Did you know that besides water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world? Take that coffee.
Do you know what the difference between herbal, white, green, oolong, and black tea is? I thought I might give you a lesson.
All white, green, oolong and black teas come from the same plant, Camellia Sinesis. The process of oxidizing and treating the leaves make the types of tea.
White tea has the least amount of caffeine and most health benefits, then green tea, then oolong (sometimes referred to as brown tea) and finally black tea brings up the rear with the most caffeine but many health benefits as well. One cup of black tea has 1/2 the amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee.
Herbal tea is not exactly tea because it does not come fro the Camellia Sinesis bush. Herbal tea is a combination of different leaves, roots, flowers, stems, fruits and seeds.
There are many health benefits to tea. It can promote a healthier immune system, lower your cholesterol, aid in natural weight loss, and make your skin look younger just to name a few.
I rarely go a day without having at least one cup of hot tea. Today I had three. Pictured above is one of my favorite mugs and my tea kettle. I have had that mug since college, back then it held pens and the butterflies where much brighter. The size is just perfect and I think the butterflies make me happy.
You can read more about tea here.
Monday Morning Commentary
Monday April 26, 2010 | Monday Morning CommentaryYesterday my husband continued our series with a message entitled, When Dreams Die. I don't know how he does it week after week, but the message was, again, amazing.
He started off with a look at Moses and Joshua. One man whose died at the edge of his dream, entering the promised land. The other died and was buried smack in the middle of the promised land he had lead the Israelites to conquer.
My husband profoundly identified three places where dreams die, the beginning (the womb of small beginnings), middle (the wilderness of transition) and end (the borderline of a breakthrough).
There was one line that really resonated with me…
How comforting is that? God doesn't ask us to have the faith of an oak tree, simply that of a mustard seed. He is the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:2). He only asks that we take the baby steps of faith to accomplish the dream that He has placed in our hearts.
Have you ever completed a puzzle? When I was a teenager, my family enjoyed an occasional puzzle. Its an odd thing, a box filled with thousands of tiny pieces that you have to fit together to make one large picture. The other day I was teaching Elijah the fundamentals of completing a puzzle. I know you know it too, start with the corners and the edges and work your way in. If you try to start with the middle, you can easily become frustrated and give up. But one piece at a time, before you know it, you have accomplished quite a task.
Accomplishing a dream that God has placed in your heart is much like completing a puzzle, one piece at a time. God promises to give us the grace that we need each step even though we can't see the entire picture.
You can listen to the message (part 3, Where are they now?) here later today. Happy Monday.