Doxology

People who know me also know my affinity for coffee. Mmm, coffee. Starbucks, Tims, and the amazing mapley Highlander Grogg from Stone's Throw Coffee House. They have it brewed every day as a regular. Anyway, I also love mugs. Big coffee mugs. Becca gave me a really cute one with this cartoon on it:

That was hysterical and I love it a lot. Another one was by my newest employee (until yesterday, but I digress) Jennifer. She is our Financial Clerk, and is the one who processed the thousands of gifts that have been given to the Mission over Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I am daily amazed and awed by the way our friends and partners have responded to our merger, and particularly during this Christmas season. I haven't quite known what to make of it, really. It's been unfathomable how this city and beyond have pulled together and made us debt free, allowed us to offer a simple benefit plan to our staff, and to raise our bottom line so that minimum wage is no longer the norm.

Jenn's gift put it all together for me. It's a mug by a company called Common Grounds, and their slogan is "The perfect blend of God and coffee." Well, during my regular morning devotional reading, I definitely agree with it's sentiment. Not just that one, but today, as I reflect on God's unspeakable gifts, the doxology rings true:

PRAISE GOD from whom all blessings flow

Deuteronomy 8:10 says that when we have eaten and are full, we will bless the Lord our God for the good He has given us.