My Husband and Hero

Today is the feast of the Holy Family and like every Sunday, the three of us were at mass this morning. Due to our furnace breaking down on Christmas day we are staying at my parent's house until it can be fixed, so instead of going to our church, we decided to go to mass at St. Thomas Aquinas in Alpharetta, GA. It was a thin crowd this morning, and amazingly we were able to get a seat inside the sanctuary. Having an unpredictable 11 month old makes us always seek a seat in the back. We found the perfect seat and during the greeting a kind old lady turned around and whispered, "hello" to us. The mass started and as predicted, our little one started to fuss, so my husband Klaus took out in the narthex. They were out there for only five minutes when the kind lady that spoke to me earlier asked a man near by to help her with her husband who had passed out. Within thirty seconds all those around were trying to look in on what had happened and crowding the poor man. I quickly left and got my husband whom I believed knew how to handle this type of situation.  He cleared the crowd. Told a women on the phone with the police what to say. Organized the ushers on what he needed. He made the man smile when he commented on his Navy ring. Calmed the wife by telling her about our little daughter. Helped the EMS team get him to the hospital. Our daughter sat in her stroller the whole time quietly watching her daddy. When it was all over , and the man thankfully breathing on his own was on his way to the hospital, I said a prayer and thanked God for being married to a real life hero.

Gingerbread Coffee

I love coffee. The smell and the richness is intoxicating. And yes, I am one of those people addicted to Starbucks. When I left my job in order to have my daughter, my husband and I decided that we would make our Starbucks coffee at home using our espresso maker. Our favorite espresso bar drink is the Americano, which is simply espresso and water. For all of you iced coffee fans out there if you have never tried an Americano I encourage you to do so. It has a much smoother taste than iced coffee. This holiday season I found a great way to put jolly in my coffee. In my iced Americano I put a dash of cinnamon, a sprinkle of nutmeg and a dash of ginger. It was like sipping a gingerbread coffee, but without the sin.