Smells of Christmas in The Air

I love Christmas time ! For so many reasons.  I love it because I can reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, which is remembering that Christ gave everything to us so that we might live again with him.

I also love Christmas because unfortunately  it is a time where people get sick (that’s not the part of love),  and I don’t have to worry anymore,  ever since I found essential oils.

Isn’t it amazing that some of our favorite smells of Christmas are

Orange – brings happiness to our lives

Peppermint- a refreshing scent reminding us that we can be cleansed from our sins and begin anew

Clove- beautiful scent that is very anti-viral and anti-bacterial

Cinnamon- intoxicating scent that is also anti-viral and anti-bacterial and anti-fungal

Pine- a scent that is grounding to the soul, asking us to recommit ourselves and looking deeper at the things that are really important in our lives.

Frankincense- a popular scent that was given to the Christ child, a befitting gift for a king: Frankincense cost about $500.oo a pound and was only given to kings and for the use in temples.  Why?  No one is exactly sure.  Those that know essential oils can come up with their own reasons.  I would rather not speculate.

Myrrh- Also given to the Christ child, a even more befitting gift for a king, it’s cost $4,000.00 a pd in those ancient times.  Maybe the meaning behind the essential oil gifts, was they were precious commodities, then were used only by Kings!  One proof that some knew that Christ was their king, and he had come to save us all.  What a beautiful thought!

May we all count our blessings and thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for everything he has given to us.  Let’s all turn our lives over to him, because truly he can make more out of them, than we can.