Under the Tea Leaves: Reflections of a mother-daughter journey - Softcover

Sherry Borzo And Sheryl Van Weelden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097971110X ISBN 13: 9780979711107

Publisher: InMindMatters, 2007

Synopsis

Sheryl and Sherry set out to sip their way through some of the tearooms of Iowa. Their plan was to explore the phenomenon of these eateries and share their insights on where to find the best tea and chicken salad. Under the Tea Leaves broadens into a deeper story about their mother and daughter experience. Sheryl and Sherry's unique beginnings, and the lessons along the way. They reveal their thoughts on the subjects of communication, joy, aging, and work.

About this title

About the Author

Sheryl Van Weelden and Sherry Borzo reside in Des Moines, Iowa, where they continue to enjoy tea and the art of conversation.

Review

Thank you so much for taking time to write Under the Tea Leaves. I bought the book on Sunday and sat down late that evening to read a bit of it and ended up reading it through to the end. I just couldn t put it down. Thank you so much for reminding me of the importance of nurturing mother-daughter relationships. Even though my daughter and I are very much alike in many ways, we, too, are very different people, and I loved how you and your daughter, Sherry, made that point in the book yet in spite of your differences want so very much to work on your relationship with one another. The book blessed me so much. May your book sales exceed your wildest imagination. --Connie Adkisson

I thoroughly enjoyed Sherry and Sheryl's tearoom journey. Who would have known so many tearooms still exist anywhere, leave alone just in Iowa! Through their descriptions of the tiniest details, we see them "all decked out" as they flounce out on their excursions. Yet their jaunts take on deeper meaning as they get to know each other as adults and as friends in ways they hadn't before. This book is a lovely tribute to the bond between mothers and daughters. Would that every mother and daughter could experience the same! --Olga Williams, former teacher of humanities and writing, retired from Alabama to Michigan's upper Peninsula

I just finished reading Under the Tea Leaves: Reflections of a Mother-Daughter Journey, and find myself the richer for it. This most primal of relationships the relationship between mother and daughter opens like a lotus in the steam rising from countless cups of tea shared by Sheryl and her daughter Sherry. What begins as a journey through the tea rooms of Iowa quickly becomes a journey of the heart. In each tea room visit, in the simple act of stepping outside of busy schedules to spend time with one another, Sheryl and Sherry rediscover themselves as well as one another. Over tea and chicken salad, they end up asking the essential questions: Who am I? Who am I in relationship to my family? What are my passions? What are my shortcomings? Where have I been, and where am I going? Sheryl writes, When Sherry and I share tea with each other, we offer ourselves. An offering is something presented as a gift, often something given in sacrifice in worship. While there is nothing overtly religious about this book, you will find yourself on holy ground as you journey from tea room to tea room with Sherry and Sheryl. So turn off your radio, television, and telephone. Find a quiet spot and sit down with a fragrant cup of tea. Let the petals of your heart open in the steam that rises from your cup; in the words that rise up from the pages of this beautiful book. --Kathleen Deyer Bolduc is the author of His Name is Joel: Searching for God in a Son s Disability, and A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry with Families of Children with Disabilities.

Edition details

• Publisher: InMindMatters
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 097971110X
• ISBN 13: 9780979711107
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204
• Illustrator: David Borzo