Coffee with Matthew

I was all over it today! "What do you mean," you say. The new bag of Victor Allen's French Roast Beans that my husband blessed me with as a gift. Yes indeed, woke up and with a grin, opened up my beautiful card and gift. It was so thoughtful! I was so blessed. I can't say it enough. I often feel like I got the last of the good ones. My husband that is. I often catch myself thinking why no one else had married him before me. Then I remember...no one these days wants to enter a commitment at 18! But I was brave! Yes, me. I settled at 18 with the best of the best. I'm going to refrain from praising my husband so much though because I know he'll read this and I can imagine that he'll walk around more confident then he already does. Haha. He knows hes great though and I want him to know so.

Now back to the coffee, it was better then the last package I had which was on the low end of coffees but still good. Dunkin Donuts Morning Blend. I indulged myself and topped it with a dollop of whipped cream...yum. I got to some reading and like always very blessed by the words I had read. Matthew 20. Lots of "meat" in this chapter. Lots of things stood out too. I wish I could go on and on without interruptions, but that becomes impossible with four kids under 4. I love my kids though.

Matt 20:25-28. As Jesus was talking to the mother of Zebedee's sons. She was requesting that her two sons maybe be sat at the left and right side of Jesus in the kingdom. Well, let me tell you. It didn't even occur to me that I could even ask such a question. Thats a pretty big request. Maybe, I could ask our President if we could rent a suite in the White House? I, although, speak of heavenly things. So Jesus responds to them by asking them, symbolically, if they are able to be depised and die? They said "yes". Now how many of us are willing to serve and be faithful in service to the LORD knowing that we could die for it? Jesus then goes on to tell them that those are not His seats to give. They can be purchased for $250.00 a seat. Okay just kidding. Forgive me Lord! But that decision is that of Our Father in Heaven.

After this conversation Jesus spoke to both brothers concerning servanthood and leaders in the ministry. It is a sad thing when you see leaders in the ministry who are catered to when they themselves should be the servants of all. If you want to be great in the kingdom we must first be willing to be ministers, which simply means servants. Now this goes against everything Jesus said and was. Jesus said, "I didn't come to be ministered to, but to minister, and give my life as a ransom for many." Matt 20:28 As I would put it, if you think your first your actually last. Now, everyone of us has growing to do. Mature spiritually. Service doesn't depend on how spiritually mature we are. Service is something we do no matter how important we think we are. Pastors, elders, bishops, deacons, etc, etc. You should be the servants of all! So, thats the good Word and it's even more enjoyable while sipping my coffee!

All of the three spoonfuls

Now I know it's not the end of the world or anything but I did run out of coffee offically today! I will say it was a bittersweet moment. I very much looked forward to every last sip but wanted it to last longer. Oh well. This only means that I get to make a coffee run. I'm thinking that Victor Allen's French Roast is calling my name. I do think it's a waste knowing that I could get it for free but what do you do when your your brother says he'll send you some and it never arrives? You go and buy it yourself! My coffee seemed even more enjoyable as I talked to someone that I dearly miss. I have this little sister and she has amazed me thus far. Once being unsure, now being confident of who she is in Christ. As Hebrews 2:2 says "as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." She is a baby still desiring the truths of the Word. Seeing the growth of a young girl becoming a godly woman is a blessing to witness. I have seen this young girl go through the most unstable of situations to having trust in the one thing that could bring stability in her life. Thats Jesus Christ in her life. My heart is glad for her and only hopes that she would persevere in her walk with the LORD. I know that it gives God great joy to see a young lady seeking after him. I pray that she would to seek after the LORD and His will for her. She has been a blessing in our lives. By ours I mean my family. She loved nothing more then to spend time with my kids and bless my husband and I by watching them countless of times. She would keep me company when I needed it most. As some of us know spending time with 3 kids under 4 is a hard thing to do. I craved interaction with someone who I could converse with. This means me talking and them talking back while still understanding each other. It's so great! I have been blessed with fellowship with this young lady and I can just say I miss her as countless others I miss. She will always be apart of our family. I love you dearly sis...

What is this even about?

I thought I had a vision about what this blog could be about. You know how some people have themes? Well...I don't. I mean it's called Coffee With Sugar Please so I figured maybe talk about coffee? Talk about the best coffeehouses? That could be a good one. Except that I have four kids and a hard-working husband that works 12 hour days and paying off bills has left us with no coffee spending money. Then I realized that sipping coffee gets you to a relaxed state and you want to read, feel inspired, you think about different things in life. Today, my coffee took me to the state of thinking about my mom and family. You see, I rarely ever talk about my family. Many people would tell you so. I talked with my mama today and she told me things about her that I never knew. Like that she was the daughter of an affair. Her father came and went. She told me she only remembers seeing him 3 times in her life before he died. Someone had murdered him. She was only 10. She was the baby girl. She had told me about the day she married my dad and how her sister was the only present at her celebration. It reminded me of my wedding when my dad didn't show up. My brother walked me down. In which I am forever grateful for! Thinking about the things I didn't know about her or the lack of knowledge I have about either of my parents has made me wonder if I would have treated them any differently if I had known some things. I think theres so many stories I have yet to learn. Stories so fascinating I picture all the family sitting on the floor just listening and afterwards eating a tamales, frijoles (beans), arroz(rice), mole, tortillas, sopes, just the works! How little time we have. I do love my family very much. There are those who are harder to love then others but Jesus can show me how. I'm praying that my family does come to know the LORD. You see thats a secret too! I've asked, never got a straight forward answer. Only God knows but I would love to hear them openly profess that Jesus Christ is LORD!

In the beginning there was coffee,,,

And so it begins...coffeewithsugarplease. I'm going to openly profess I am NOT a coffee snob nor am I a real "serious" coffee drinker. I like mine to be half coffee half treat. I have had it black before. In my mind, I couldn't settle for this when it could be so much better! So now we've got our mochas, our lattes, our machiattos, you get it. Coffee for me, inspires me to do things. Things I love to do to this day.
Things to do while drinking coffee:
I feel the best reading my devotional while having my coffee. Especially in the morning! It's the best! I can also say I'm at my best when I start my morning like this. Now, if I don't have coffee it doesn't mean I don't do my devotional. Thats 15 hours of walking on egg shells with me. My day is just not the same. I am well aware of the difference in my days when I spend time with Jesus first then when I don't. My husband knows it and kids know it. Thats how obvious it is.
Drinking it while in good company. I haven't had a cup of coffee with someone in a real long time. I miss it dreadfully. At one point I would have coffee with three good girlfriends at the same time! That number is down to zero. Not zero friends. Zero times having coffee with good friends. I can't wait to meet new people. Drinking coffee when your bored. Get that caffiene stimulant going and you'll be finding all sorts of things to do. ATTENTION: You are responsible for the things you do and the things you say your willing to do. Drink responsibly.
Drink coffee with your significant other on a date! Haven't tried this and I probably won't because my husband and I, unfotunately, don't share this same interest. But we both like food!
You get the idea. Coffee can be the center that brings "happy" moments together. But after all of this, I will say, I'm glad for coffee and for the fact that God created trees that contained these beans.