Stories Collected While Living in France

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A cup that runneth over

                   Antiquejapanglass       

A cup can be used to drink tea. or hot chocolate. or a shot of Calvados over ice cream. It also can be used for holding pennies, or trinkets like paper clips, or baby teeth. A cup of hot tea can come in handy as a hand warmer, it is a generous thing. A cup can hold a votive and be used as a portable lantern to show you the way. Or it can measure spices or as a candy cup to feed your ideas. A cup is one with multiple uses and it never complains. A cup is a place where you can put your thoughts like prayers …trust it will sip them gently as you talk.

photo: An antique cup from Japan.

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32 responses to “A cup that runneth over”

  1. Gail Sullivan

    Dear Corey,
    don’t ask me why, but I have always wanted to be the first to see and post on your daily blog. It’s me today! Yippee!! I won the prize. Silly me.
    Seriously, I have to say that the post on Shelly from a few days ago was so moving. I asked my 20 year old daughter to read it and it springboarded into a deep conversation about what is important and life and decisions she is making in her life right now. Thank you for sharing about your love and pain. God bless Shelly.
    xoxo
    Gail

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  2. Frieda

    May your cup always be filled with blessing!
    That was a great blog you linked here…thanks

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  3. kim

    that is beautiful!

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  4. Amy

    a cup filled with steaming coffee….giving me a ‘Welcome to the Morning’ facial. Bliss, indeed. 😀

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  5. Marie-Noëlle

    Whatever you pour
    into your cup,
    I will sip it
    to the very last drop !
    Bottoms up !

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  6. Catalina

    You really got a sense of beauty Corey! Such beautiful images on your words. (and love the photo too!)
    I put today in my cup thoughts of peace. With some sparkling love that enters people hearts to make them feel well.
    A big hug to you and thank you again!

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  7. rel

    Corey,
    “Put your thoughts” awesome idea! I’m gonna do it today. 😉
    Now I’m going outside, cup my hands, catch some rain and drink heaven’s tea.
    rel

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  8. Jeanne

    Your cup has runneth over in life with many blessings and you share them with us all therefore we are all truly blessed because of YOU.
    God bless you real good.
    I send you a cup of glorious green tea.
    I love you
    Jeanne

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  9. Darla

    That photo says *green tea* to me. I visited the blog you linked. Looks like another place I’ll be stopping by on my rounds.
    Darla

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  10. My Melange

    Oh…what a lovely cup! Love the color and the print! Hope you use it as a great big cup of love!

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  11. le petit cabinet de curiosites

    I love rel’s idea ..Drinking the heaven’s tea ..Today I think my cup is full ..as we say in France when it is too much : ” la coupe est pleine”
    But I guess soon it will be full of positive things …

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  12. tut-tut

    Beautiful! And I love that link . . . maybe I’ll get together with my neighbor and spread some little thoughts . . .

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  13. Cheryl

    Corey, What beautiful and profound poetry you blessed us with today! Thank you, Cheryl

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  14. Miss Sandy

    Corey,
    After reading your words and then the link on this post, my cup runneth over! Thank You for the blessing of your words. This remnids me of a story of a little boy I once taught in Children’s Church. He was a tattered little thing who came to church via our bus ministry, unfortunately, we had many such children at the time. We fed them a healthy breakfast and loved them and tried to make them feel valued. One day I decided to make all the children a little decorated box and I made up a worksheet that could be written on and then cut up into strips which would then be folded and placed in each child’s box. I gathered the children around the table and gave each a worksheet, with one labled for each child, and asked them to follow the writing promt which read, “I like you because…” The answers they wrote were amazing and each child was so jittery and excited to see what had been written to them. We then had a little lesson on encouragement. My most tattered little boy ran up to me and hugged the stuffing out of me. He looked up at me and said, “I ain’t never been ‘preaciated or ‘couraged afore. I’m keepin’ this here box for ever. This is the bestest day ever!” Needless to say I shed more than a few tears. Not long after this he and his family moved away and I have often wondered if he still has his little box of encouragement. Couldn’t we all use a cup?
    Blessings,
    Miss Sandy

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  15. Lea

    I loved all those fortunes and this precious little cup and all the bits and words and liquids that find their way in and out… I am sipping with delight…

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  16. AmandaMay

    What a pretty little cup! So dainty, and I love the rusty orange. The post you linked to is absolutely brilliant. I so want to do this with my two little students!

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  17. am

    Thanks so much for leaving a comment at my blog some time ago. I have meant to visit your blog. Finally, here I am and wish I had stopped by sooner. I, too, have memories of the Northern California coast. Also a sister who rode a Honda 90 in the early 1970s. I love the cup that runneth over.

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  18. Rosemary

    Maybe this time of year, a cup of cheer!
    Rosemary

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  19. cruststation

    Such a beautiful cup, inspiring message and lovely hidden links as always.

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  20. Pat

    Another beautiful post, Corey!
    My cup runneth over….Pat

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  21. qualcosa di bello

    your cup runneth over…& spills into your blog with a stream of beautiful words that ripple out from the center, reader by reader, warming the hands of our hearts, poured out again & again, in kind words & deeds, each serving over & over…around the world 😀

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  22. Alice

    Oh Corey, you always have the most beautiful posts. I love the cup, and it’s true. Such a small item in different shapes and sizes, but all can hold such wonderful delights.
    Thank you for stopping by and commenting on my ‘blog craft creation’.

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  23. constance muller

    Corey,
    You are a cup of Joy!
    I didn’t see your post about Shelley that Gail is talking about in her comment. Will go and see it now.
    xox
    C

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  24. rochambeau

    Dear Corey,
    You are a cup of Joy.
    Thank you for the link to that beautiful post.
    I don’t know if you just got my comments on the post you wrote about Shelley. In case you did not:
    To Shelley a beautiful light, I send my Love and prayers to you, your family and to you Corey. May God continue to bless you abundantly!

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  25. Ulla

    And I know your cup is always half ‘Full’ even when empty…! Beautiful colors on yours…

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  26. cheeky

    Just love those words. I never thought of all the possibilities a cup could bring.
    xo

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  27. Mountain Mama

    “and my cup runneth over…” This is a beautiful cup. When I see something like this I always wonder about the one who made it. I visualize their hands carefully preparing the porcelain and the painter with the brushes too.
    I guess I think this way because I love making things.

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  28. stephanie

    My cup runneth over…I heard today about a friends sudden illness, how this poor women has had more than her share.
    I am putting a little note in the mail tomorrow for her to find…

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  29. Mountain Mama

    “and my cup runneth over…” This is a beautiful cup. When I see something like this I always wonder about the one who made it. I visualize their hands carefully preparing the porcelain and the painter with the brushes too.
    I guess I think this way because I love making things.

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  30. Elaine L.

    As usual, you convey deep thoughts with such graceful simplicity.
    I don’t know if you find cool blogs or if they find you.
    ~elaine~

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  31. susanna

    Oooh…I love that bright crimson colour! That looks like a special teacup…I think I would bestow upon it a special purpose… I have a beautiful handmade cup that a friend gave me that I only use for tea. And it’s the only cup that I drink tea from…

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  32. Princess Haiku

    This cup evokes memories of those who have held it to their lips.

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