Another Teacup Connection

This morning I was thinking about all the wonderful friends I have met over a teacup. Just then the phone rang and it was Diane, a friend I met because of a whole suitcase full of teacups. I had gone to Puebla, Mexico, as one of the speakers for a women’s retreat. Another speaker,  who lived in Puebla, took me on a city tour.  We had the greatest time and became best friends. She told me her sister, Diane, lived in Colorado,  and it would be great if we could meet.  Diane and I are now best friends and share with each other our love of writing.  In fact we were roommates at the Writers Conference last week.

Her call this morning was rather alarming, as she is leaving in the morning and going to her sister’s in Mexico for her neice’s wedding. But, Diane could not find her passport! That is a major problem. You can’t get the US Passport Office to act that fast! She had turned her house over the day before, and I could hear real panic in her voice. We both believe in prayer, so that’s what we did. We prayed. Diane and I prayed over the phone, then my husband and I prayed!

Diane called just a few minutes ago, to say she had found the passport! It was in a very unlikely place and I believe that God changed her focus of where to look.  He reguided her search!   

Mark 11: 24 “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Adios, Diane!!!

The Tea Party of Life

Making tea becomes second hand when you begin with the basics.  

1. Use fresh cold water
2. choose quality loose-leaf tea
3. warm the teapot with hot tap water
4. pour boiling water over the tea leaves
5. let the tea steep for 3 to 5 minutes
6. remove the tea leaves from the teapot, using a tea infuser or use a tea stainer and pour the tea into your cup – use a tea cozy to keep it hot.

Now that we are enjoying a cup of tea together, let me ask you a question?

What is your tea personality?

• A Teacup
• A Teapot
• A Teaspoon
• A Tea Cozy

I have had fun using the different personalities to create “The Tea Party of Life”.  See which tea accroutament you are!

• A teacup is a fun loving individual who is creative, enthusiastic, and loves to be around others, as seen by being with a saucer all the time! Talkative  (open top of the teacup) and transparent (put a teacup up to the light). Motivates others and is a great net worker.
• A teapot is a born leader, independent, organized and in control.  They have a “handle” on life, but have a tendency to be quick tempered “blow their lid” and very goal oriented.
• A teaspoon is easy going, patient and kind and wants to keep the peace at all costs.  The are good listeners, balanced and  most of the time very witty. The teaspoon is never heard while stirring the tea!
• A tea cozy is very detail oriented, neat and tidy, on time and very conscientious.  They like things to be perfect, thus the perfect one to keep the perfect cup of tea hot!

Each of us have a place in God’s kingdom.  We have traits, desires, goals and responsibilities to one another and to the Lord.  ”Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”  Esther 4:15

Might you be a blessing to someone today over a cup of tea?

Until We Tea Again – Penelope

Colorado Christian Writers Conference

I just returned from the Colorado Christian Writers Conference in Estes Park, Colorado.  What a glorious time.  I loved being in the Rocky Mountains and experiencing God’s creation up close.  I can see the mountain range from my home, but it’s not the same as being up there. We saw elk everywhere we went.  The mornings were crisp and fresh, but the days warmed up and were filled with workshops, clinics, critique groups, singing, eating, meeting new people, learning new ideas and planning new projects.  Probably one of the most rewarding aspects was renewing old friendships, catching up with friends from previous conferences and making lots of new “best” friends!

Until We “Tea” Again – Penelope

Hello Tea Lovers!

Welcome to my “musings” all about tea.  I love tea, in fact anything to do with tea, so that includes you if you are “into tea”!  My love of tea was inherited from my Mum.  She drank and served tea most of her 85 years.  Probably one of the things she just couldn’t get over was; ” why didn’t the Americans know how to make tea?”  When I first began to teach “The Art of Afternoon Tea” in California, she would say, “Really, Penelope, it is not that difficult, a tea class?”  So, I might as well start at the beginning and encourage you to try making tea the proper way, which means you need to buy loose tea!  Tea bags will do in a pinch.  I like to compare coffee; do you like instant coffee or fresh brewed?  That’s the  difference.  Try it and I am sure you will be pleased with the results.

Until We “Tea” Again – Penelope