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One word. Five minutes to write about it. This is the idea behind Five Minute Friday and this is today's free-writing post.
coffee shop
stop by for coffee
coffee break
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Today I get to write about something I care deeply about - coffee. It's no secret, given the name of this blog, that I love my morning cup of coffee and just any coffee break in general. I take coffee seriously! I enjoy visiting unique coffee shops when I'm traveling, trying coffee from small batch roasteries, and I even worked in a small batch roastery myself for a few years.
Of course I love the taste of a good cup of coffee, and the flavor notes coffee can add to everything from ice cream to barbecue rub. (Yes, I use ground coffee in my rub for brisket and other meats) But there's more to it, because there's also an experience that I associate with good coffee.
My morning coffee is my (usually) quiet start to the day. That's the part of my daily routine where I'm not likely to be interrupted and I can savor my coffee while I read my Bible and then make a plan for the day. A fresh-brewed cup of coffee is called for when I need to do lesson plans or grading, when I am writing for my blog, or when I have bills or other paperwork to go through.
Coffee also represents friendship and fellowship to me. Since my teen years, I've been going out for coffee with my friends, or getting together with friends for coffee break. When I was in high school, I met with friends at a local restaurant that kept the coffee refills coming while we talked. When I was in college, I regularly went out for an evening coffee and cinnamon roll with a few friends. I wound up marrying one of those friends and we have been enjoying morning and evening coffee together for over thirty years. I enjoyed visiting with coworkers over coffee break during all the years I worked. My family made a big deal over each of our kids reaching the milestone birthday at which they were allowed to drink coffee. I got together with other moms for coffee breaks while our toddlers played, then while our kids were in gym or co-op classes together, then while our teens hung out together, and finally while our nests were emptying. Many of the best conversations I've had have been accompanied by at least one good cup of coffee.
It's not just about the taste, or the warm mug in my hands, or even the caffeine to help boost my energy. That cup of coffee brings to mind a Bible study that helps me connect with God, and conversations that have connected me with the people I love all through the years. Comfort and continuity. Conversations and connections and companionship. Not bad for a humble cup of coffee.
Actually, this seems to be the basic need of the human heart in nearly every great crisis, a good hot cup of coffee. ~Alexander King
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
~Acts 2:42~
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See my related post: Coffee Break!
After all, what would you expect from a blog originally titled Homeschool Coffee Break, but coffee break posts? And when I set up a second blog for book reviews, I named it Just A Second, because it was second blog and also because I had a habit of hollering "just a second!" to anyone who needed me while I was reading! Naturally, I'm always game for a second (or third, or fourth...) cup of coffee.
This post is linked at Five Minute Friday for the word prompt "Coffee".
This post will be linked at Inspire Me Monday, and at Let's Have Coffee hosted by Joanne Viola: Days and Thoughts
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5 comments:
I hope Kym, that you won't have to, like my hubby did, have to give up coffee after 2 p.m.! He still misses it.... Enjoy your coffee full well!
I'd love to sit with you and share a cuppa someday. Online fellowship is good but face-to-face is sublime.
Funny thing 'bout coffee
for which I must atone;
it always seemed the best, you see
to drink the stuff alone
while engrossed in some fine book
that took me other places.
I never really found a hook
into the social graces.
I guess this must sound horrible,
so anti-what-Christ-said,
but there were maybe merciful
aspects to be bred,
for someone who would stay away
is often better left that way.
Kym, it is amazing how much a cup of coffee is so enjoyed in the morning time along with devotions. This >> "Comfort and continuity. Conversations and connections and companionship." Amen!
I'm not a coffee girl. But, hot green tea and especially hot Chai Tea, that's my thing. :-)
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