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Knowing what you want — just a plain cup of coffee, please! (standard:Inspirational stories, 912 words) | |||
Author: Godspenman | Added: Apr 29 2012 | Views/Reads: 2875/1920 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
Through the years, I have discovered two important facets of husbandship that has stood me in good stead for many years: a vigorous nod of the head and a rhapsodic “Yes, dear.” Flowers don’t hurt either. | |||
Click here to read the first 75 lines of the story “Exactly,” she said with a falsetto smile. “Most people enjoy our cappuccinos. What kind of cappuccino would you like.” Then she rattled off an endless list of cappuccino flavors, most I had never heard of before. About this time, the caffeine deficiency began seeping into my attitude. I think that somewhere in our constitution is the right to order regular coffee at a price that does not compromise the mortgage on my home. “Young lady,” I said as calmly as possible under the circumstances, “listen to me very carefully. I want coffee. Not espresso. Not cappuccino. Just two cups of plain, regular, good old American coffee.” “Oh,” she said in a burst of enlightenment. “You want coffee. Why didn't you say so in the first place?” There is no satisfaction more fulfilling than finally getting through and arriving at a common understanding. “Now,” she said in a confidential tone, “what flavor coffee do you want? Columbian, French Vanilla, Cinnamon, Chocolate Mint, Swiss Mocha . . .” There is only one place I know where I can get exactly what I need. Jesus put it this way; “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it” (John 14:13 14 KJV). If you need anything from the Lord, just ask. Tweet
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