Flavored Creamers

I really enjoyed Stephen's "wine" message. Alan and I are sad that we were not able to participate with the small group on Friday evenings this past fall. I wish I could rewind time and be a part of those initimate and challenging converstations that I know took place. What a special group of people you all are!

A few years ago, we had a special beverage in the group as well. We became experts on the specialty liquid coffee creamers made by coffeemate! It got to be a bit of a contest as we each tried to provide the flavor that no one had tried yet or have the most assortment of flavors when the group was at your house. It was the ladies, especially, that got excited over the different flavors. Pumpkin Spice, Hazelnut, French Vanilla, Peppermint, Eggnog, Ginger...we tried them all! Jim loved it! He would always be the one to fuel the fire when we all first arrived. He would go straight over to the coffee and showcase the flavors of creamers for the night. He would give that little smirk that we all know and love and say things like " what do we have here...eggnog flavored creamer! well, well, hasn't Heather raised the bar!" He took great pleasure in watching all of our faces light up over something as simple as coffee cream!

I stopped by the Ehrlich home yesterday to put a meal in their refrigerator. When i opened the frig, to my delight, on the top shelf, was a large bottle of pumkinspice coffee mate creamer! It immediately brought a smile to my face. It made me feel as though some things will never change. Many things are changing around us right now...the economy, the administration in washington, the seasons and yes, Jim's health. But there are things that don't change. May we all be reminded today of God's great, never-ending, never- changing love and the gift of salvation and eternal life through Jesus. It is the promise of knowing that I will see Jim again that gives me great hope and allows me to smile even during such a dark season in life. I don't know what heaven will be like, but I do believe that we will enjoy doing many of the same things that we have enjoyed here on earth together. Maybe there is even flavored coffee creamer there!!