Fröliche Weihnachten! On my last trip to Europe, I splurged for Delta One for the overnight journey. It’s a splendid but expensive way to travel. I’m never sure how much I sleep, but just being able to lie flat during the night makes the next day more bearable. For this trip I was back to …
A tour of Christmas markets in Austria and Germany
By Merry Mary 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, …