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SHARING JESUS ONE TEACUP AT A TIME BY PENELOPE CARLEVATO
“I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT TEA;
THE BONE CHINA, THE LINENS, THE DAINTY AND PETITE GOODIES, THE GLEAMING SILVER AND THE COMBINED ATMOSPHERE OF EVERYTHING LOVELY. My English mother had
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instructed me from a very young age the importance of hospitality and especially in the art of afternoon tea. It was an exciting beginning of many venues to come as I continued from that first workshop to writing and teaching about sharing Jesus at the tea table. I felt that writing about my love of tea was a calling I could no longer ignore. I pursued the avenue of my love of the Edwardian and Victorian era and combined them to write Tea on the Titanic, and continued on to write my latest book, First Class Etiquette.
been to a tea party, and certainly never given one, but, give it a try. There are so many choices for tea, both in teabags and loose-leaf tea. I suspect you might just have a teapot and a few teacups and saucers tucked away in your cupboard. Follow these simple steps to make a proper cup of tea, pray for the person God puts on your heart and you will be sharing Jesus one teacup at a time.
THE PROPER CUP OF TEA
1. Pour fresh cold water into the teakettle and heat to a boil 2. Warm the teapot with hot tap water. Pour out tap water from teapot when the teakettle boils 3. Next, place teabags or infusion basket with tea leaves into teapot. Note, a small teapot usually serves 2, a medium serves 4 and a large serves 6. A good rule of thumb is one teaspoon (or teabag) for every two cups of tea. 4. Pour boiling water from the teakettle into the teapot and let the tea brew for three to five minutes or as long as it takes to read Psalm 51. Use a teacozy to keep the teapot warm. 5. Remove infusion basket or teabags from teapot and pour into teacups. Enjoy! S ---------
I have been thrilled to see how the simple act of hospitality, combined with prayer and a cup of tea has been the beginning of transformed lives. Not only with our friends and neighbors, but having a tea party with our children and grandchildren gives us the gift of slowing down and PENELOPE CARLEVATO is author of Teatime on the Titanic. Find her having time to listen. It might be that you have never online at www.penelopesteatime.com. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --{29.} -