30/1/25
okay!!! be prepared to be sick of me, cause i’m going to be yapping for a minute. this past week i have had one of the most important trips to date. being able to travel to nicaragua and experience where the coffee community starts, was nothing short of incredible.
let’s start at the beginning. i’m the head barista of a local to me coffee shop, i love my job! being able to be surrounded by coffee connoisseurs and community that thrive around coffee, is a dream come true. being able to share and talk about coffee all day is what 18 year old erin was praying for in a a job, a job that didn’t feel like work. and this past trip just reiterated how amazing God is and how incredible his plans are truly for our lives! i never asked for this job specifically, i just prayed for a job that wasn’t my old job (iykyk where i was working before lolol you understand!!)
so 2 weeks ago, my boss Maria, was talking and planning her yearly trip to nicaragua. i have been curious about going for a few years now (pretty much the whole time i’ve been working here, so 4 years haha) so i just asked if i would by any chance id be able to tag along! i looked up tickets, knowing i didnt have alot of available funds, but i have a small amount i could use for flights. of course a WEEK before the trip i was able to find flights round trip for the exact price i was able to spend! fast forward 2 weeks later, im home from the most amazing trip just soaking in the chaos of the past week haha!
9/19/22
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7
I find myself constantly worrying about what the future holds (doesn’t help im a 6, IYKYK lol) and focusing on what I need to do to make my future better, what I need to do to make sure I’m going down the “right path”. The wild thing is, is that as a Jesus follower, we have the ability to give it all to God and trust Him to take it all and he’ll deal with our future! We have the authority to make our own decisions, but I think it’s cool and reassuring that God is more than capable to help us out and guide us if/when we are lost!! Wild wild wild
6/7/23
little life lesson update no one asked for!
A couple of years ago i asked God, i pretty much begged him, to give me patience. I even got it tattooed on my arm to remind myself that i need it. Patience is something I’ve struggled with my whole life.. and there i was wanting a quick fix to my lack of patience. And now almost 5 years later realizing all those years of worry, getting frustrated with God for not giving me the desires of my heart, getting mad at myself for “not praying the right prayer” or not “asking God the right thing”… was him LITERALLY TEACHING ME HOW TO BE PATIENT !!!
So long story short, don’t ask God for patience unless you TRULY want God to give you patience. Cause he’s a funny God, he’ll give it to you and it may take you 5 years to realize it.
2/2/21
Something I’ve been not allowing myself to have (not on purpose lol) has been rest. And not like physical rest, but like spiritual rest? I’ll explain. I can get so busy allowing myself to focus on crafts, food, cooking and video games (if you have animal crossing... you know lol) and I haven’t been allowing myself to rest in God.
I haven’t been allowing myself to take the time to focus on what he’s trying to tell me in this season of life and what HE wants me to be focusing on!
Ahhh no wonder if been been drained lately.
But I know even the few (even often!) moments I have that I remember to focus on Him and take some time to have quiet time with him, I feel refreshed!
How wild is it that we are able to have that kind of relationship with God?! Just thought I’d share this, hopefully it encourages you if you’ve been feeling the same!