Macrina; Forgiveness.

Dear loyal readers,

Thank you for your patience since our last post three minutes ago.  Moving on...

We felt that it was only fitting to begin this blog with what has become our favorite breakfast joint: Macrina.  Specifically, the Macrina on Queen Anne.  Lauren Hill was playing on the stereo when we walked in.  What more could a person ask for?  Oh yes, great coffee, food, service, and atmosphere!  And Macrina always delivers.

Lindsey enjoyed a warm bowl of oat meal with all the fixin's (brown sugar, slivered almonds, stewed fruit of unspecified variety, and a small pitcher of steamed whole milk).  This is the Cadillac of oatmeals.  So good, so filling, if we may invent a term, it would be "foodgasmic."  However, Lindsey couldn't finish it.  Come extremely hungry if you ever plan to order it!

Stacey decided on the bowl of fruit, yogurt, and granola.  Yet again, foodgasmic.  This fresh, cold fruit combined sweet, creamy yogurt and topped with crunchy homemade granola is a perfect blend of flavors, and textures.  Also it helps to know that your body will still love you afterwards.

As always, the coffee was hot and full of flavor, the foam smooth and velvety, the service friendly and prompt, and the atmosphere cozy and inviting.  We never feel rushed at Macrina, which makes it the ideal place to discuss the joys and pains of life...

Topic of the day: Forgiveness.  

First, a brief update.  This may or may not have been a difficult summer for both Lindsey and Stacey... actually probably yes, yes it was.  In fact circumstances lent themselves well to frequent breakfasts out, which is  why this blog exists.  

Today, we have come to a point in our process where forgiveness is a necessary evil... like flossing.  We have learned we must let go of certain things, and to do so, we must forgive.  We have chosen to take the advice of a wise woman--you guessed it--Oprah, who said on her show this week that forgiveness is less about the person who wronged you, and more about you finding peace.

Coincidentally, Stacey has been reading "The Shack" by William Paul Young, in which the main character is asked by God to forgive the man who abducted his daughter.  He learns that forgiving someone does not mean to admit that they were right or to excuse what they did, but simply to "let go of their neck" and be freed of the burden.

What does all this have to do with our breakfast?  Well, nothing really.  Hopefully in future posts, we'll find some clarity.  For now, enjoy the weather.

Love love!

Stacey and Lindsey