Recipe for a Literary Teatime

Ingredients:
Pot of hot tea
Cookies
Fresh fruit
Colorful flowers
Assortment of books
Three happy children

Set the table with your favorite teacups and place treats on heart shaped platters. Have Bach playing in the background.

Sip hot tea and read aloud from a vintage book of children's poetry. Let out guffaws at the Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat who eat each other up. Sigh contentedly when the Owl and the Pussycat dance by the light of the moon.

Munch on cookies while you read Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Marvel at the timeless character lessons buried in this classic treasure.

Pass around more fruit and delight in your son's comment, "Mom, can we have a teatime every day? No? Then how about every week? We'll have some music, cookies, tea, a little bit of poetry and a little bit of Shakespeare." Grin back at him and nod.

Serves as many as will come, until they are filled to overflowing.

"O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot." Psalm 16:5