showers, gender reveals, and their children\u2019s first birthday cakes. I\u2019ve kind of grown up with them [and] with their kids, and I think that\u2019s a cool part of it,\u201d Bargers said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While she loves the decorated, fancy cakes and cookies, she said it\u2019s hard to beat treats that are just homey, like chess pies. For Bargers, these bring to mind Southern hospitality and memories of her grandmother teaching her to make mashed potatoes as a little girl. Good food is always part of our favorite memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many clients have done business with her from the beginning and continue to shop with her at the marketplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a very, very loyal clientele, and I\u2019m grateful for it,\u201d Bargers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She describes her space at the marketplace as a mini bakery, which she strives to keep stocked. As she balances the bakery and special orders, customers bear with her patiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursdays on Bargers\u2019s calendar are reserved for the highlight of her week when she trades her apron for a seat behind a desk at First Choice Pregnancy Counseling Center in Shelbyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCakes and cookies are great,\u201d Bargers said, \u201cbut I felt like God was calling me to do a little something different. About that time, Angela Rasnick, the First Choice director, happened to come in, and I asked if they needed volunteers. She said they always need volunteers. I turned in my application and started the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bargers is a client advocate, connecting clients with resources and assisting them with the center\u2019s Earn While You Learn program. The educational program covers everything from pregnancy to the baby\u2019s first year, financial practices, relationship matters, and healing from abuse. Clients earn baby bucks they can spend in the center\u2019s baby boutique as they progress through the modules. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, Bargers connects with families, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe go over whatever the lesson was about that week, and I just talk with them and pray with them. I think that my favorite part is hearing their stories. I love catching up with them every week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her time at the center has affirmed what she believed she heard God calling her to do. She\u2019s going back to school to become certified in biblical counseling but will continue baking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve had a longing for a while to do more. I couldn\u2019t tell you the last time I had so much peace about a decision; I\u2019m excited about it,\u201d Bargers said. \u201cI turned 30 this year. When you\u2019re 20, you think you have everything figured out and everything will be smooth. We all know that doesn\u2019t usually happen. I think my path is more clear than ever before. Life goes by so quickly. And I don\u2019t want to get so caught up in this life that I forget about what I can be doing to serve people for eternity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether through her sweet confections or counseling at the center, Bargers is at home serving others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI just want to brag on God. I\u2019ve lived a good amount of life in my short life, and God\u2019s carried me through all of it. He\u2019s blessed me far beyond what I deserve,\u201d she said. GN <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AT 15, a cake decorating course for her birthday started it all. Through it, Morgan Bargers discovered a natural talent for baked creations too pretty to eat. Buttercream icing, fondant, and cupcake liners paved the road to Mouth of the South Bakery shortly after that. But first, college. The criminal justice major soon switched to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/06\/3-2-1024x683.png\")
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