This I believe: Made by Hand

In Mary Mrugalski's essay of this I believe she depicts he belief of putting her stressful and negative energy into baking. When the going gets tough the dough gets rolling if you will. She begins the essay by telling us about the love that left her when she found out that she was pregnant and moves on to describe the great joy this was before mentioning the illness of another child later in life. It's really the way that she kneads the anecdotes of bread making into the bigger idea that makes the essay strong. She uses the repetition of how she makes the big loaf and her child makes the small loaf which portrays a calming seen of mother and child in times of both joy and sorrow. Mrugalski believes in the idea of creation of something positive during hard times which is shown at the birth of her child during the loss of a relationship and the baking of substance during her daughter's illness.