Hope & New Beginnings
Welcome to the community!
Hope Matters
At some point in time, whether we wanted to or not, we have all started something new. As a mom of a son who is autistic, I’m used to starting over again and again…(insert many eyerolls). However, it feels no less daunting every time. Sometimes when I start new things, there’s an excitement, especially if it’s something I really want to put out into the world (like this hopeletter*). Other times, starting them can be frustrating and overwhelming, especially when I thought I knew what I was doing and have to go back to the drawing board. In either of those situations, there are lists of things I need to do just to even get started.
Each time though, as big as the tasks may seem, I begin them with the expectation (hope) that it’ll either be everything I thought it would be or “I’ll get it right this time.” Hope is what has carried me through the tough and good parts of my life. Fully expecting that everything will turn out alright (or amazing) keeps me pushing forward when I’m running on fumes and my spark is about to fizzle out. If I didn’t believe at all times and in all circumstances-through my faith-that everything would be alright, I honestly wouldn’t be typing this today. I need hope like air. Hope is life for me.
Although I’m not new to publicly posting and sharing my thoughts, I’m new to the space of using it to create community. My hope is that you’ll join me on this journey, as we hope and grow together.
Here’s to new beginnings! ☕️
*This is not a newsletter but a hopeletter to you, my friends.
Coffee Matters
This week in coffee…I’m sipping Cups an Espresso Cafe’s Chocolate Hazelnut. I buy beans and grind them at home. So, trial and error is my friend. However, even in error, the coffee is consumed. 🤤 Since I don’t eat many sweets but adore chocolate, this is a great morning fix. I do sweeten it a little with organic stevia though to bring out that chocolate nutty flavor.
What I learned this week is that I prefer to grind only 4 tablespoons of this coffee to one pot. (I have a 5-cup drip pot, and my default is one tablespoon per cup.)
What’re you hoping and sipping?