To Celebrate The Birthday Of Our Founder, " The Lovely And Beautiful CLAYC,

Everyone Is Invited To A Tea Cup Party.

Come One Come All, And Bring Your Favorite Tea Cup Perhaps You Have A

Special Tea Cup That Holds Some Beautiful Memories You Could Share With Us.

Or Perhaps You Just Have A Beautiful Tea Cup Or Maybe Your Favorite Tea Cup

Is A Bit Worn But Still Cherished.

Bring Your Tea Cup And Let's Have A Party.

I Love it When Good Friends Get Together To Celebrate Life's Events. " !



W.I.N.G.S. Is A Special And Cherished Group For All Of Us, And I Think Of The

Story Of The Tea Cup When I Think Of How CLAY Created This Wonderful Group,

Where We Support, Encourage, And Just Enjoy Each Other.

I Am Sure There Must Have Been Challenges Along The Way, But She Has Shaped,

And Molded Into A Lovely Place Where We All Feel At Home, Accepted And Loved.




THANK YOU CLAY & HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !




TEA CUP STORY - By JOYCE MEYER



A Couple Went Into An Antique Shop And Saw This BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL

MAGNIFICENT Little Tea Cup Sitting High Up On A Shelf, And They Just Fell In

Love With That Tea Cup.

They Said, " We Have Got To Have That Tea Cup " !!

They Were Admiring The Tea Cup - All Of A Sudden The Tea Cup Began To

Talk To Them.



It Said, " You Know, I Have Not Been Always Like This !!

There Was A Time When Nobody Would Have Wanted Me.

There Was A Time When I Was Not Attractive At All You See There Was A

Time In My Life When I Was Just An Old Hard, Gray Lump of CLAY, And The

Master Potter Came Along And He Picked Me Up One Day And He Began To

Pat Me, "

And I Said,

" STOP IT ! What Are You Doing ?

That HURTS !

Ahhhhh.

LEAVE ME ALONE " !!

And He Simply Looked At Me And Said,

" NOT YET " !



And Then He Put Me On This Wheel And He Began To Spin Me Around

And Around And Around !

And I Got So Dizzy And Could Hardly See Where I Was Going Anymore !

I Was Losing It !

Everything Was Spinning Around And Around And I Felt Sick To My Stomach.

And I Said,

" LET ME OFF HERE " !

And He Said,

" NOT YET " !



Finally, The Day Came When I Had Taken On Another Shape.

All Of That Spinning Around Finally Gave Me Another Shape.



And All Of A Sudden - He Put Me Into This FURNANCE !

It Is Called The First Firing, And 'Twas SO HOT There !

Oh, I Could Not Believe How Hot It Was I Thought, " I Can't Stand This !

I'm Going To DIE In Here !

GET ME OUT OF HERE !!!

Don't You Love Me ?? ( Crying ).

Why Are You Leaving Me In Here ?

You See The Oven Door Had Glass In It And The Master Would Just Look

In His Eyes AND HE WOULDN'T LET ME OUT !!

But He Would Just Smile At Me And Say,

" NOT YET " !



FINALLY, The Oven Door Opened And He Took Me Out - Set Me On A Shelf

And I Thought,

" Whew ! Thank God That Is Over " !

Then He Began To Paint Me All Over With Stinky Paint Changing My Color From

Gray To This Pretty Blue That I Am Now !

And I Said,

" This Stuff STINKS !

It Is Choking Me ! ( Coughing )

I Don't Like This Smell !

STOP IT ! STO[P IT ! STOP IT ! STOP !

He Would Just Say,

" NOT YET " !



Then He Put Me Back In A SECOND Oven It Is Called The Second Firing And

'Twas TWICE As Hot As The First Oven !

And I Thought, " Now, I Will DIE In Here Forsure !

This Is The End Of Me.

This Will Finish Me Off !

GET ME OUT OF HERE !

I CAN'T STAND IT !

I CAN'T STAND IT !

Really - I Am Telling You - I Can't Stand It !

This Is Going To Kill Me !

GET ME OUT OF HERE " !

And He Would Just Look Through That Glass And Say,

" NOT YET " !



Then One Day The Door Finally Opened - He Took Me Out And He Put Me

Up Here On This Shelf To Let Me Cool Off.

After I Cooled Off, One Day He Came By And He Handed Me This Mirror And

I Looked At Myself And I Could Not Believe How BEAUTIFUL I Was I Could Not

BELIEVE How I Have CHANGED !

Why, I Did Not Look Anything At All Like That Old Gray CLAY That I Started Out

To Be !



Now I Am This Beautiful, Little Delicate Tea Cup !

And EVERYBODY Wants Me Now !

But There Was A Time In My Life When NOBODY Wanted, NOBODY Liked Me,

NOBODY Paid Any Attention To Me !!

They Just Kicked Me Around, Walked On Me.



But Now - I AM SPECIAL !

But I WASN'T ALWAYS This Way !!!













Happy Birthday, CLAY

Love Ya, ~W.I.N.G.S.