What’s up Kairos Fans,
The cool weather has finally arrived! This is one of my favorite times of the year, and definitely my favorite time to be in the kitchen coming up with warm and comforting specials to make things more interesting for all of you… We are working on our Thanksgiving 2011 Menu, and I’d love to hear from you if you have any new or unique recipes that we might put a Kairos spin on this year.
Speaking of warm comfort food, the Specials this week are very cozy. The Sweet Chili Sauce for the Chicken Tenderloins and Chicken Toes has went over well… I think this sauce is a keeper! The Soups this week are our ever popular Cream of Potato and a Delicious Savory White Bean Stew that will beat both the chill in your body and the hunger in your stomach… Mmm… that would go really well with some of Grice’s Green Beans and Mee-Maw’s Chicken and Dressing, which is on the Kwick Hitter Menu this week. It is just like she used to make, and smothered in our made from Scratch Country Gravy and paired with J.J.’s Awesome Cranberry Sauce. I’m hungry just thinking about that! The Veggie is some down home good Squash Kasserole and the Kwick Hitter Menu also features Momma’s Cheesy Chicken Ziti and Marian’s Meat Baked Ziti (Our version of the classic Lasagna)… finish it off with our newest and most talked about dessert, Kairos Peanut Butter Kobbler! With all this delicious goodness going on it’s gonna be hard for you not to see me this week! Thank you all so much for loving our food! It makes what we do an awesome adventure!
As we are on the eve of opening our second location in Gardendale I have found myself on many occasions reflecting on the past five years and the Faithfulness of Jesus to work out His GOOD plan for my life… but as I am watching what’s happening right now, it brings to mind what happened that first year for Kairos Kafe in 2007…
I have always heard people tell testimonies of how God called them to do this or that thing… and how the waters just parted and everything was just warm and fuzzy… everything just magically worked out… everybody involved just automatically acted right and got along… how they made tons of Money… etc. And when we started here, I had the idea that my road would be an easy one like that…magically wonderful… But the Truth is that wasn’t my story or the way things happened… For me, 2007 was my first year in business and one of the worst years of my life. It was hard. Rough. There were times when I knew for sure that I had missed God, that He obviously hadn’t called me to start my own business, and I prayed that He would get me out of this mess and back into working for someone else…
2007 was a defining year for both Kairos Kafe and James K Jones. With everything that was in me I wanted to quit. Throw in the towel. Run Away. Pop a Clutch. But, I couldn’t. I had to keep going. Failure was not an option. Why?
I would love to be Holy and say that it was because I was so Spiritual that I just listened to God and wouldn’t give up…just me and Jesus… but in all honesty, if it had been just me and Jesus, I probably would have quit. The reason I couldn’t quit was because there was a group of people who had invested their time, hard work, and money into Kairos Kafe and me. There were also friends who had left stable jobs to come and work with me here… in this particular situation it was Jesus and the people he placed into my life and business….Investors, Mentors, Staff…and for that I am so grateful for The Wisdom and Knowledge of God…
Anyways, this week I have just been so struck with the thoughts “What if I would have quit? We would never be in this place where we are now!”
It made me think about not only my potential, but also all of our potential. We all have within us the potential for greatness, and I believe that God has a perfect plan for our lives, but what if we give up on it and quit when the going gets tough… What if its just that simple? So, God calls us to this or that thing, and when we begin to take steps in that direction all Hell breaks loose… oh well, it must not be God if it’s too hard… but that’s not true… I am learning that when everything comes against me to stop me, then it’s a sign that I have keep right on following Jesus, keep on keeping on, and in the end, all my wildest dreams are coming true… Amazing Grace indeed! God is faithful to finish the good work he began in each of us, all we have to do is keep following…
And as for the folks with the stories of Storybook Magic… I think a lot of times the rough details get left out of those stories… it is certainly not a biblical idea to think that everything is always going to be roses and sunshine… at least that has not been my experience. God Bless you as you continue to follow Jesus! Just don’t ever quit!
Thanks for listening to my thoughts. Thank you for supporting Kairos Kafe, and have a wonderful week!
James K Jones
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