On Sunday, while driving to church, my check engine light started flashing. The manual recommended not driving the car over 31mph (not sure why they didn’t just go with 30 but I’ll take the extra 1mph) and taking the car straight to a shop. I turned around, went home, and arranged my schedule so I could take the car in on my way to work Monday morning. [Read more…] about Becoming the Driver I Hate
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The Long Process of Cold Brew Coffee
This past spring I had cold brew coffee for the first time. I thought I’d look into how to make it because I love coffee, but hate drinking hot coffee in the summer. It’s already hot enough, I don’t need hot coffee heating me up too. I found out that it is super easy to make, but it takes time. I decided that it was worth a shot to make on my own. Now before you go on thinking I’m a coffee snob that has all these fancy ways of making my coffee, I buy my beans at Aldi [Read more…] about The Long Process of Cold Brew Coffee
God is in Control
God is in control is such a simple phrase to say but a hard one to live by. It is so easy to tell someone else, but so hard to hear yourself. I’m a problem solver. Whenever I see an issue arise, I always have some way to fix it. This can be great in certain situations, but is terrible in others. I am awful at telling the difference. When the storms of life come I want to jump up and start fixing all the leaks in the boat. Patience is not my strong suit. Biting my tongue does not come easily. Sure, I’ve heard Matthew 6:33 a million times (Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need) but it doesn’t make it any easier. [Read more…] about God is in Control
How I Became a Patient Driver
I was driving home from work today on I-40 and there was something that was really annoying me: impatient drivers. There is a stretch of road that I drive home where the right lane ends. It has been that way for as long as I can remember, yet it still causes traffic every morning and afternoon. It really baffles me about why people don’t realize that the lane is ending and just go ahead and merge over. Sure there are some drivers that may be driving that stretch for the first time, but many drive it every day. What I have realized is that it gets backed up every day due to impatient drivers. [Read more…] about How I Became a Patient Driver