Coffee did not appeal to me at all until I was in the Air Force. After basic training at Lackland AFB I moved to Shepherd AFB in Texas to do my job training. It was while I was there that I began to drink coffee. As one of the squadron leaders while in training... I made sure everyone under my responsibility were in their rooms at night and made sure they were up the next morning. This also meant that I was usually one of the last ones to bed and one of the first ones up. Doing that, and then being in class for a full day, made for some really heavy eyelids, and dozing during class was not an option.
So to help stay awake I began to take those No-Doze caffeine pills... that was, until one day while sitting in class my hands and arms just began shaking and I couldn't make them stop. Reading the packaging I discovered developing the shakes was one of the side effects. It read to discontinue use immediately, and so I did. But what was I to do now? And that's when I began to drink coffee.
It's funny what will come to your mind, a flash from the past, when you're faced with a disappointment in the present. This morning I started the coffee maker first thing, and was really looking forward to a cup fresh, hot coffee as I fixed breakfast for my oldest. Today I had two skillets going with hash browns sizzling in one and eggs over medium in the other... And that's when I heard it
The coffee pot sounded as though it was about finished... I turned in happy expectation only to realize I had not put the pot back in it's place! The dark water, along with coffee grounds, was spilling out from under the lid of the coffee maker. I quickly placed the pot in it's place only to make for more of a flowing stream of coffee and grounds to spill all over the counter top. It's things like this that could make a preacher curse!
My hash browns were getting really brown... my eggs were becoming over-hard. And all I could think about was "Why in the world did I start drinking coffee in the first place!"
Oh, Lord, guide my heart and my actions this day. Be glorified through my life. I will praise you in the good and the bad, for you are always with me... Your Spirit confirms your presence within me. May I reveal Christ's love to this world today... with or without coffee!
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