Back with a Brew: Stories I’ve Been Holding

There’s something about the quiet swirl of steam rising from a favorite coffee mug that makes words spill a little easier. I’m back—finally. And like any good friend who’s been away too long, I come bearing stories.

It’s been a season (or maybe two or three) of living rather than writing, of listening more than sharing. Life had its way of pulling me away, into loud rooms and busy days, into unexpected laughter and unplanned detours. But every experience left behind a story, tucked gently into my pocket like a pebble picked up on a walk alongside a creek bed.

Now, with coffee in hand and a little more motivation and stillness, I’m ready to lay those pebbles out on the table.

Some tales are small—while others are heavier, full of ache and light in equal measures. All of them have been waiting for this: a quiet space, a warm coffee, and my Coffee & Story Time site – waiting on me to pick up almost where I left off.

So here’s to new beginnings and old comforts. To the stories, insights, and shares I’ve been holding, and the ones still forming. I do hope you are still with me to read along and listen while you have been continuing to keep sippin’ on.

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Reminiscing on the beginning times of this Coffee & Story Time journey when I would enjoy a comforting cup of coffee & looking forward to it helping me locate the motivation one day at a time to start writing & blogging once more.