"You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch"

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Well it is Saturday December 8th & the Cafe just hosted the Liverpool Community Church Men's Breakfast. We had 17 attend & what a blessing to have these guys to fellowship with.  Paul is the leader of the Ministry & He, Don & Roy all stepped up to cook, serve & clean while I sat back!  They did an awesome job.
This was something that I needed because I have experienced a rough couple of weeks & needed to get 'grounded' again.  With Christmas just around the corner here I was beginning to act like the 'Grinch. '  I sometimes let the stress of operating the Cafe takeover & don't step back & just 'chill'.  After all I do have great & dedicated people for which I am extremely thankful, but again I need to let them do their tasks w/out my interference.  Now that sounds easy but I am a doer & it is so hard for me to just let things flow, even if it might mean an extra few minutes to get the food out. My words can hurt & I need to be aware that while that certainly was not my intention, they still 'sting'.   I pray that God will give me the patience & peace I need to be a better example to my staff & patrons.  Thank you, Lord, for putting 'folks' in my life who are loyal & care enough of & for me in spite of my faults & are willing to help me change.  I am most troubled by the fact that while I know God loves me, He still must wonder when I am going to act like a Christian 24/7 & not just on my 'off' hours.
The Cafe has now been open for a 18 months!  Some 'fine tuning' still needs to happen, but hey at least we are still here!  Once again I need to thank Julie, Don & Marilyn for their hard work.  Thank you Lord, for all your provisions & may I never forget to always give You honor, praise & the glory in all things.  Thanks  to all for allowing me to share & for the support & prayers.

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