by Darlene L. Turner | Mar 27, 2017 | A Steadfast Heart – Coffee with Hannah, Darlene L. Turner, Hannah | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
The yellow and purple crocuses peek their heads through the crusty snow, inching their way toward the sun’s warmth. The spring day promises higher temperatures than normal, so the flowers will shed the leftover white frozenness of winter and bring with it bright open...
by Darlene L. Turner | Oct 17, 2016 | A Stolen Heart – Coffee with Bathsheba, Darlene L. Turner, David and Bathsheba | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
The red, yellow, and orange leaves rustle in the wind and float like feathers to the earth. They crunch under my feet as I saunter toward Starbucks. I breathe in and smell the crispness of the fall air. I smile. My favorite time of year. I enter the coffee shop and...
by Darlene L. Turner | Apr 11, 2016 | A Tainted Heart – Coffee with Tamar, Darlene L. Turner, King David, Tamar | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
She shuffles into the café, holding the white linen headscarf across her mouth and chin, so only her hazel eyes peek through. The woman’s beauty couldn’t be hidden under the fabric and I guess her identity in an instant. Tamar—the woman abandoned in her hour of need....
by Darlene L. Turner | Feb 15, 2016 | A Loyal Heart – Coffee with Ruth, Darlene L. Turner, Naomi & Ruth, Ruth | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I stomp the snow off my boots and enter the café. The fireplace in the corner catches my eye and I veer around the maze of tables, making a beeline directly for the booth closest to the heat. Even though the establishment screams silence on this snowy day, I want to...
by Darlene L. Turner | Dec 21, 2015 | Darlene L. Turner, Labor of Love, Mary and Joseph, Point of Grace, The Chosen One - Coffee With Mary | Christmas Traditions & Thoughts, Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I sit at the corner table of the quaint, cozy café and stare out the window, daydreaming about sugar-plums, reindeer, and stockings hung by a fireplace with care. One thought races through my mind with Christmas only four days away. Will it snow? Pretty please?...
by Darlene L. Turner | Nov 2, 2015 | A Believing Heart – Coffee with Mary and Martha – Part 3, Darlene L. Turner, Lazarus, Mary and Martha | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I wipe a fallen tear and remain silent as Mary and Martha embrace after their admission of jealousy. Could this be the beginning of healing for this dynamic duo? I offer up a silent prayer. Martha smiles at me. “Thanks for this. I’m not sure we would’ve had this...
