08/13/20: You Matter

08/13/20 Ever feel self-conscious? Or like you’re just not doing enough? Ever feel uncertain about, well, anything, or almost everything? It’s easy to look around and see the obstacles growing insurmountable, literally, like a mountain before you. So, what do you do? How do you deal with such situations? It doesn’t help that we can go on Facebook or Instagram and see all the things other people …

08/12/20: Choose your thoughts…wisely (Wisdom Wednesday)

08/12/20: Choose your thoughts…wisely When you look at the above picture, what do you think of? Does it make you think of something peaceful? Is it serene? Seeing such beauty makes me feel quiet, just for a moment. What about this picture? Here’s one more… Of the three pictures above, which one resonates with you the most? For me, each one has a certain feeling. The lushness …

08/11/20: Happiness

08/11/20 So I realize that for some, the above image may not necessarily be perceived as a positive one. I realize that this statement can bring on a variety of emotions, maybe even anger. Even though, technically speaking, it is a positive statement, it can be perceived as a negative one. I mean, after all, who has time to “be happy”. I mean, after all, there’s too …

08/10/20 – Self-Care: Pushing Through Hard Places

08/10/20 – Self-Care: Pushing through Hard Places Self-Care: Pushing Through Those Hard Places Remember on this weekend’s post when I mentioned self-care?  I wanted to back up a little bit and touch upon it a little more. You  know how, sometimes, we know what to do but don’t really do it?  Like, finish it for me, “an apple a day keeps ———“.  But, how many of us actually eat an apple …

08/08/20 – 08/09/20: Happy Weekend! This Coffee Life

08/08/20 – 08/09/20: Happy Weekend! This Coffee Life As we close out one week and begin another, I have a question for you?  What do you like in your coffee?   I wonder if what we put in our coffee can be reflective of how we like to live our lives?  If you look at today as a cup of coffee, what are you putting in it?  Some like to add …

08/07/20: The Puzzle Pieces of Life

08/07/20: The Puzzle Pieces of Life This may be hard to believe. All of the crazy pieces of our lives, actually fitting together? Yes. They somehow make sense in the end. That job you were let go from? The time you started that project and did everything the way you thought you were supposed to, and still it failed? That divorce after years of trying to make …

08/06/20: Magic Moments

08/06/20: Magic Moments YOU are the magic in your day; nothing else.  YOU bring the magic, YOU make it happen. Even if you feel like you’re not, even if you feel like the smiles on your child’s face is the only thing that matters, you help put it there. You have make this life possible. You’ve made it to this moment, decide to make it through this moment. Hold your head up …

08/04/20: Acceptance and Action

08/04/20 So, yesterday’s serving of cappuccino may have been a bit stronger than usual, a bit more intense. The purpose behind our inspirational servings is just that, inspiration. But, inspiration isn’t enough. Being inspired helps. It helps us feel better. When we feel better we can do better. But, just feeling better doesn’t really change anything. The Word of God reminds us that we shall know the …

08/03/20: Life Anew

08/03/20 As we continue our new beginning, our fresh start, let’s remember a couple of things. As we begin to recognize the above is true, we must embrace it for it become a reality in our lives. Embrace that is your time and your season. It is your life. Here are 5 quick points to implement to as we continue along our new journey; whether that journey …

08/01 – 08/02/20: Happy August – Happy New Beginning

08/01 – 08/02/20 Happy August!!!  Happy New Month.  Happy New Beginning.  Eight “8” is the number of new beginning.  Even though, we are just over halfway through this year, even though New Year’s is far in front of us and even farther behind us, we should still celebrate the new, and the now. It’s no secret that 2020 has been a year like no other!  Many have …