Category: Health

  • In The Beginning

    In The Beginning

    On September 11, 2001, Chad and I had just moved to Portland and were making our way into the city to get an ultrasound for our third child. It had taken us a year to get pregnant with this one, and after two girls, I was excited to find out who would be joining our…

  • The Snatcher

    The Snatcher

    Have you ever really wanted something, worked hard to get it, then spent precious brain cells worrying it would be snatched away from you? That’s me. Right now. My wish list is as long as the average human. I don’t need too many things to make me happy. (Yes, I know. Nothing can make us…

  • The Power of Immunity

    The Power of Immunity

    Because my children have weak immune systems, I decided I needed to find out more about the essential oil Immupower, hoping it could help our immune systems get a little stronger and more able to heal. My youngest has been plagued with every sickness that has come through! I found out it contains 9 oils:Hyssop-…

  • Betrayed by our Bodies

    Betrayed by our Bodies

    In a few months my grandmother will turn 98. She has just recently learned the age old lesson that all humans face at one point or another: our body’s betrayal. She has lived an extremely healthy life, only entering the hospital to have her four children. Wearing glasses has been her worst complaint until a…