What God has done for me this week

Thursday started out ok. Not great but it certainly could have been worse. 

I was SO tired from getting up everyday at 5:00 to work out and the arthritis in my hands was really bothering me (possibly due to the push ups???). We have also had a VERY busy week this week with no time for naps. 

Rascal had woken up Wednesday night complaining of his ear feeling weird and there was a bunch of junk in his ear. My assumption was his ear drum had ruptured. This happens all the time for Rascal around this time of the year. His allergies start bothering him, snot and mucus build up resulting in fluid on his ears and before we know it his ear drum ruptures. I have been giving us all local raw honey (along with other things) to help with the allergies and I admit, I was super bummed that in my best attempts to ward off sickness or dr visits, we still were going to be heading to the dr on Thursday. 

Baby A woke up Thursday morning saying she had a sore throat and she complained about her hips hurting. Nothing major but since we were already going to be taking Rascal to see the dr, I made her an appointment too just to check things out. 

I took Scooter on to school and bless his sweet heart he never pouted or said a word about being the only one to go to school that day. That helped me out so much. 

I got an appointment to see the dr and to be completely honest I was mad. Here I had tried all these things to keep us well (which has taken time to buy, make and research) and we are still sick and we are still going to the doctor. Everything within me wanted to go back home crawl in to bed, and just have a pity party for the rest of the day. Well all fellow mothers know that whether we feel like it or not, we must keep going and caring for our family. 

We got to the doctor and saw one that we typically don't see, our usual doctor wasn't in that day. I see now that this was a God thing. (hindsight is 20/20). We get into the room and Baby A is growing whinier by the minute. The nurse checks their weight and temp (Just a few mom notes; Rascal weighs 55 pounds now and Baby A weighs 39 pounds.... both had no fever) and then we waited on the doctor.

She came in and checked Rascal first, asking if they had colds or sinus problems recently; which they haven't. Rascals ears checked out great! WOO HOO!! What he felt was a lot of ear wax moving out of his ear canal and that is what we saw. 

Next up was Baby A..... she wasn't so lucky. She has some suspicious spots on the roof of her mouth and they tested her for strep. It was negative. Then they tested for the flu. She was getting worse by the minute and was now running fever. The flu test was negative also... the verdict was a virus (story of my life).



Then the doctor began a "lecture" on ways to keep the kids healthy during this season.... her first sentence "You may want to think about cutting out all sugar from their diets. " HAHAHAHA oh she had no idea who she was talking to. I explained all that we have done and she was shocked and highly praised me.  You see she had cancer a few years ago and the chemo and radiation did a number on her body. She began researching natural ways to help and what was the first one she tried..... Apple Cider Vinegar!!! She also cut out all processed foods and was telling me about all the chemicals (nitrates, GMOs etc...) in hotdogs, lunch meat etc... We talked about natural remedies for a good 30 minutes and she encouraged me because both her and her mother (both cancer survivors) have seen them do amazing things for them, She was so proud of all I had researched and done for us and didn't even get onto me about being against flu shots (yes I had the guts to tell my kids dr that I didn't agree with flu shots). She didn't necessarily agree with me on that one but she did tell me that I was helping them tremendously by the steps we have taken so far. 

That turned my day totally around. Even though we had to go to the doctor I can plainly see how God used that entire day/ situation and showed me that I am doing the right thing for our family. It encouraged me to keep on and you can bet we will be seeing that doctor from now on when possible (but hopefully a whole lot less). I love having people on my side encouraging me with natural remedies and helping us steer clear of all the processed foods (and some medicines) and chemical crap out there. 

We will still catch the occasional virus, stomach bug or sickness after all we don't live in a bubble. However we have options on ways to treat those things when they do come up. 

I give you full permission to call me weird wellness girl now. I get that some people think it's weird and maybe even dumb and really disagree with it all but bottom line is this is my family and I am striving for the very best for them. 

God is SO Good!!