Queen Esther Deluxe Box
06 May 2012 Leave a Comment
Dear Friends,
Mother’s Day is in one week often a time when we want to give mom something more than a bouquet of flowers. Precious Oils has the perfect gift, one of our best-selling items, The Deluxe Fragrance Box of Queen Esther.
The Fragrance Box of Queen Esther includes Esther’s Oil of Myrrh (1 dram), Desert Spa Soap (Made in Israel), 1/4 oz Esther’s Anointing Oil, Dead Sea Salt, Esther’s Days of Purification book by Apothecary Cynthia Hillson and seven oils that are highlighted in the book as possibly being used in Esther’s Days of Purification. Packaged in a gold gift box. Gift Wrap is available. Please note that the perfume bottle may not be exactly like the one pictured and may be packaged separately. We’ve been recently sending Aroma Bottles as our supply of mini-perfume bottles from Israel is low. You can see examples of the Aroma Bottles ($18 value) on our sister web site www.Precious-Oils.com
http://www.shop.thefragrantbride.com/product.sc?productId=42&categoryId=9
or you can go to Amazon. link is http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BHMJ2K
I Am My Beloved’s
20 May 2010 2 Comments
| In the Song of Songs we find a vivid picture that I think we need to be reminded of today. Allegorically we find the bridegroom and the bride rejoice and delight in each other and call each other Beloved 33 times in the Song of Songs.
As the time draws near to meet our Bridegroom face-to-face and see Him eye-to-eye, understanding the true expression of what our Beloved means to us becomes more of a longing in our hearts and spirit. It is always good to take a few minutes to remind ourselves that our Beloved Bridegroom rejoices over us and we in Him. The hope and promises of His Word are true. I know the busyness of our days, but perhaps you can take a few minutes to read the Song of Songs. As you read, it can help us to know His heart, even with all of the difficult things going on in our lives and world. If you don’t have your Bible close, nor time to read the book right now, I want to give you these beautifully expressed verses to encourage you that He is ours and we are His. So, Beloved, “Be-Loved” today.
Come, my Beloved, let us go out into the field; let us stay in the villages. Let us rise up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flowers, whether the tender grape appears, and the pomegranates bud forth; there I will give You my loves. Song of Solomon 7:11-12 My Beloved is to me like a cluster of henna in the vineyards of En-Gedi. Song of Songs 1:14 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feeds among the lilies. Song of Songs 2:16 I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine; He feeds among the lilies. Song of Songs 6:3 I am my Beloved’s, and His desire is toward me. Song of Songs 7:10 The expression of what the Lord desires for His Beloved is found in III John 2. Beloved, I wish (pray) above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers. To better define this verse we find that To prosper is to reach the goals in your life’s journey, to be in good health is to be well and without disease and as our soul prospers is that we may experience the breath of God that is with us in our journey in life. Fragrantly Yours, Cynthia www.TheFragrantBride.com
The Fragrant Bride has a stunning piece of jewelry that says “I Am My Beloved’s” in Hebrew. We also have a natural, uplifting perfume/anointing oil that we call “Beloved”. Precious Oils uses a blend of citrus, mint and Melissa therapeutic grade essential oils in Beloved. |
It Takes Longer Than You Think
17 May 2010 Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago I went on my Face Book page and posted this.
It always takes longer than you think – even if you think it will take longer than you think.
Well that’s the story with my newest book. I was so anxious to receive it last Monday, May 10th. It arrived. Woo-hoo, I squealed. I opened the box, picked up one and admired the quality of the book printed on high gloss paper. It was trimmed to perfection. Beautiful. Then I opened it up only to find that the printer had printed the proof copy and not the updated edited one that was submitted at a later date.
Ouch . . . and ouch, again.
I sat down and began to think what to do, I had quite a few who had pre-ordered this Bible study of Queen Esther and her days of purification with the six months of myrrh. They were as anxious as I was to get the book, some even more than myself. So, I thumbed through it and thought most people would be happy with the book as printed. Over the next two days I packaged and sent out books as I awaited a return response from the printer what to do. On Friday I sent back most of the books and hopefully we will have the new ones sometime in the next week, or two.
I was thinking how often it takes longer than we think in so many areas of our lives. Some we plan for, others we don’t.
If you commute to work you know that the rush hour traffic requires that you allow ample time so you can be on time. Doing errands on a rainy day like today requires more time, and an umbrella. Going to the bank just before the weekend puts us in long lines and Monday mornings at the post office is never a zip-in and zip-out experience.
Being the mother of six I learned that each child learns to do things at their own pace. One of my daughters learned to read at a young age, while another one of my children didn’t really get it until they were nine years old. But when they got the understanding of the letters and words you couldn’t give them enough to read.
Then I began to think about the beauty of life itself. My oldest daughter recently announced that my second grand baby will join us in December. I know, that is quite a long time from today, but the timing of the birth of a baby is surely one of the most wonderful and awe-inspired things we experience in our lives.
So, on this rainy afternoon I am thinking of all the details of my life. I know that Fed Ex will deliver the books in a few days, but the expectancy of my heart just thinking about another grand baby to love and hold wishes it was December, today.
The Bible in 50 words
17 May 2010 Leave a Comment
This was posted on my FaceBook. I loved it so much that I wanted to save it and share with others.
The Bible in 50 words
God made
Adam bit
Noah arked
Abraham split
Joseph ruled
Jacob fooled
Bush talked
Moses balked
Pharaoh plagued
People walked
Sea divided
Tablets guided
Promise landed
Saul freaked
David peeked
Prophets warned
Jesus born
God walked
Love talked
Anger crucified
Hope died
Love rose
Spirit flamed
Word spread
God remained.
author unknown (sigh)
Mother’s Day 2010
09 May 2010 Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is the scheduled delivery of the advanced reader copy of my book, Esther’s Days of Purification. As I ponder Queen Esther’s story I think that she exemplifies Mothers with her integrity and desire to put her life on the line for her people. This is what Mothers do with the “posture” and stand they take for their children and grandchildren. This is from the “Other Things” portion of my book.
Posture is “standing.” It is an amazing word study in itself. Esther would have not been given the favor of the king if she hadn’t been spiritually prepared to stand for what she believed. Her words in Esther 4:16 “If I perish, I perish” are compared to a statement in Genesis 43:14 when Israel (Jacob) was sending Benjamin during the second trip to get grain. “If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” Both Esther and Israel are in a sense prophetically stating, “I hope everything will be alright, but I must do what I must do at this point.” As we ponder our position in the Kingdom of God, we may very well have similar decisions in areas of our lives where we must “stand.”
This is my family, in which I am very blessed to be the Mother of. Have a wonderful Mother’s day, I know that I will as I count the blessings of being the Mother to my children.
“Tears” and Esther projects
21 Mar 2010 Leave a Comment
Shalom
Thou tells my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalm 56:8 KJV
I am looking for mothers of all ages who are willing to share stories of their lives with their children that brought tears of sorrow, or tears of joy. This project has been on my heart for about six years as I’ve traveled around the country with my Precious Oils Up On the Hill ministry. I have never felt the impact and need of this project as I have over the last few months.
This past September, I was a vendor at the Messianic Israel Alliance Conference, in Orlando. This began the confirmation of the great need of this project. There were two women who purchased the small bottles that I sell at conventions. Both were purchasing them as a gift to a friend who had a broken heart. Shirley wanted to give a gift of love to a woman who just had lost a child. Batya was deeply hurting for a friend that life’s burdens were so heavy, that her friend cried continually. As she told me the story, she also was in tears. Both stories brought me to tears.
I held an Esther Workshop on February 20th. I shared part of my teaching found in my forthcoming book, Esther’s Days of Purification how Esther had been healed of her broken-heart through the oil of myrrh. As comments and questions came forth, it confirmed the need of the Tear Project. Honestly, at that time I wondered how I could fit one more project on my plate. As I reviewed the video, I knew to give the Tear Project to Lord. If He wanted the vision to go forth He would confirm.
He has, but I need your help.
A few weeks ago, while an exhibitor at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, in Nashville, Abba laid the project and vision on my heart deeper than ever. Abba has used the voice and tears of a woman pastor from Canada to confirm.
So, my Friends, my husband David and I talked about this project and prayed last night. This morning it was the first thing on my heart. So, this is what I am seeking between now and August 31st.
- Stories from Mothers, of all ages, who are willing to share their story of how their children brought tears of joy, or tears of sorrow. I am asking for first-hand experiences from you.
- A Scripture verse(s) related to their story.
- Was fragrance part of your story? If so, which one(s).
- Was nature involved in your memory of the tears?
- Words of wisdom from this lesson in your life to help someone else.
- Don’t forget that I need joyful stories of tears to balance out the project.
Here are the guidelines if you want to tell your story. It is fine if you want to give one joyful and one not so good. Don’t worry if you are not a good writer, I have a wonderful editor.
- E-mail your story to PreciousOils@gmail.
- In the subject line put Tear Project.
- Please try to keep your story at 1200 words, or less.
- Deadline to share your story with me is August 31, 2010
- I need your full name, e-mail address, postal mailing address, and phone number. When the book is printed, only your first name will be used in the signature of your story. All other information will be kept confidential and not shared with anyone.
Thank you for helping me bring the heart of the Father in the Tear Project. I will be compiling the stories into a book and hope to have it available for Mother’s Day 2011. I believe that healing and encouragement will impact many women through the nations.
Questions and comments are welcome here on my blog or you can e-mail me at PreciousOils@gmail.com. You are free to forward this e-mail and blog to others.
With love,
Apothecary Cynthia Hillson
www.TheFragrantBride.com
PreciousOils@gmail.com
Precious Oils Up On the Hill
PO Box 2036
Cornelius, NC 28031
(704) 500-6240 (Not the best way to communicate with me, but you can leave a message.)
Ancient Secrets ~ Modern Uses
20 Mar 2010 1 Comment
Welcome to PreciousOils.wordpress.com blog.
I, Apothecary, Cynthia Hillson began my journey of essential oils in 1989 and formed Precious Oils on May 1, 1991. Precious Oils Up On the Hill is a ministry that is based on bringing the Word of God to life through the fragrances of the Bible. I believe that there is a deeper relationship with the Creator of the Universe and His Word as we embrace Biblical fragrances. Most of us live in a nature deficit world and have lost touch with digging in the soil or taking a walk in the garden. To add to the deficit, we rely on so many synthetic fragrances that our bodies think we smell the real thing. In this blog I hope to encourage you to find the ancient secrets found in Biblical plants. I also believe that you will be encouraged with the Biblical plants modern uses that have been part of the lifestyle of my family of six children and husband David for years.
Essential oil therapy ranks high on our list of modalities for our health. Rest, a diet full of fresh vegetables always at our fingertips, good water and our faith keep us energized daily. I believe in drinking herbal teas and taking quality supplements to help us in our pursuit of keeping healthy. When we any of us become ill, I am first to prescribe bath-therapy and compresses using my portfolio of more than 90 pure, therapeutic essential oils from around the world.
I am a Modern Day Apothecary who teaches about Biblical fragrances for personal delight, physical health, and spiritual growth. I lovingly call my books and workshops a “Show and Smell” ministry.
I hope you will check back each month as I add to Precious Oils. I believe you will truly find that the Modern Uses are found in the Ancient Secrets. For our first lesson we go to the Short History of Medicine, Author Unknown.
2000 B.C.:
“Doctor, I have an earache.”
“Here, eat this root.”
1000 B.C.:
“That root is heathen.”
“Say this prayer.”
1850 A.D.:
“That prayer is superstition.”
“Drink this potion.”
1940 A.D.:
“That potion is snake oil.”
“Swallow this pill.”
1985 A.D.: “
That pill is ineffective.”
“Take this antibiotic.”
2000 A.D.:
“That antibiotic has side effects.”
“Here, take this root!”
Blessings,
Apothecary Cynthia Hillson
www.TheFragrantBride.com
PreciousOils@gmail.com
