My Four Sigmatic Mushroom Coffee Experiment: What I learned when I accidentally ordered the wrong thing

From the outside, 2026 is already shaping up beautifully – Coffee & Words growing, my [...]

Healed + Forged + Alive: Naming 2026 and One Year of Coffee & Words

It’s January 1, 2026. I’m sitting in my cozy spot with my first cup of [...]

Going home with gray roots and a gorgeous soul

I’m sitting in my cozy spot this Saturday morning—warm blanket, coconut candle, bossa nova jazz, [...]

Mothers and daughters: When the curtain falls away

I hadn’t seen my daughter’s face for almost twelve months. We’d shared photos since last [...]

When I finally made time for myself, someone tried to take it away

A Coffee & Words reflection on breaking patterns, trusting your gut, and learning that boundaries [...]

What fills your cup?

It’s 5:15 a.m. on a Saturday in November, and I’m in my cozy spot with [...]

How a Google map and ginormous roasting machine changed everything

I found it on Google Maps. A tiny house with massive, moss-covered oak trees. A [...]

The day after: When the calm isn’t just relief, it’s proof

It’s a perfect sunny Florida kind of day. I sat on my balcony this morning [...]

Coffee + Chaos + Calm = What leadership really looks like

I woke up at 3 a.m. knowing something had shifted. First, coffee. Always coffee first. [...]

Saturday morning sanctuary: Where tomorrow’s creativity is born

I’m in my cozy spot this morning. You know the one – we all have [...]