Coffee Group

I got an email from one of our pastors asking if my “coffee group” could help out with a local ministry.  I laughed out loud as I read it.....and if you know him, as many of you do, he is a jokester (ahem, Jeff!) But then, I thought about it......

Let me tell you, these girls are so much more than a “coffee group”….

The idea began as a need for a weekly accountability in my life as a woman, wife and mother.  I was missing that constant, ongoing interaction that my husband was receiving from his weekly Men's Bible study.  So, the idea was tossed out to see if anyone would be interested.....almost one year later, our group as quadrupled in size.

We have truly "done life" together for almost a year now.  We are learning from one other and diving in head first into each others lives.  Hand and hand through deaths in families, celebrations of joyous occasions, adoptions of baby girls and boys, illnesses of family members and we have also sent off five girls on mission trips just in the past six months!  There have been tears, laughs, dinners, and hundreds of cups of coffee.  (At 6 am, caffeine is needed.)  But through it all, we keep going; even though most think it is crazy to get up that early, every week just to study God's Word. 

 
I am so proud of my “coffee group”, my girls, my sisters.

I love them so. 

Thankful for my Starbucks Sisters.

*And one of the ways that we pray for each other.......is we truly love on each girl, individually.....in their time of celebration or need.

We presented Dwan with a gift as they journey through their adoption to sweet Caleb from China.

 

In a recent video, Caleb said his favorite animal was a frog.  So, Cindy had a great idea to pass the frog around, pray with it (for the Grahams and for Caleb) and then write a sweet note of encouragement.  

 

She obviously did not realize what was happening, as her face speaks for itself.  She was very, very thankful.  Blessed by friends that care, pray and love on them during their long journey to their son. 

We love you, Dwan.  Thanks for being an encouragement to all of us and inspiring us to reach out to the fatherless.  Love you and your heart!  Can't wait for sweet Caleb to come home!