June 14, 2010

Generosity, Hospitality, Serenity, Tenacity....


Chinese Cedar tree with tenacity (30 years of slow growth)

Serenity of Lotus

I have a beautiful 4.5 x 7" devotional booklet "Woman of God...Moments of Grace" which is a gift from my church for Mother's day.  The subtly patterned purple book cover has a watercolor painting of English bone china filled with pink peonies.  The 25 subjects are titled with a word ending in "tea" pronunciation.  Thoughtful inspirational message is accompanied by beautiful painting of tea sets.  What a fun exercise to add more words to the inexhaustible list--Modes-tea, Brevi-tea, Creativi-tea,........