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coffee & words

A daily dose of words, mugs, and coffee magic straight from our Amelia Island studio.

  • Authentic Storytelling
  • Daily Word Stacks
  • Curated Coffee Rituals
But + First + Crafts – for those who know coffee can wait, but the glue gun can't.

Coffee Stories

Glue, glitter and craft basket memories
August 22, 2026
Perhaps you were created for such a time as this.

Coffee Stories

Perhaps you were created for such a time as this
August 5, 2026
The size of a task so tiny it shouldn't count, yet somehow saves your entire afternoon anyway.

Coffee Stories

A hallway, an Indiana bar and a farm that wouldn’t load
July 6, 2026
Across the hall from my apartment is a large storage closet I recently rented. I’m calling it Narnia 2.0. The closet’s new purpose is to hold some very special treasures in my life.

Coffee Stories

The dishes get a new story
June 20, 2026

Coffee Stories

Today I lived like a cat
June 5, 2026
Some Saturday mornings find you before you find them. The Beckoning + Threshold + Tending mug set is for every person who has ever felt something calling them back, stood at the edge of a change they weren't ready for and showed up anyway.

Coffee Stories

Coffee, a spooky show and Narnia
June 2, 2026
Remember to wander

Coffee Stories

Remember to wander
April 25, 2026
The reckonig and the lazy Susan

Coffee Stories

The reckoning and the lazy Susan
March 28, 2026

What's Brewing

But + First + Crafts – for those who know coffee can wait, but the glue gun can't.
Glue, glitter and craft basket memories

My love of crafting started with Grandma Teddy. And Aunt Marsha, too. Of course, I [...]

22
Aug
Perhaps you were created for such a time as this.
Perhaps you were created for such a time as this

There is a verse I have carried for years, and I mean carried it like [...]

05
Aug
The size of a task so tiny it shouldn't count, yet somehow saves your entire afternoon anyway.
A hallway, an Indiana bar and a farm that wouldn’t load

This morning, FarmVille wouldn’t load. That doesn’t sound like much of a problem. But it [...]

06
Jul
Across the hall from my apartment is a large storage closet I recently rented. I’m calling it Narnia 2.0. The closet’s new purpose is to hold some very special treasures in my life.
The dishes get a new story

Across the hall from my apartment is a large storage closet I recently rented. I’m [...]

20
Jun
Today I lived like a cat

I woke up knowing something was different. I sat on the edge of my bed [...]

05
Jun
Some Saturday mornings find you before you find them. The Beckoning + Threshold + Tending mug set is for every person who has ever felt something calling them back, stood at the edge of a change they weren't ready for and showed up anyway.
Coffee, a spooky show and Narnia

It had been awhile. Not from coffee, never from coffee. But from this. From sitting [...]

02
Jun
Remember to wander
Remember to wander

It’s Saturday morning and I did something I almost never do. I woke up at [...]

25
Apr
The reckonig and the lazy Susan
The reckoning and the lazy Susan

There’s a two-tier lazy Susan on its way to my door right now and I [...]

28
Mar
If you're still in the Talk, keep speaking your truth. If you're deep in the Walk, your tribe sees you. And if you've finally found your Sit — welcome. You've earned it.
Talk the talk. Walk the walk. Sit the sit.

The Talk Most people use “talk the talk” to mean saying you’ll do something. Performing [...]

22
Mar
Three words. One sentence. The whole truth of what you are doing, even on the weeks you don't feel it. Coffee & Words
Resilience + Ensures + Survival

Every week you survive is a week you’ve grown, even when the growth is invisible [...]

16
Mar