We meet
every Saturday morning at
9 am at
Le Boulanger at San Felipe and Yerba Buena. There is a Starbucks
across from it if you need something "special" to go with your bagel or
pastry. Vicki has graciously volunteered to be our new Coffee
Coordinator!
We will be continuing away coffee on the 3rd Sat of the month during
2014. Here are some new places for May-November. Hope to
see more of you at our coffee adventures this year. Look for a carpool
email a day or so before the event.
MAY 17
I Java - 387 Delmas
Coffee art, outdoor seating
http://www.ijavacafe.com/
We can
also look forward to:
JUNE
Devine Grind
JULY
Dolcetto Cafe and Market
AUG
Bel Bacio
SEPT
Sweet Peas Cafe
OCT
Top Nosh
NOV
Hash House
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Sisters
A young wife sat on a sofa on a
hot humid day,
drinking iced tea and
visiting with her mother.. As
they talked about life,
about marriage, about the
responsibilities of
life and the obligations of
adulthood, the mother
clinked the ice cubes in her
glass thoughtfully and
turned a clear, sober glance
upon her daughter...
'Don't forget your
sisters,' she advised, swirling
the tea leaves to the bottom
of her glass. 'They'll
be more important as you get
older. No matter how
much you love your husband,
no matter how much you
love the children you may
have, you are still going
to need sisters. Remember to
go places with them now
and then; do things with
them.'
'Remember that 'sisters'
means ALL the women....
your girlfriends, your
daughters, and all your other
women relatives too. 'You'll
need other women. Women
always do.'
What a funny piece of
advice!' the young woman
thought. Haven't I just
gotten married?
Haven't I just joined the
couple-world? I'm now a
married woman, for goodness
sake! A grownup! Surely
my husband and the family we
may start will be all I
need to make my life
worthwhile!'
But she listened to her
mother. She kept contact
with her sisters and made
more women friends each
year. As the years tumbled
by, one after another,
she gradually came to
understand that her mother really
knew what she was talking
about. As time and nature
work their changes and their
mysteries upon a woman,
sisters are the mainstays of
her life.
After more than 70 years of
living in this world,
here is what I've learned:
THIS SAYS IT ALL:
Time passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're
supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget
favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter
how much time and how
many miles are between you.
A girl friend is never farther away
than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that
lonesome valley and you
have to walk it by yourself,
the women in your life
will be on the valley's rim,
cheering you on,
praying for you, pulling for
you, intervening on
your behalf, and waiting
with open arms at the
valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even
break the rules and walk
beside you....Or come in and
carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters,
granddaughters,
daughters-in-law,
sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
Grandmothers, aunties,
nieces, cousins, and extended
family: all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the
same without women, and
neither would I.. When we
began this adventure called
womanhood, we had no idea of
the incredible joys or
sorrows that lay ahead. Nor
did we know how much we
would need each other.
