I haven’t posted in a bit because I was out of the country, on a delightful tour of Christmas markets in Austria and Germany. The idea for a trip started back in early February with an unexpected email from my choir friend Ruth. We’d talked before about taking a trip, but nothing had come to …
Choices
By Merry Mary Do you ever feel like God is sending you a message? There have been several moments this week when I sensed He was trying to tell me something. Often these thoughts are followed by cynical moments when I say ‘why would God take time out of his busy day to reach out to me, 1 …
Service makes the difference
By Merry Mary I read an article about Starbucks in Sunday’s paper. Starbucks has been struggling lately. Last week they showed a 7% drop in global same-store sales referencing “a pronounced traffic decline”. The evolution or more aptly de-evolution of the Starbucks experience has coffee customers looking elsewhere to feed their caffeine addiction. A new CEO, Brian Niccol, …
Gratitude Challenge – house guests
By Merry Mary Pineapples in general have been showcased as a symbol of hospitality. Supposedly in the South when a guest arrived their bedroom would have posts with pineapples etched on them. Should a guest overstay their welcome, they would find those posts removed as a subtle hint that it was time to move on. I have no …