I love coffee.
But more importantly,
I love the "coffee shop experience."
I believe the picture above is my first memory of the coffee shop experience. Weekly, Americans would watch a group of Friends navigate their lives in the midst of Central Perk. The ups and downs of relationships, jobs, and families were only a cup of coffee away.
Fast forward, more than 20 years later, I still love coffee. I love the coffee shop experience. A good coffee shop is quiet enough to read a book and intimate enough to have a personal conversation. We have a little shop in town that is owned by a family in our church. I spend far too much time there. (In fact, I am sitting at my favorite table right now.) I began coming to the shop about 2 years ago. The atmosphere is quite cozy. You can sit and listen to music, talk with a friend, grab a book or plug into the wifi and blog...
One thing that Central Perk and my local coffee shop has in common is the relationships that are built inside its walls. Today I came to the coffee shop to get away from the stress of home. I planned to come in and plug in and tune out the world. What I didn't expect was to run into friends. Friends that I don't often connect with outside of church. Friends, that when reconnected realize we are dealing with the same difficulties in our families. Friends that pray together after 15 minutes because God is in their midst.
That, is the real coffee shop experience. Here is another coffee shop experience that has made me laugh since I first saw it. Enjoy!!!
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