Come for breakfast tea

October 30, 2012

Come on over and join the party!  I am serving breakfast tea this morning.  I decided yesterday that I needed to do more neighborly things...

My friend, Beverly, brought over a slice of raspberry angel food cake yesterday afternoon.  I was watering my gardens and she thought I needed a 3 o'clock break!  It was so nice of her.  She even brought the tea bags so we could have tea.  We chatted for awhile then I went back to my watering ... I felt refreshed and special!

Jesus did not condemn receiving. But He stressed that a better blessing will come from giving than from receiving (Acts 20:35).

While she was walking away, I was convicted ... I stopped her and said, "How about breakfast tea tomorrow morning at 10:30?"  (Beverly sleeps til 10 so I figured 10:30 would be about right.)  I added, "You can even come in your jammies if you like."  She laughed and said she'd be over...

Giving and serving are simply putting God's love into practice. Paul wrote: "For you, brethren, have been called to liberty (from being slaves to sin; Romans 6:20-22); only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another" (Galatians 5:13).

As I was watering, I wondered why I hadn't used my talents for baking, cooking, and entertaining to get to know my neighbors better.  I began to plan a wonderful breakfast ... scrambled eggs with cheese, center cut bacon, bananas/peaches, strudel coffee cake, and, of course, breakfast tea.  When Michael got home I excitedly told him of my plans and that I needed to go tot he grocery store.  He laughed ... "I hope you'll have some leftovers for me!"  I assured him that I would.

"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."~~I Peter 4:10-11

I woke this morning with a renewed purpose, vim, and vigor!  I was having company!!  I dug through my stash of Fall cloth napkins and special silverware.  I was humming as I mixed the batter for the strusel coffee cake and placed it in the oven.  The kitchen began to take on a new patina and heavenly aromas!  I just love my little gourmet kitchen!!

Beverly arrived promptly at 10:30.  She smiled, put her hands over her mouth in surprise and said, "Oh, my..."  We chatted about our pets, our day ahead of us, and our plans for the week.  It was nice to greet the day with good food and even better company.  When Beverly left, she said she felt loved and refreshed.  (Funny isn't it ... that was how I felt yesterday!)

I wondered why I hadn't been doing more of what I love to do.  Maybe it's because I've been in a rut for too long of a time ... the rut being trying to get things pared down to a manageable level and feel settled.  I still have things that need to be done but those projects can wait for awhile.  Hmmm...time to plan a dinner party.  Whom shall I invite?!!

Are you finding that you are too busy to enjoy your God-given talents?  If you're like me, getting in a rut can be very easy to do.  Sometimes we need to focus as much on having some fun as we do working!!

Always remember you are loved and prayed for ... YA YOU!

 

Miss Dottie

PS  "Many small people, in many small places, do many small things, that can alter the face of the world."~~Anonymous