Jesus’ oils

AS CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF JESUS…

let us keep in mind the gifts of essential oils!!!

The story goes that the wise men gave the baby Jesus gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.

Now Frankincense and Myrrh are wonderful essential oils!

Frankincense was especially prized as a premier defense against all types of infections and diseases. But it was fairly expensive, so it was primarily used by wealthier folks.

It is interesting to speculate that the gift of gold may have also been a third essential oil known as BALSAM FIR!

Some years ago, ONLY 3 oils were found in King Tut’s tomb – frankincense, myrrh and balsam. These 3 were considered to be “KINGLY OILS.”

There are Hebrew scholars who discovered that Balsam Fir oil was also known as “liquid gold” because it was valued so highly.

So we see that the wise men who gave gifts of oils to baby Jesus were not only giving great gifts of healing…

but they were also acknowledging to the world that the baby in the manger was A KING (!) with gifts of ‘kingly’ oils.

I wish all my blog readers and visitors a very merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year.

heart & soul

it’s about that time of the year when I post my Christmas song on my blog

IF you haven’t heard it yet, please enjoy the song!

holiday spirit

it’s December!

if you’re in the holiday spirit, check out my new xmas video at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KKJEmILQEU

dec 25

whatsa wassail?

wassail \WAH-sul; wah-SAYL\, noun:
1. An expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to someone.
2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse.
3. The liquor used for a wassail; especially, a beverage formerly much used in England at Christmas and other festivals, made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast, roasted apples, etc.

adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as, a wassail bowl.

transitive verb:
1. To drink to the health of; a toast.

intransitive verb:
1. To drink a wassail.

charlie brown

what Christmas is all about:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA&mode=related&search=

greetings seasons

and other odd christmas light displays at

http://www.uglychristmaslights.com/2006_collection/greetings_seasons.html

christmas tree

story of the very first christmas tree at http://www.firstchristmastree.com/

angus

remembering the world’s largest snowman:

http://www.sundayriveron-line.com/AngusSnowman_1.htm

abominable

Season’s greetings from the abominable one!