~ “Oh my gawd!” said an older women with a southern accent, “That girl has been whining about her boyfriend for the past hour. Enough already!” she said I was sitting at coffee recently and a young woman was sitting… Read More ›
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Giving up church for sex…REALLY???
~ At coffee yesterday I ran into a girl who used to work at one of the coffee shops I frequent. Last time I saw her (a couple years ago) she was something of a bible thumper; she went to… Read More ›
“He didn’t want to sleep with me”…REALLY???
by Kenneth Justice ~At coffee yesterday the young woman sitting next to me struck up a conversation with me, her boyfriend had stepped outside for a minute to smoke, and she was excited because they were celebrating their one year… Read More ›
Marital infidelity and a shot of espresso…REALLY???
By Kenneth Justice “That’s the woman you’re sleeping with???” I asked ~ A coffee house acquaintance of mine is having an affair with a married woman. Initially he didn’t tell me that the woman was married, “Kenneth, I met this… Read More ›
Getting yelled at in church…REALLY???
By Kenneth Justice ~ “I was in church on Saturday for a funeral and I got yelled at by a dude 20 years younger than me” said my mid-50ish friend Yesterday I was having coffee with a good friend of… Read More ›
Divorce & Holidays…REALLY???
by Kenneth Justice ~ Yesterday at coffee an acquaintance of mine who is going through a divorce was lamenting to me his situation, “Kenneth, life can’t get any worse right now. We’re two weeks away from Christmas, my soon-to-be-Ex totally hates my… Read More ›
A love – hate relationship…REALLY???
by Kenneth Justice ~ Yesterday, the café I hang out at was packed and a mid-40ish couple asked if they could sit at my table…..after a few minutes of sipping their coffee they struck up a conversation with me. It turns… Read More ›
Putting others in our box…REALLY???
by Kenneth Justice ~A couple weeks ago an older grandmother sat down at the table directly next to me with her college-aged granddaughter. For more than an hour the loud-stern voice of the grandmother spilled over onto my table; the… Read More ›
I don’t wanna listen to you…REALLY???
By Kenneth Justice ~ Awhile back I got into a lengthy discussion with a young man who sat down at my table; he couldn’t understand why I would want to talk to the various strangers and acquaintances who sit down… Read More ›
Lost in the shadows….friendships gone
Isn’t it funny how as children we were so fascinated by shadows yet as adults we hardly pay them any attention? It’s the same thing with friendships. We go through a season of life so close to someone and before… Read More ›
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