How did you celebrate the Royal Wedding?

The question today is how did you spend this Friday the day of the royal wedding?
On Friday, in pajamas and all, we got up at 5am and watched the royal wedding on the television. Later, we changed to British shirts, waved the British flag around while wearing England flag ribbons. We even put a British flag outside of our house for the world to see how great of a day it truly was.
In England, some celebrated the wedding by going to street parties like Prime Minister David Cameron, while others dressed up in the colors of the British flag to represent how proud they were to be British or just to be apart of the very memoral day. Prince William and Princess Catherine celebrated with a royal kiss and then went to after parties.

So whether you were in England to see the royal wedding or were stuck somewhere else in the world, how did you celebrate this date that will go down in history?

Please have a cup of tea with me today.
"There is always room for one more."

Street Parties for Will and Kate

As many street parties are being hosted around England, let's look into the history of the "street party."
Street parties date back to 1860s.
The first one, that we can trace, was in Glamorgan, Wales.
In 1863, there were street parties to celebrate the marriage of the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
In 1897, on Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, schools had a week off in celebration.

Perhaps the best street parties that will go down in history will be the ones that celebrated the end of World War II, VE Day, which my mother/Nana remembers. The pictures themselves depict the happy spirit of the ending of a war.
Tomorrow, there will be 5,500 street parties held across Britian and even more in Southern England. Eighty-five street parties have been applied for to take place in the Richmond Borough of London. This amount probably does not even include village or home gatherings.
Let's not forget us Brits who live in other countries who will be up bright and early, watching this royal occassion. "Yes, Mum, the kettle will be on."

Wishing Will and Kate all the best.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Who's battlefield will win?

Douglas MacArthur said"It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it" I think this is an amazing quote, to me it does not just talk of facing a battle in a war type situation but also a battle in our minds and spiritual battles. I think in life one has to come to terms with trying to win in whatever battle you are fighting that by no means, means you always have to be right and you always have to have the last word. To me it is winning on the right battlefield in some peoples eyes it may not be winning ,saying sorry when no one else is, offering a hand or a kind word to a crying person that may well be winning. Depression is a huge battlefield one I know little about but one that i have seen hurt people and even kill them. I do believe it is finding the will to win that allows us to see glimpses of Hope. In this world that is simply not enough unless we turn to God and make sure that we are winning on the right battlefield.
So today whatever you are going through make sure you are fighting on the right battlefield make sure that in it you can deep down say with conviction that no matter what others think you can stand before God and know in your heart you did what is right. Not easy but surely a better life to live than never to have tried at all.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Happy Easter 2011

As churches pack and children gobble chocolates take a moment to think of something you can do for someone else. Call someone, cut their grass, offer them a cup of tea. Today is about Christ raising from the dead but let us take that rememberance and raise a standard of going beyond our own four walls and living out what we say we are.
From my family to yours and you have a wonderful Easter.

Please have a cup of tea today with us.

There is always room for one more.

Amazing Art Amazing Sharon

I am a person who believes strongly in making sure that people who deserve the praise get it. You will see me after buying food in a grocery store asking to talk to the manager, if the cashier has been polite. To me it is simply the right thing to do.

So let me introduce to you Sharon, my friend for many many years. Sharon is an amazing wonderful woman with a huge heart she studied art at Cambridge University.

She draws for a card company and also on commission. Her art work to me depicts England and just her love for friends and life itself.

She is very down to earth and perhaps in truth that is what draws me to her.

If you know of anyone interested in buying her art work or commissioning her please contact her at

sckulea@hotmail.com

To me praising and helping people is not a task it is doing what is right and I truely wish my friend all the best. I am sure she will one day be as famous as Beatrix Potter.

Please see some more of her artwork on my other blog http://englishdelights.blogspot.com

Happy Easter

Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Two organizations, one mission to change lives how about you?

William Booth and Clara Barton two people, two different countries yet one common thing to make a difference and change lives. In 1881 Clara Barton founded The Red cross in 1865 William Booth founded the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army and The Red Cross has made a huge difference in the worlds we live in from floods, famine and relocating families and friends these organizations today stand like no others. William Booth a minister and Clara Barton a nurse. Maybe ordinary people to some but today their societies go into devastating area's and help the common person to rebuild and move on in their lives.
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf on this site you can see how much this one organization does. Also http://www.redcross.org/ on this site see how the red cross makes a difference. Today as I asked for money to raise for my local area which has been devastated by many tornadoes I knew that these two societies would be there to make a difference even when the media is gone.
The question asked is how will we make a difference a simple thank you a simple leaving a package on a step or sending money to someone not wanting the praise. I doubt if Clara or William truly understood how their organizations would change so many peoples lives. In truth a man who died on a cross and spread out his arms and impacted generations I wonder if those people that day ever even fathomed how many lives would be changed by a man called Jesus Christ.
I hope I make a difference. How about you?
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Nothing nice to say then Shut up.

Yes there are few times I am ticked off. But to me in life if you have nothing nice to say then as the old saying goes don't say anything at all. We all have flaws and faults I have at times a big mouth. Not proud of it, but throughout the years I have tried to tame my big mouth which some of my family members like to point out, sometimes on a daily basis. I never have had acne nor had an issue with weight well one time i was over 10 stone my mum bought me big clothes which immediately made me go on a diet. As children we were quick to point out weight issues with my sister and if she had acne to point it out as well. How absolutely nasty and cruel this all was. Yet to this day old and young a like seam to like to point out the flaws in others instead of just shutting up and been a friend. It is almost like been polite and strong values no longer exists. So yes my words today are a little strong but did Christ ever go up to the leper man and say or email him and say you know you really looked bad today I am sending you some helpful hints of what to do. No Christ made the man feel like he was a king he thought of him no less and he healed him. Oh if we were more like that.
See the good around us and simply if you have nothing nice to say yes simply shut up.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.