Looking at Today Through the Lens of the Cross
Share Chapter 16 The story continues first by backtracking. Yesterday my car died at Sonic. My Diet Vanilla Coke became a hero when poured on my battery cables and the kindest carhop jumpstarted my car; I later drank coconut coffee at Common Grounds and was depressed when it was gone.
Spills.
Share [I can justify writing now because dinner is simmering on the stove. However, don’t be deceived. Simmering does much more justice than my dumping of the Voila! bag from the frozen aisle deserves. I say simmering, but it’s more like waiting while magic happens.] Chapter 9 Spills are my
Decaf Coffee Can Keep You Awake
Last week my roommate had a big night of studying before two tests. I decided to supercharge her studying and brew some coffee. Sure enough, the coffee focused her brain, kept her perky until the wee hours, and added a pinch of motivation in the way only coffee can claim to do.
What I didn’t tell her was that it was decaffeinated! And my thesis was proven true: the idea of coffee motivates! Such a lovely blessing.
But I must explain why I bought Decaf Coffee two weeks ago:
1. My fear has come true: I realized I have a slight and rapidly growing dependence upon coffee. The timer on my coffee maker is too convenient not to use it every morning. And here’s
Underneath the Cup (and I Don’t Mean the Saucer)
I first came to my love through misuse.
Yes, though I hate to admit it, I came with a wrong motive, seeking something for myself, and essentially selfishness led me to abuse this gift to the world. My initial curiosity led me to walk across that room. Everyone had talked about it, but I didn’t really didn’t want to get involved. I mean, there were stereotypes.
In high school, those were the people who bragged about their indulgences. This group didn’t binge with alcohol so they had to binge with something—or at least pretend to have an addiction, a crutch, a hang-up. “Man, I was up all night!” Oh, Please.
The stressed out seemed to gravitate towards it; the tired and weak seemed to always have it nearby. And spills and dribbles and