Tea Cup and Mug Reveal

As many of you know, I participate at least once a year in the Tea Cup and Mug Exchange over at The Enchanting Rose. Stephanie has created such a fun exchange that this year a total of 167 ladies participated!!! It's not just about exchanging a tea cup or a mug. It's about friendship!

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
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A friend is what the heart needs all the time. Henry Van Dyke
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“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves  

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html

The sweet lady who sent me a Mug package is Marilyn @ Mountain Top Spice.

 I was quite surprised by all the lovelies that Marilyn gifted me!

 A handmade journal brought tears to my eyes. I love journaling! And the book is a precious devotional that I could have enjoyed while munching on that yummy granola bar, but the bar was gone pretty quick. ;)

 This GORGEOUS mug is from the one and only PIONEER WOMAN collection!!! Squeee....I LOVE Ree. And so does Marilyn! We are kindred spirits in many ways. She sent me a beautiful ceramic tea rest, along with some delicious Mint tea that has already been consumed!:)

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
― Linda Grayson 

There was also a lovely sachet, handmade tea cup bookmark, and one of my all-time favorite candy bars! Um. That's gone too ;)

 Probably the best part of the package, I kid you not, is the hand written letter included. I can't tell you how long it's been since I've gotten such a sweet letter. Marilyn and I are becoming fast friends!

This is where I sit and enjoy a cuppa most days, and each time I reach for my mug I think of Marilyn.

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh 

Thank you, Stephanie, for once again being such a gracious hostess! I appreciate the time and energy you put into these exchanges, as I know each lady does. 

And Thank YOU, Marilyn! I hope someday we have the opportunity to sit down over a cuppa and fellowship together! :-)

Y'all stop by Stephanie's blog for the link up list and visit some of the blogs to see all the beautiful gifts of friendship sent and received! 

Until next time...

A friend loves at all times

 Proverbs 17:17a