I love you, good morning!

As a young boy, Max’s mind was ever-busy, and the same traits that made him brilliant and intuitive, also kept his thoughts running into the evening and beyond bedtime. He often used children’s meditation tracks to help turn his mind off, but would still have trouble falling asleep. As a compromise to laying in bed with him, I would sit in the hall until he fell asleep most nights, assuring him that all was well. Sometimes, much to my own chagrin, it would take him up to an hour to drift off, needing constant reassurance I was still there. He would call from his bed, “I love you, goodnight”, every few minutes, expecting an immediate echo from the adult in the hall. Some nights, I would repeat “I love you, goodnight”, back to him over a dozen times, growing ever-frustrated that his need for reassurance was trumping the list of things I still had to do that evening. Of course, looking back, I am grateful I found the patience to provide Max with the love and security he needed in the moments before he drifted off, and would not go back to change even one minute of it.

in 2020, with the help of Rebel Bean Roasters in Okotoks, we created our “I love you, good morning” coffee blend. It is lovingly named as a reminder to take the time to be present and enjoy small moments with those you love. Whether that means night time snuggles, providing a safe-harbour against a bad dream, or a delicious cup of coffee on a slow morning with the family. ‘I love you, good morning’ encourages you to find the goodness in the everyday moments.

The ‘I love you’ theme has since grown into many other ideas for us, including ‘Merry Christmas’ and ‘Let’s Summer’ but always with the same meaningful sentiment behind it. Take that one more minute to tell someone you love them, to squeeze a little tighter, to have one more cup of coffee. It’s a message that Max knew well, and that speaks to his old-soul knowing of the importance of life’s little moments.