In a Place of Adversity
Enjoy this reblogged post Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee from Morning Story and Dilbert. I’ll share first. Once upon a time I was an egg: fragile until faced with adversity, then I became hardened and bitter. Praise God, I can say today I’m a coffee bean fragrant and flavorful making the best and sweetest time despite adversity. Which one are you a carrot, egg, or coffee bean?

Morning Story and Dilbert

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee…You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them…

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