Over the years, we have realized that simple relationships do wonders for encouraging and helping others. Our passion is to see you inspired as you move toward your goals.
Mike and Kathy Field
Life happens fast! Sometimes it’s a blur. Many are in a hurry.
Perhaps you want to just sit down and have someone to listen to your thoughts, ideas, or rants.
Our name, Looks Like Coffee, is a reminder to slow down and exit from the mainstream of doing everything we can.
Imagine that space when you’re talking with a friend.
- We let you speak what’s on your mind.
- We invite you to discover the feelings and emotions behind what’s driving you forward.
- We explore your world, together.
- We ask strategic questions to develop your thoughts.
- We create a space for you to share your thoughts, desires, ideas and even struggles.
More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not as simple as it seems. My own desire to be useful, to do something significant, or to be part of some impressive project is so strong that soon my time is taken up by meetings, conferences, study groups, and workshops that prevent me from walking the streets. It is difficult not to have plans, not to organize people around an urgent cause, and not to feel that you are working directly for social progress. But I wonder more and more if the first thing shouldn’t be to know people by name, to eat and drink with them, to listen to their stories and tell your own, and to let them know with words, handshakes, and hugs that you do not simply like them, but truly love them.
– Henri Nouwen
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