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Christmas Fun with Kids: Decorated Cut-Out Sugar Cookies!

Aren’t cut-out decorated Christmas cookies the ultimate highlight of Christmas cookie baking fun with children? In The Essence of Joy, young friends, their moms and I created very special ones at The Coffee Cottage — Christmas Trees appearing to be decorated with roses. Read our story in The Essence of Joy. You will find it in […]

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Hot Chocolate, Dark Roast, Whipping Cream – ALL in One Cup

Here at The Coffee Cottage we are always on the lookout for indulgent and tasty treats and beverages for our guests. We spend just a little time on Pinterest. (Insert smiley face here.) Many guests enjoy their coffee black, while many others anticipate our next concoction. Adding a little chocolate to anything can only be […]

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Get Ready: Find Your Advent Inspiration

Advent. The word provides a reminder to live in a state of anticipation, foretaste, expectancy, joy and hope. As October winds down, look around. Holiday decorations appear almost as quickly as Halloween disappears. Where’s the anticipation, the foretaste, the expectancy, the joy and hope in the waiting for Christmas Day to arrive? Most are so […]

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Cinnamah-Brosia and Friends Return to Inspire You Again in “The Essence of Joy”

Having talented people in the family is quite a blessing. Thank you to our son, David, for this great book trailer for The Essence of Joy. This second volume in Cinnamah-Brosia’s Inspirational Collection for Women brings her and her friends (and a few new ones, too) back together sharing more stories of their life journeys […]

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Date Nut Bread Recipe Gone AWOL – Hidden Under Our Noses

Cinnamah-Brosia writes the recipe posts for our blog, but she asked me to handle this one for her. “C-B” makes it at The Coffee Cottage, and it’s included in The Essence of Joy  (available mid to late October). But it is my family’s story, so here goes. The discovery was made in perfect timing. Snapping […]

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It’s Cinnamah-Brosia’s Birthday… and Mother’s Day… and a BIG Surprise

Bound to happen occasionally when your birthday is May 14th, it falls on Mother’s Day. Like me you may love the day because your own children are sure to remember and shower you with unending love. Maybe like me, too, you hate the day because memories surface of the mother who was often absent and […]

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