Just a few (definitely caffeinated) thoughts as I sit down with a second cup about to pay some bills. Hearing the kids music from their show in the background. Seeing the overcast cool day out the window. Definitely grateful for the many blessings in this life. But memories popping up on FB combined with the Fall temperatures, I can't help but think about our trip to Scotland 4 years ago this week. Such an amazing experience!!
Thursday, October 12, 2017
A morning for memories
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Life, Death, Joy, Peace
Overwhelmed doesn't begin to describe the feelings and thoughts. Death constantly on the mind. Literally 90% of the time I'm awake my thoughts are on recent circumstances. Especially at night when it's dark and the enemy tries to prey in. Praying constantly to drive away the fear and sadness in the dark.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Clouds are good
I have always been obsessed with the sky, whether a sunny day with fun-shaped clouds, a beautiful sunrise and sunset, or the night sky with a gorgeous moon and millions of stars (my favorite). It often has a calming quality. Some days the sky is gray and full of dreary clouds. Such that it is hard to see past to the blue, like tonight.
This evening after work I sat outside on my back porch and stared upward. It was so gray and so dreary. But then there was another element that got involved. It was amazing how quickly the wind carried the clouds along. There were always more gray clouds, but there wasn't a complete lack of blue sky. Little peeks came and went, here and there, large and small. No matter how full the night sky was of dark clouds the picture was still there in bits and pieces; though I could never see it all at once.
Hmmm! Are you thinking what I'm thinking? :) it's life, puzzle pieces, foggy glasses, and... clouds!
I am thankful for God's amazing creation and especially the sky. It encouraged me tonight!! It means so much to me and God still speaks so clearly even on a dark stormy night!
- Posted from my iTouch
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
new and exciting
My last post was quite the downer and I am sad to have left it up that long without posting again. I was reading through a handful of old posts last night and started missing blogging. I don't know where I got all my time before. I guess when I was in college I would just stay up late every night practically posting blogs. Well it is different now that I don't have a computer and even internet access at home. It takes time and energy to go to the library when I'm not working and get on a public computer and post. Then it seems like suddenly my mind is drained dry of thoughts to type.
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Wishful thinking
Sometimes I still long to be back in school, whether it's college or high school or whatever. The end of the craziness of summer with its scorching hot weather. Having endured whatever summer job you were dealt. Shopping for school supplies. A regular schedule. A certain assumed normalcy. The freshness of the first week with new classes. New textbooks.
Adulthood. What is this concept they talk about? I'm not sure I like it. As much as I dislike change, I long for it now. Take me away, fly me to some new place.
Alas, here I am. Tears falling into my jones soda.
- Posted from my iTouch
Some have asked me to blog more... sorry for the downer post as I return cautiously. I make no promises but I will try to come around more often.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
hi. i'm alive. kinda.
Wow I cannot believe I haven't been on here since January! Life seems insane and it isn't stopping! I think insanely crazy is the new 'normal'! Wow. I'm trying to keep up. Here are a few things about my life over the last couple of months...
The beginning of February marked a year working here at the library! Cha-ching! One year down in the 'real' world after college!
February also brought along birthdays of two dear friends and a necessary trip to Florida!! I had a blast! I think I shall become a bird, one that goes down south in the winter and then back this way for summer. (I am certain I could not handle the FL heat in the summer!!!) The very next weekend I made a road trip to Cinci to visit some other dear friends. It was a nice time. I like the city!
March was another busy month. It was also a very sad one because my dear boss/friend/mentor/office-sharer moved away. I loved working next to Shirley for a year and am privileged to call her my friend!! I still miss her but I get to see her occasionally. (As a matter of fact, she dropped in last night at my apt. for a lovely little visit!)
April was lovely. It was nice to start having a little warmer weather. The rain is always nice too. I like rain. We have had tons of it!!! I am also enjoying working with Brandy, my new 'boss' :) April was full of Summer Read.
Actually most all of my life through March, April, and May has been completely consumed with preparations for Summer Read!
I started working a 40-hour week at beginning of May (I was formerly working 30 hours). It has been nice to have more time (and money) but it is amazing how quickly that time is filled!!!
So this is my life... Summer Read, Summer Read, Summer Read. ... don't get me wrong, it is fun! I think it is going to be a great summer! I'm looking forward to all we have planned.
Oh and other things are happening too... I love having "Girls' Nights Out" with some of my favorite teens. ... and I am enjoying making new friends... and establishing new connections in this lovely hometown of mine.... and... and...
It is fun! Life is good! God has blessed me!
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Staples so to speak
Bible
Peanut Butter (good right out of the jar!)
WIBI radio
My little spot on the couch... I do everything there
Nail beside the door for my keys (in hopes of never losing them lol)
My cell... self explanatory
Calendar with lots of notes and lists
My Utmost for His Highest (my well loved devotional)
Skillet=eggs, sandwiches, hamburgers, pancakes... you can cook anything in a skillet!
Carmex! of course!!
Milk love it with my peanut butter
Notebook and fine point pen
What are some things you "can't live without"?
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
wandering about wondering
Just found this in my drafts... thought I would go ahead and post it, rough draftish as it is.
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Sitting here overwhelmed with topics that have been put on the back burner to blog about....then suddenly forget them all at once! This happens more often than I can count. Possibly one of the reasons I don't blog as often as some of you think I should. Although I hold to the fact that I blog way more often than a lot of you!
Here is some random oddness...
I often wonder:
1. does everyone in Effingham smoke?
2. why am I addicted to carmex?
3. as I wander
4. if there are hidden cameras watching my every move
5. why is (almost all) Christmas music so sad
6. why they raised the price of an added shot of espresso at starbucks
7. what you are thinking
8.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Christmastime is here
I looked out my front window this morning and saw this
Got to see a few friends in Cinci and watched them perform Christmas program. This was my first time to observe and not be in it.
Until next time :D
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Closure
clo·sure (klō'zhər) n.
1. The act of closing or the state of being closed.
A bringing to an end; a conclusion: finally brought the project to closure.
A feeling of finality or resolution, especially after a traumatic experience.
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No need to hold on to the past. False hope isn't hope at all.
It's in the bag. Tied in a knot. And tossed in the dumpster.
Time to move on. Hope for new things. A healthy hope.
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