Book excerpt: Friendships and relationships are important to women of all ages, and tea has become an increasingly important part of the friendship ritual. Teatime Treasures is a warm and friendly gift book filled with the colorful art of Joy Marie about fun times with friends over tea. The text is written in the warm and witty style of T.J. Mills, author of the best-selling Twelve Blessings of Christmas. There are six sections, each featuring a different type of tea party: Birthday Tea Mother's Day Tea Bridal Tea Baby Shower Tea Christmas Tea Friendship Tea The fourteen pages in each section include inspiring thoughts and Scripture verses, as well as ideas for decorations for each tea, a recipe for one or two goodies for the tea, games and activities, and finally a prayer appropriate for each subject.