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Keeping it warm

Hot and fresh coffee is a necessity for us coffee drinkers. Don’t gulp down stale coffee. Your environment determines how hot your coffee stays. Warm coffee: what happens? How should I keep my coffee warm? Knowing a few basics will help you keep it hot and tasty.

It’s imperative for us coffee drinkers to maintain our brew so it stays warm and fresh. Nothing is more unpleasant than tepid coffee. Coffee remains hot in different ways depending on where you are. Understanding coffee will help you keep it hot and taste delicious.

Hopefully, this will help you out in most situations.

Use a thermal mug or cup
Stainless steel and glass thermos bottles barely alter the coffee’s taste
Bodum brewers don’t keep coffee hot well. The coffee continues to brew and can be bitter
Avoid direct heat from an element or hotplate
Sealing or closing the container slows the loss of aromas.
At least 170F is the proper temperature for coffee.

Cups of coffee will change or degrade as time passes. Because of this, the taste of coffee will continue to change over time, for the most part most would say. Making smaller amounts of coffee more often is the most effective way to manage this problem. It goes without saying that freshly brewed coffee is of the highest quality.

Consider how you’ll drink your coffee next time. Keep the points we made above in mind if you plan to drink it over time. Prepare a plan to keep it hot and tasty. After that, brew.

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Are you on a journey?

Are you on a journey?  Are you fearful of what your journey may bring? There are many times that we allow that fear to control us.  Many times, fear will keep us from taking the journey that can fulfill our dreams beyond our wildest imagination. Is there something that we can do to change this negative emotion into a positive emotion? 

This is the multi-million-dollar question that has many people today wandering in the wilderness of the unknown? If they step out of the wilderness, I am happy to say that through my experience I assure you there is a way out.

  1. Start by having faith- It is said that Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and it is the evidence of things not seen. This is a unique way of explaining faith. It is the substance of things hoped for. Many hope for the dream, but to make that dream turn into the reality you need faith… I know that it’s easier said than done, but that is why it’s called faith. I know from personal experience that it can and will happen if you go in with an open mind and faith-filled heart.
  2. Bring our dream into focus. A few questions to ask yourself is about what your dream would be…
    1. Why do I have this dream?
    2. Why is it special to me?

I would be deceiving myself and everyone around me if I said that I have not struggled with these very questions myself.  But one day I found my focus point and started to understand why I had that dream and why it was special to me.  With a little hard work, that dream has become a reality.

By answering these two questions, it will help you a great deal. I know for a fact if I can do it, so can you.  So take some time to think about your journey and what it means to you.  Then take the steps to reach the mountain top.  Fight for what you want.  Don’t let anyone or anything hold you back.  I know you can do it and I will be rooting for you.  

In the words of the great Zig Ziglar see you at the top

By D Givens

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The start of the season

The start of ski season. Sun setting on a cold winter day here in Virginia. We got around 12 inches of fresh powder so it was a great day to hit the slopes. As cold as it was still a beautiful setting. Enjoy