CoffeeTime Articles
The Chief Fault and Default of Couples
“The chief fault and default position that seems to lead to the decline in the number of husbands and wives.” A line taken from a song released decades ago, and recently re-released by Brookes & Dunn. Still so true today. The song is talking about Pride - the...
Last Stand at Sabre River
Watched a movie last night with my husband. The genre; Western movie. The setting; end of the Civil War. The plot; wife and husband at odds. Both working at destroying what was once a vibrant marriage. She was living in her painful memories of helplessly watching her...
Listen to a Mouthy Friend
Maybe it truly has been horrible all this time, maybe God did pick you out of all humanity to suffer badly your entire life. Maybe, just maybe, you were selected to show the world how a life of pure misery looks. No way out, impossible to change your destiny. You are...
Thankfully, We’re Not In Charge
If you are anything like me and a lot of other people in this country, you are sick. Sick and tired of so much around you. Things like, not being able to walk safely to your car in a public parking lot, traffic tie-ups that can keep you trapped on the interstate for...
Not Just Wanna, But Havta
People are just people, everywhere you go. Everyone has their favorite hobbies and if given the chance, they would spend hours doing just that. And most of us also have heavy responsibilities that we avoid like the plague for as long as possible. As long as possible...
How Do the Holidays Make You Feel?
Holidays. You can ask a dozen people for their reactions to that question, and get a dozen different reactions. Every one of us have different pasts and histories that 100% influence how we feel about the upcoming holidays. Ask a lonely widow how she is feeling about...
Throw a Huge Tantrum
Simply kick and scream and pout until God makes everything good for you again. Maybe that way of dealing with your problems seems like a good idea to you. After all, you have been told repeatedly all your life that He is a good and loving God, who always wants the...
NFL Player Advice; Just Keep On Driving
Newbie NFL football player Desmond Watson, just out of college and weighing in at a hefty 464 pounds, needed to lose weight in order to get off the bench. After a dramatic loss of thirty-five pounds of flab, he was asked how he had managed to reach that goal. Mr....
At Least Grandma is Thankful!
Grandma Gertie is more than ready for Thanksgiving Day to arrive. For the first time in seventeen years, she is going to have her entire family home for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone has painstakingly arranged their holiday schedules to be able be together at...
The Dreaded Tomorrow
A lot of people dread mornings. Life has taught them that tomorrows always bring with them hurt and worry. Maybe even grief and loss. Convinced that every new dawn brings pain, they live filled with anxiety and a sense of dread with each sunrise. It doesn’t matter...
Received Horrible News
You received the phone call that buckles your knees. Or hear the police officer’s knock on the door. Or the doctor solemnly walks toward you in the hospital waiting room. And now you have just heard the worst news of your life. You’ve lost the most important person in...
Stuck In A Pit
Have you ever tried to help someone who doesn’t actually want help? Oh, they tell you they do. They call and beg for you to give them answers to their problems. But when you stop your busy life, put your thinking cap on, get creative and give them answers, suddenly...
Sneaky Black Ice
It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a lot of pain and destruction. Truly unseeable, hiding in...
How Does Depression Look
Depression. A word that absolutely can send dread coursing through the veins. Whether you have witnessed its debilitating effect on a loved one or experienced it yourself, you know it physically changes things. The depressed person can be blinded to seeing beauty...
Tattlers Vs. Whistleblowers
The difference between a whistleblower or a tattler is their mission- no matter what they publicly declare. Whistling is to trying prevent potential disaster from happening to innocent people. In other words, whistleblowing is attempting to do your part to make sure...