Welcome to Coffee + Camo!

I’m glad you’re here.

I love, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.

-Maya Angelou

Hi there, I’m Maggie. Welcome to Coffee + Camo. I’m so glad you’re here.

I’m a Jesus follower, military spouse, dog mom, an INFJ, and an Enneagram 6. I drink lots of coffee and work hard to notice the small, magic things in each day.

My hope is that Coffee + Camo will help you get out, explore, and see the wonder in the ordinary – wherever you may be! 

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  Follow the Fun: Staying Curious in the Routine
  It’s spring! A season of reawakening and new energy. These days, I look at spring like I used to look at the start of a new school year. As nature wakes up, so do I. I find myself with more energy and eager to dip into new projects. And this past week, I have been …
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  Discovering My Authentic Self in My Parents’ Attic
  It’s October. I’m at my parents’ house, the house my dad built with his own hands from the ground up. I lived in this house from age 2 until I moved out at 25. But I’ve had roots on the property since before I was born. Like any good child, I left some (many) things …
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  Kitchen Lesson 4: You Can Never Have Too Much Garlic
  Like many young adults, I didn’t do much cooking until I moved out of my parents’ house. I shared my first apartment out of college with a friend from work. It was a great setup, and I loved the time I lived with her. But I didn’t have a lot of money. I quit the …
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  Learning to Ask for the Big and Small
  I hit a bit of a wall with my writing this week. That happens sometimes. As it turns out, writing is not romantic. It’s work, just like anything else worth doing. Usually, when that happens, I try to return to something from the past. Sometimes I rework it; other times I post it as is. …
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  Alma Thomas – Maybe the Best is Yet to Come
  I have a lot of notes on my phone and in my planner. Some of them are just one line, a random thought, or a memory. Other times, it’s a reminder to look up information about something when I have the time. Occasionally, it’s a more in-depth idea or a beginning to a piece of …
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  Look for the Magic
  This is the house where I’ve felt the least at home. In the 10 years I’ve been a military spouse, this is our 4th house. Some of the unsettled feeling is likely because I’m finally getting used to this transitory life. I know we will move again. Why get too attached? Why unpack all the …