Sun, 27 May 2012 18:59:36 -0800WeeblyMon, 05 Dec 2011 14:02:25 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/12/cinnamon-honey.htmlHi Friends, I saw this in a forwarded email and thought it was worth sharing.

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey.. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what I rather call "crystallizing".   When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, turn off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around.  Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:  It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases.  Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.   Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.   As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ' Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu..

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

]]>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:14:15 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/11/hymnals-funny.htmlI'm normally not into reading forwarded emails. I usually delete most of them. However, I read this one and thought it was pretty funny. I had to share.

Do you know your Hymns? This is GREAT!!!

When you go to  Church this weekend be sure to smile as you go through your Hymnals

Dentist's Hymn ................................Crown Him  with Many Crowns
Weatherman's Hymn ......................There Shall Be Showers of  Blessings
Contractor's Hymn ..........................The Church's One Foundation
The Tailor's Hymn ...........................Holy, Holy, Holy
The Golfer's Hymn .........................There's a Green Hill Far Away
The Politician's Hymn. ....................Standing on the Promises
Optometrist's Hymn ........................Open My Eyes That I Might See
The IRS Agent's Hymn ...................I Surrender All
The Gossip's Hymn ........................Pass It On
The  Electrician's Hymn ..................Send The  Light
The Shopper's Hymn ......................Sweet Bye and Bye
The  Realtor's Hymn. ......................I've Got a  Mansion Just over the Hilltop
The  Massage Therapists Hymn ....He Touched  Me
The Doctor's Hymn .........................The Great Physician

AND for those who  speed on the highway - a few hymns:
45mph .....................God Will Take Care  of You
65mph .....................Nearer My God To Thee
85mph .....................This World Is Not  My Home
95mph .....................Lord, I'm Coming Home
100mph ...................Precious  Memories

Give me a sense of humor, Lord,
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some humor out of life,
And pass it on to other folk

]]>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:42:05 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/10/angerrr.htmlThree R's pastor gave me when I feel anger.

1. Recognize you are angry/frustrated
2. Reject it right away
3. Replace it with the word of God

Thanks PG!
]]>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:23:35 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/08/ps-i-love-you.htmlI recall one chapel service in Bible college where one of our professors, Joan Millar, encouraged us to tell God our ps.  When a special holiday or occasion is celebrated we tend to send or email cards for our family and friends.  However, there are a few whom you take time to read the card, underline certain words or phrases to emphasize you truly feel what the card is expressing. Then, for that one special person, you write a ps.

That ps is for you to express your most sincere intimate feelings for your reader that the card did not express.  If you are like me, I take a few minutes to really think about what I want to say and how I want to convey it. Will you take a moment and  think of what the Lord means to you? After you have done so, begin to express your ps to Jesus. Feel free to say or write as much as you like. Trust me, He's listening/reading.

ps. Jesus, You are my pollo to my arroz! ]]>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:20:34 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/08/pcos-woman-with-the-issue-of.htmlMany of you know that since I was 18 I've suffered with PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome).  As a result, I've dealt with irregular cycles, painful cycles, short cycles, loooong cycles or no cycle at all. Fever, vomiting, headaches, severe stab-like pain in my abdomen, horrendous cramps, severe body ache and other things I'm too embarrassed to mention have accompanied my cycles frequently. Oh and don't let me forget the awful emotional breakdowns, short fuse temper, feelings of insecurity, self neglect, over-eating, fits of anger, over-sleeping, loss of sleep, and the list goes on. Worst of all, infertility.  Not only does it affect me, but my husband, family, friends, and co-workers. I mean think about it, they are in my company while I go through alot of this. 

I have been on the same heavy cycle now for nearly 3 months. I recently started a treatment that has brought some relief on the cycle side of things but also has some minor side effects. The last couple of days I felt horrible. tingling all over my body, shakes, feeling of anxiety, body ache from head to toe, my very bones felt stiff. It was just a weird day for me physically.

Yesterday at Mid-week service, pastor George preached about having faith in trials and used Psalm 40 as his text. Have you ever been through the Trial of Waiting? I'm sure you have.  Perhaps you are waiting on that promise to come to pass. Waiting on healing. Waiting on your loved one to be saved. Waiting on God to provide. Waiting on reconciliation in a relationship. Waiting for a job. Waiting on _________________.

Pastor challenged us...
"To MAXIMIZE what the Lord has done in the past and MINIMIZE what could go wrong in the days ahead."

Remember that...
"The past is full of God's mercies and the future is full of God's plans."

While you wait on God's plans/promises to come to pass in your life YOU CAN...
1. LOVE GOD,
2. SERVE OTHERS.
3. TELL OTHERS ABOUT HIM.

I can tell you many AMAZING stories of the Lord's faithfulness in my life over the last 15 years.  Yet over the years I have struggled with my faith in God. Faith that He will do certain things for little ol me...like heal me.  But one thing I have held on to is my hope in God. Hoping, waiting even in the darkest times of my life that God's deliverance is on the horizon. For some reason, He has yet to heal me or allow Eddie and I to have a child.  I will say this, at the end of the day I will continue to wait on Him. Whether the Lord heals me or not, or allows us to have children, Jesus will remain my Lord and that will not change.

ps. I love you Lord and I wait on you. My hope is in You.


]]>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/06/mirror-mirror.htmlI just woke up from a nap and started getting ready for the kid's lock-in event when I received a call from a dear friend.  I knew from the sound of her voice my friend needed a listening ear. Fighting back the tears she shared her husband received notice he was being laid off from work. His last day would be the 15th of this month. 

Have you ever been there?  My husband and I were  there a little over a year ago. For nine months during 2009-10, Eddie was out of work. He was laid off from his job and though he received unemployment, it wasn't enought to even cover the $750 rent. When times get hard finanacially, one can easily fall into depression, anger, or become easily frustrated at the smallest thing. It can be taxing on one's health, family and marriage among many other things.

I refused to turn to family or friends for sympathy or help.  Is there a time for that? Sure. Except somehow I saw this as an opportunity to put all the preaching and teaching I've done over the last several years into action and allow the Lord to show off.  It was an opportunity for me to put my faith into action. Could I trust God to see my  husband and I through this? Could Eddie and I cling to eachother? Chase after God with bull-dog tenacity? Laugh harder? Love deeper? Become greater givers of our finances and our time?

There were several times I looked in the mirror, pointed the finger at the lady staring back at me with desperate heavy eyes and said, "You will bless the Lord at all times and His praises will continously be in your mouth. You will boast in God your Saviour. The joy of the Lord will strengthen you and you will see the goodness of God. Remember how the Lord provided for you while in school. Remember how the Lord fed you. Clothed you. You were never forsaken nor did you beg for bread. Faith is the substance of things hoped and the evidence of things not seen. Cling to your God and cling to your husband. You will slay this financial giant's head off ."

This is where you get your compact mirror out your purse, go to your vanity, look at your rear-view mirror, window, where ever you can see your reflection and start encouraging yourself in the Lord. What are your waiting for? Go!



]]>Thu, 26 May 2011 08:51:15 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/05/keys-to-my-heart.html

The Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 139:23,"Search me and know my heart..." and the image that comes to mind is someone unlocking the door to their home. As for me, I invited Jesus into my heart June of 1997.  Father's Day weekend of that month,  I turned over the keys to Him. However,  just because I gave Him the keys to the front door that doesn't mean I gave him full access to all the rooms of my heart.  Could he forcefully go into every room and do a thorough walk-thru and search if He wanted to? Sure, but He won't.  He's the kind who will continue to "stand at the door and knock." He won't pry open the door.

Growing up, all of our guests stayed in the kitchen for felllowship.  A refreshment was offered or given if asked but don't you dare open my momma's refridgerator! To open the fridge door and help yourself meant you more than a guest...you were family.  If you had permission to open the fridge you had permission to walk to certain rooms in our home such as the living room, bathroom, & patio.  But even the guests who opened our fridge had boundaries. They were not permitted in the rooms down the hall. We even locked some of the rooms depending on who the guest was...Oh hush!  You know you do it too!  Only mom and dad had the keys to those rooms.

Over the last 14 years, I have found myself handing Jesus one key after another.  Just when I thought I handed him all the keys, I realized I had yet another room that needed to be unlocked. He's turned the keys to my rooms I call Fear,  Rejection, Anger, Abuse and many more.  After unlocking a room, He took the time to clean it of its cobwebs and dust. Yet still, there remained other rooms that becasue of shame or pride I found it hard to release the keys.

I finally realized that If Christ can not freely enter every room of my heart, then He is not the Inhabitant or Lord of my heart but simply a house guest. It was then that I handed the Master Key to the Master of my heart, Jesus.

Take a moment, to check your heart.   Does Jesus have the freedom to re-arrange, clean out, or re-model any rooms of your heart?  If not, consider handing Him the master key today. Allow Him to "Search your heart" and make the necessary changes. For the changes He makes are not for your temporary pleasure, but for your eternal joy.

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Just like this website and our church campus, I have personally been "under construction." With renewed strength and passion, I find the desire to seek the anointing stronger than ever.  Revival has begun in my heart and I'm excited to see all that God is doing in me. I am coping with the growing pains and dealing with them like a big girl.  Accepting my faults and asking Jesus to continue to keep me teachable that I may learn of Him and the leaders He has surrounded about me. He has given me a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Currently, I am enjoying the sweet presence of God. There is peace in my heart in the midst of the chaos. I know I can face anything so long as my heart is kept pure before Him and my eyes fixed.

There has been a constant song in my heart and I just can't seem to stop praising the name of my Wonderful Savior.  There is an old song that comes to mind that decribes what God is doing in my life lately...

"Thou has turned my mourning into dancing for thee. Thou has put off my sackcloth. 
  Thou has turned my mourning into dancing for thee and filled my heart with gladness. 
  Early in the morning will I sing praise to thee and not be weary. 
 O Lord my God I will sing praises to your name forever!"

How is the condition of your heart? Take a moment to do a self check. Has God taught you anything about you lately? Are their areas in your life that need attention and correction?   Read what David said in the following Psalms...
 
PSALM 51:10-13
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.

PSALM 139:23-24
23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 

Take a moment now to offer your heart fresh and anew. Blessings!

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]]>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/05/first-post.html*Cheering* I learned how to add music to the website. Yaaay! So I added Hosanna by Kirk Franklin. Fitting, don't you think? I also learned to add a slide show. Woot Woot! Now if only I can shrink the picture some. It's taking up the whole screen!! Sheesh!  If only I knew html I could dazzle it up a bit. A bedazzled website would totally rock!...NOT!! ]]>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:37:51 -0800http://www.hosannachurch.us/2/post/2011/05/www-wow-what-a-website.html*Sighing* Finally done. Thanks to Weebly.com I was able to get an easy-to-use website up and running for Hosanna Church. I just posted the info on Facebook and am looking forward to having our members look at it and refer their friends to it.  No longer do we have to change the topic or give an embarrasing "No" when asked, "Do you have a website?" Now we can proudly say yes and www.hosannachurch.us is our new site!  Woot Woot! *Cabbage Patch Dance" ]]>