PAST PRAISE AND COFFEE POSTS:

I often get asked where I’m going to church. When we left the church in 2000 that we had helped plant in Richland, MI in 1996 (let me be...

Embrace the journey! I knew I would not own Mezzo Coffee House until retirement, but I didn’t expect to sell this year. Then…Covid...

Three Important Questions to Ask Ourselves We’ve had our lives tossed upside down like a trailer in a tornado. Which way is up, where is...

Ronel and I met online over 10 years ago, she was one of the first subscribers to this blog of random thoughts on faith and family. Even...

Connect, encourage and inspire… Now available in print! Six Praise and Coffee Conversations to help you facilitate a Praise and Coffee...

I look at my life and never could have imagined the journey that brought me to this place in my life. I’m gonna be honest, I didn’t love...

When our kids were teens we had a 17 foot speed boat and took them tubing every summer. It became quite an adventure. What began as a fun...

As long as you’re still taking breaths…you haven’t gone too far away from His love. No matter where you’ve gone or what you’ve done, He’s...

Loneliness is not about being alone, it’s about not feeling connected. Rest In Peace Robin…you will be missed Robin Williams death has...

Freedom: the condition of being free, the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. Does fear keep you...

Don’t let fear keep you sitting in front of an empty tomb, the joy came as they ran to be in His presence. Fear, apprehension and anxiety...

We pray and plead and hope and trust, yet nothing happens. Or does it? We set our sights on the answer, and only the answer we desire....

Galatians 4: 4-7 4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. 5 God sent him to buy freedom for...

Whether or not she was trying to earn His approval, love or just impress everyone; she missed the point and I know that I have too....

A piece of what I’ve been working on… It’s new life, a new day. It’s hope. Please don’t give up. When everything was hopeless, Abraham...

I’ve noticed something lately. I suppose it’s not a recent “thing” but it seems to be ramping up, or at least I’m just seeing it more....

Imagine a little girl, 8 yrs. old, swimming at the beach and suddenly she goes underwater. She’s drowning. A lifeguard runs to save her....

The stories ranged from a single young lady who loved to knit to an “experienced” woman of 92 who had raised five children and also...

Do you ever struggle to know where you fit? Do you feel like your relationship with God is flat and you want more? Are you tired of...

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Hold on to hope, even in the deep stuff. #womensministry #faith #encouragement #fear #SueCramer