Morning. Not stupid early, but not late morning, it’s 8:30am and your eyelids open after a solid, undisturbed 8 hour sleep. You smile to yourself, feeling that euphoric, passionate, life-is-good-because-God-is-good emotion that translates to excitement to spend time with Jesus. You know He’s going to meet you where you are– which happens to be your …
All I can think about right now is hitting my pillow. I hate sounding dramatic, but my eyelids are so heavy and my whole body is exhausted from not stopping all day. And that could easily be for nothing. I could easily work this body hard and fast for a single purpose: my own feelings …
…that life is all about the “little moments?” Romans 12:10 “Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.” I have written about it countless times. And I think about it all the time. But sometimes, in the heat of a moment, it doesn’t happen. In a moment when… I tiredly choose to watch …
In many circumstances, I often feel the need to facade professionalism, or to “put it on.” At work as a barista and server; in meetings marketing my freelance writing services; even with my kids at youth, sometimes I believe a lie that professionalism is a trait that I need to pull out of thin air …
I wrote this poem on my break at work today when the Holy Spirit prompted awakening in me. My soul has been a little sleepy, but He never fails to alert me. When we turn to His face, we understand. When we look to His grace, we have a plan. When I’m afraid I’m alone, …
HELLO ALL. So, NGL, I am super proud of this recipe. Just ask my roomies. Today, whilst making it and checking the freezer multiple times to check its state of frozenness, I was impossibly giddy and putting the tray of ice cream in their faces, hoping they would find the whole process as fascinating as …
I saw a blog post challenge to post just ten pictures with one short caption each that describe your typical day in the life. So here is my best attempt! [wpvideo 3FqoM4gY] Most days, I blog…
We’ve all paid more than we hoped to for a delicious coffee. Watched the till climb from 5.25 to 6.99 for that soy, pump of raspberry, and extra espresso shot. What if I told you there are ways to order still delicious drinks for sometimes half the price? Read on to find out how to …
Hello My Friends! Today was so lovely. I feel so immeasurably blessed by the people in my life, and I got to spend today with many friends that I don’t often get to see! I slept over at beautiful Bethany’s last night, and so we slept in, woke up, and headed straight for the Starbucks …
Short Cuts. We’ve all taken em. I work at Starbucks. I truly love the job. I work a lot of night shifts, and know the regular customers that come in the evenings. Ed rolls through the drive through at around 8:30 every night for His venti Americano with cream. Nafeesa comes right before close for …