It is tea time tues thanks to Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage
So today I am showing this cup and saucer that is hand painted china. It is very very thin china. I bought it at an antique shop in Reno, NV about 12 yrs ago when we lived there. It has no markings on it. From what I understand if you purchased it in the country that it was make, they didn't have to mark it. They only had to mark them if they were sold out of the country. Is that right? Does anyone know for sure? So I don't know what country it is from.
Well it is one of my favorite tea cups and I do use it. I have used all of my cups. That is what they are for Right?
Now I just want to share an older post I did last yr on some
TEA THOUGHTS.
The TEA POT is the vessel that contains the water. Sometimes it gets chipped or cracked. We are God's vessels, with all our imperfections, designed to pour out His love and grace to others. 2 Cor.4:7
The TEA COZY represents how we are wrapped in God's love. He loved us enough to die in our place. His love warms us and covers all our imperfections. 2 Cor.5:21
Without WATER there can be no tea. Water is like the Holy Spirit. We cannot do anything pleasing to God without Him. He is the one who makes it all happen for His Glory. We are told to be filled with ,and walk by the Holy Spirit. Eph. 5:18, Gal. 5:16
The TEA is placed into the water to give it the flavoring we enjoy. If left in a short time, the tea is weak. The longer the tea is in the water the stronger it gets. The tea represents time spent in God's Word. The more time we spend in the Word, the stronger we will become. 2 Tim. 2:15
The TEA CUP holds the final product. It is like our lives. It holds what we put into it. When it holds the Holy Spirt and we are steeped in His Word the results will be a full and rich life, filled with joy and peace in all our circumstances. Gal 5:22-23
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting, and His faithfulness to all generations.
Ps. 100:4-5 (NAS)
God Bless your Day!




8 comments:
Hi Sharon,
What a truly lovely teacup; love it! Your tea cozy is very pretty too and looks so nice on your teapot. I love the Tea Thoughts you've shared. The analogies are wonderful and how appropriate for your tea post. Thank you so much for joining me for Tea Time. It is a pleasure having you! Hope you have a beautiful week.
Blessings,
Sandi
such lovely teacup! love the colours.. very cheerful!
Sharon!
Oh that is a lovely teacup and I can see why it is a favorite! I certainly do not know about the markings and why...but that makes sense to me.
Beautiful thoughts to ponder as well!
Blessings and happy Tea!
Lorena
Hi Sharon, I admit I don't know very much about markings on the bottoms of all our pretty collectibles.. I only know what I like, and that wherever your cup and saucer were made, they're absolutely beautiful! Your tea cozy looks very pretty too!.. Enjoy your evening! ~tina
Thank you, my friend, for your comment about my photo, and your encouragement! I'm still nervous about it all ... I'm not as young as most of the photographers around here! Our Pastor's family wants me to do family photos for them this next month ... say a prayer for me! I need an assistant!! They have 5 children, complete with their families!! It's going to be very interesting to say the least! Right now, I just want to sit with a cup of hot tea, and not think about it ... yet! I so enjoy your posts ... they always bring peace to my heart! The tea cup is so sweet, as are the words you've shared ... I have a very thin one, as well, and wonder how they ever managed to make it this far without breaking! I tried finding something similar online for you, but to no avail! There are so many teacups on Google! Lol! Yours is a very pretty one, and I don't use mine either ... maybe I should though! I'll think of you, when I do! Well, you have a wonderful week, my friend. Thank you again, for dropping over!
Blessings,
~ Deborah <><
P.S. Here is an interesting tea site that a friend sent me quite a while ago ... thought I'd share it with you! You may have already heard about this, though! =)
http://teaposy-usa.com/
thank you Sharon for the lovely picture!!
Ingrid
Gorgeous post Sharon! Love the comparisons you made with tea cozy and God's love!
Blessings
Diane
What a lovely teacup, beautiful flowers and colors !
Have a nice evening,
Sylvia
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