Grandma's House

Tea Party

Three Angels Broadcasting Network

Program transcript

Participants: Joyce Neal

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Series Code: GH

Program Code: GH000013


00:01 Hi there kids I am so glad to see you today.
00:04 Welcome to grandma's kitchen and I have some of my other
00:08 favorite granddaughters here and we decided that since
00:12 it's a rainy day we should do something fun inside.
00:15 And what did that fun thing decide to be?
00:18 Kristen what are we doing? - A tea party!
00:21 A tea party does that sound like fun? - yeah!
00:24 And who did we invite? - Our grandmas!
00:28 Our grandmas they're our special guests, so what we want to do
00:33 today is learn a little bit about manners and etiquette.
00:37 Do you know that word etiquette?
00:39 Well I'll give you a definition for that word.
00:42 It's just when you are having guests and you want to be
00:45 on your best behavior you want to treat them just right.
00:49 There is a little saying you can remember and it says,
00:54 true courtesy is to do and say the kindest thing in the
00:58 kindest way, and that is another way of saying that you
01:02 want to think about your guests and what they need and
01:06 how to make them happy.
01:08 You guys I know you all have grandma, right?
01:10 You've been practicing making your grandmas happy for years.
01:14 Haven't you Rachel.
01:15 So we have been cooking up a storm as you can see.
01:18 Look at all the good stuff. Kristen tell us what you have
01:21 on that side - I've got fruit salad. - yeah.
01:24 It looks good and what is in it? - blueberries, melons,
01:28 and grapes. - grapes absolutely.
01:31 And Rachel you have been stirring up something over here.
01:34 What is that? - sandwich spread. - good, we are going
01:37 to have little sandwiches.
01:39 And faith what have you got over there for dessert?
01:41 Look at those, what is in there? We call those crumpets.
01:46 They're just little tarts with raspberry and lemon and
01:51 other things, we have lots of goodies today.
02:15 So are we girls ready to go to work? - yes, yes.
02:19 So let me get you some knives what we ought to do first I
02:22 think is we will start making sandwiches,
02:25 does that sound good to you?
02:38 Does that look good?
02:43 ¤
03:16 Oh one more!
03:23 Oh Excellent, Excellent
03:27 So they passed the taste test. Alright!
03:40 Beautiful, remember we need 8 flower vases.
03:48 I think this one's ready.
03:52 Just set it aside will make some more.
03:53 Faith do you want to do something? -Yes!
04:07 Grandma could you help me? - sure I can help you.
04:13 Well we are finally at the table and our guests are here.
04:16 Let me introduce you to the other grandmas we have.
04:19 We have grandma Herriot, and grandma Ellen Ann, and this
04:25 is my own mother and she is a grandma somebody,
04:28 this is Helen, and this is Faith's grandmother, Virginia.
04:34 Didn't the girls do a nice job? - they worked hard.
04:38 Well I think we are ready to have our blessing and taste
04:43 all the goodies that the girls have prepared.
04:45 So Kristen would you mind offering the blessing
04:48 for us to today please?
04:50 Dear Father, thank you for this food we are about to eat.
04:54 Amen. - Amen. Oh finally.
05:09 çGroup talking to each other.Ñ
05:38 Oh what a delicious dinner we've had.
05:41 The girls did an outstanding job and our grandmas have
05:44 been wonderful, but you know there is more to come?
05:47 I invited one of my grandsons, Timmy to come and play
05:52 his harp for us so I think we should leave these
05:55 dirty dishes here and all right and we will meet
05:59 you in the parlor kids. Come on!
06:00 Hi Timmy, would you introduce yourself to
06:05 all the grandmas here?
06:07 My name is Timmy Kosaka and I'm from Auburn Washington.
06:10 I will be playing for you some songs on my harp.
06:13 Ah, thank you so much.
06:15 How long have you been playing the harp?
06:17 I've been playing for five years.
06:19 How old are you now? - I'm 10- wonderful.
06:22 Take it away Timmy. Entertain us!
06:35 (Playing harp)
07:43 Wonderful, Timmy thank you so much for coming down.
07:47 We enjoyed you so much. - thank you for having me.
07:50 Oh you are welcome. Boys and girls I would like for you
07:55 to take down my address to drop me a note, or tell me
07:58 about anything at all that is going on in your life.
08:02 You know I love the letters you send.
08:04 So if you've got your paper and pencil ready, get ready
08:07 to jot it down and I'll be back in just a moment.
08:09 So here it is:
08:13 hey kids Graham Joyce would love to hear from you
08:15 so why not sit down and write her a letter?
08:18 Like every grandma she loves to get pictures,
08:20 drawings or anything you could sent her.
08:24 Just write to:
08:36 So what are you waiting for? Write her today.
08:43 Oh that was such a fun time we had.
08:45 I hope it maybe gave you an idea or two about how
08:48 you might want to do something special for your own
08:51 grandma, if you have one, or how about doing it for
08:54 somebody else you want to make feel
08:57 especially appreciated.
08:59 It is a very good thing to show appreciation to people
09:03 we love and it is an extra blessed thing to show respect
09:07 and appreciation to somebody who might be lonely,
09:09 tired or sad.
09:11 Another word we might use to describe tea parties and such
09:16 is hospitality, that just means a friendly and generous
09:20 reception of guests, visitors, or strangers.
09:23 It is so much fun to be hospitable, and making tea
09:27 is just one way to do it.
09:29 Right now I am experimenting with making tea from
09:33 plants I have in my own yard.
09:34 Out in the garden I have two kinds of mint.
09:37 They make my favorite kind of tea, one variety is
09:41 peppermint and the other is spearmint.
09:44 It's hard to choose, I think they are both delicious.
09:47 Ummmm, Hey, you know mint grows pretty easily, why don't you
09:53 ask your mom if you can grow some in a pot or in
09:55 a corner of the garden?
09:57 Just go to a garden store and ask where they have
10:00 all the herbs, it will be right there with parsley
10:02 and the other stuff.
10:04 They are sold in little pots already growing so all
10:07 you have to do is plant them in the ground or in a
10:10 bigger pot with more room.
10:12 In fact if you have the room it might be really fun to
10:16 grow a whole herb garden.
10:18 You will have a blast with all the pungent aromas and
10:21 flavors and your mom will love having fresh herbs to
10:25 make your favorite food.
10:26 You can make an herb garden in a basket or a flower pot.
10:31 Just pick out two or three or four of your favorite herbs
10:35 and fill a flower pot about halfway full of potting mix.
10:39 Then take your plants out of their plastic containers.
10:43 See they look like this can you see that?
10:45 And pop them right into the pot.
10:48 Then you fill the pot up the rest away with more soil and
10:51 wall la you have an herb garden.
10:55 It is really fun to take a leaf from each of the different
10:57 plants and rub them between your fingers.
11:01 Ummmm let out their aroma and you can see which ones
11:05 you like best. Ummmm, anyway I usually make mint tea,
11:09 but today I have decided to try something different.
11:13 I'm just starting to make some Clover tea.
11:15 I have never tried this before but you know the Clover
11:19 smells so good growing along the road and I thought it
11:23 would be fun to see what it tastes like.
11:25 So I just picked some blossoms and washed them off and
11:28 dunked them in hot water.
11:30 After they've been in there for a few minutes to get
11:32 the flavor out, but it looks like it might be tea
11:35 to me in any minute. Ummmm.
11:37 Hey, Did you know that God smiles from ear to ear when
11:41 you are hospitable? He really does.
11:44 The Bible even says that some people have entertained
11:48 angels when they thought they were just
11:50 being hospitable to someone.
11:52 And in another place it tells us you can not refresh
11:55 another person without getting some of it on you.
11:59 So it becomes a double blessing, one for them,
12:02 and one for you.
12:04 You know when we did our tea party it was pretty
12:07 fancy, but please don't think it has to be
12:09 like that all the time.
12:10 I just did it that way so I could spend the whole day
12:14 together in the kitchen having fun with my granddaughters.
12:17 If somebody stops by for just a few minutes, showing
12:20 hospitality just might mean giving them a glass of cool
12:24 water, or letting them rest in your favorite chair.
12:27 If somebody gets hurt on the playground, the best thing
12:30 to do might be to get help or if it is not too bad just
12:33 helping the other boy or girl get up again is hospitable.
12:36 The dictionary says the whole idea is
12:40 to be friendly and generous.
12:42 Remember what I told the girls at
12:45 the first of the program?
12:47 I said true courtesy is to do and say the kindest thing in
12:51 the kindest way.
12:53 See all of this kind of goes together, being kind and
12:56 courteous, hospitable, friendly and generous.
12:59 They are all just ways of saying the same thing.
13:03 Do unto others as you want them to do to you.
13:06 Hmmm, where have I heard that before?
13:10 Now here's another little secret you might not know about
13:14 me, in my ordinary everyday life sometimes I find it is
13:18 hard for me to witness for Jesus like I think I should.
13:22 But what I have discovered is this, God didn't make me
13:26 like any body else in He doesn't expect me to do my work
13:30 for Him just like anybody else either.
13:32 Whew that's a relief, so don't you waste your time trying
13:37 to shine for Jesus like somebody else does.
13:39 Just shine, God loves you just the way you are and I do
13:45 too and you can take that to the bank any day.
13:49 Now remember I love you so much, but Jesus loves you
13:52 even more and one of these days we are going to be
13:56 together for ever and ever and ever.
14:02 I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
14:06 Here is my handle, here is my spout.
14:10 When I get all steamed up, I will shout.
14:15 Tip me over and pour me out.


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