Thursday Coffee Talk

Good Thursday morning everyone! Time to rise and shine. It's going to be a COLD but wonderful day. Stay warm and have a great Thursday! Our challenge today is to taste life. Taste it's goodness. Taste it's fullness. Don't just nibble at it but go for it full force. We as WLS'ers mostly nibble at our small portions. We do that so we can be thin. Well, let's not do that pertaining to life. Eat the whole plate! I've lived the last year just nibbling on life. Just barely surviving on a few bites becoming anorexic and withdrawing spitting out bites here and there. Well, not any longer! I'm gonna eat life and enjoy every good clean wholesome full bite! Can ya tell I had some thinking time and some reality time on that cruise? I am so thankful that I had the chance to go. I almost backed out when our home burned. Then the night before I was to leave, reality of the fire hit Allison and she and I had our crying time balled up on the bed. Then the same night my mom was rushed to the ER with chest pains. I came so close to canceling that trip. Boy, I'm glad Allison was ok with me going and my Mom was ok. Even though she had to be admitted the day before I got home (she's ok now). I'm rambling. Thank GOD we are alive and able to EAT LIFE! Let's enjoy EVERY bite! We are alive! Alive in Christ! Christ isn't dead as many think. He's alive. Alive in you and I. Let's LIVE!! So! Who's up? What cha sipping on? Me? I'm sipping on Milestone's Breakfast Blend and ya know what? It's pretty good! Gotta love the taste of that first cup o joe in the a.m. I hope you have a FULL and TASTEFUL day today! Randall

Good Morning Randall!!! I so look forward to your morning posts. I rush into my office and log on, they are always so positive and uplifting. I am new in this walk with christ and learning so much. Last nite at church we had our "Agape Fest". I wasnt sure what to expect, but we just rejoiced in our fellowhip with god and each other. The kids classes performed music and sang it was wonderful and fullfilling. I am going to eat up life now and enjoy EVERY bit!!! Thank you for your posts and I am glad to see all is looking up for you and your family. You have a wonderful day!!! Love and blessings, Kelli

Morning Randall, I do miss my morning cup of Joe, but my surgeon says no more than 1/2 of coffee per day and I am saving it to miz with my protein latter. So for me it is a delish cup of hot milk with a bit of flavoring added. Taking off the morning chill. Have a great day - hope your mom is doing well. In His Grip Always, Sally

Good Morning Friend!! I am so glad the Lord got you to a place of being able to hear him even on a noisy cruise ship. Yes, we can taste and see that the Lord is good!! We as WLS people need to eat small bites but not pertaining to life...we are to live large as Christians and that doesn't mean puffed up it means living with the gusto of those who have newlife in Christ and want to share that with others. I pray your Mom is doing better and that your precious daughter is being healed by the Lord in her emotions. You guys have endured a lot...but our God can relate because so did He. Love you and these morning coffee talks. I had my decaf this morning and just had a SF Dove choc candy. My splurge for the day! Love in Him Who is Love, Joan M

I like this one too. I have always just "settled" for mediocrity and most times not even getting that, so I lower my standards and settle for even less. I'm trying to do better. This was Thursday's Coffee Talk and it's almost Saturday morning, but when I wake up, I will try to have a full and tasteful day. Hope yours is wonderful too! They say it might snow up here! Woohoo! I can just see it now, the snowflakes falling down, looking like about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar was drizzled over the yard. I'd like to see a good snowfall that would actually cover the ground, but I don't wanna have to drive in it. If God could just make the snow fall on the grass and not the streets... Well, He could do it, but I don't think He will. I don't think that's the plan. I don't think He likes any of my plans... Love, Joni