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It’s Not About Just Coffee
Personal journaling is not my thing. I once had a diary as a young girl, and I came across it all these years later. It’s been fun to look at my childish penmanship and my youthful thoughts. One of my entries states, “Fun day, I wore my yellow pants and had chicken...
Together
Wow! Who would have ever predicted the start of 2020 would affect us as it has? Yes, I’m talking about the Coronavirus. We have all been touched by it somehow. From not being able to purchase the items we need, to not keeping our regular routine at work, to the loss...
Changes
In the waiting... A change of plans seems to be the thread that runs through each day for most of us lately. For someone who thrives with a plan, this is a more than a bit unsettling. It can make one a bit cuckoo. We all tend to be creatures of habit, making sure that...
He is good. I am loved.
One of the Christmas gifts I received this year was to take a class in wheel-thrown pottery. Show of hands: anyone else had a chance to do this? When I first walked into the studio, the smell of clay hit me like a ton of bricks (pun intended). It is a cold, damp, and...
Introducing our newest board member—drum roll, please!
In addition to supporting OEB, one of Lenanne’s greatest joys is being the mom of David and Camryn! When I met Susie Cottis and Janna Kainos in 2016 and learned about Omega, I immediately knew that this was going to be a special partnership. They shared their vision...
Silent Night
December is here. Carols are being played endlessly and hummed mindlessly. And yet, this is a beautiful season of festivity. There is the anticipation of gatherings with family and friends. Some of us prepare for Christmas early by ordering well-thought-out gifts for...
Refocus
“There’s a difference in how you were raised and why you were born…”—Sammy Sherrill OEB’s founder, Janna Kainos, pointed out this statement above to me recently. It made me begin thinking about life: my own life, our interns’ lives, our friends’ lives, and my two...
Happy Fall, y’all!
Anna here. I have just settled back into work life after coming back from vacation. It seems that autumn came while I was away. I don’t know about you, but fall is one of my favorite seasons! I've got my work computer desktop theme changed to fall leaves. The house...
Season to Pause
Fall to me feels like a pause button. It’s that weird space that allows the changes happening in the in-between. It is not quite hot, but we’ve exchanged our flip-flops for loafers, and our tank tops for light sweaters here in Oregon USA. We haven’t yet taken out our...
Inconvenience and Courage
Hello, it’s me, Amanda! I have the privilege of sharing a bit about myself, and about what Omega has meant to me. For almost two years, I have been managing a coffee shop called Well & Good Coffee House in Tigard, Oregon USA. If you happen to frequent our shop and...