Hanging in there

We’ve been battling sickness. Ethan caught a cold a week ago, gave it to Kevin, gave it to me, and its been a tad rough. Housebound, missed pee wee soccer classes, extreme fussiness from Kevin. Yesterday, we took them to the doctor. They both got pink eye, but Ethan is on the mend. Kevin is still in the middle of it. Two hours straight of a whining, crying, fussy baby can drive you to the edge when you’re on your own day after day. Shaun always helps when he gets home, which is only three hours till bedtime and then back to work. He’s been wonderful.

We got prescriptions for eye drops and med, went to the pharmacy, only to find out that Shaun’s work changed some part of the insurance plan recently. So, the price for the meds was incredibly expensive. More money stress, and with meds costing that much, we simply can’t afford to get sick. I’ve been second shooting a lot, hoping and praying that it will help me start booking weddings. We really need the financial help from a wedding booking. It’s just been challenging to be away each weekend from Shaun. I know I can’t just wait for the referral to come. I have to be active, keep the photo blog up, and keep posting pictures, continue to figure the pricing for wedding packages, etc. I am incredibly grateful I have a few mini sessions in April booked.

Sometimes, you just have to be patient. When I want something so bad, and it doesn’t come right away, I find that I have to get on my knees more, and truly let the Lord guide me, and help me be humble. It’s so easy to get off the spiritual track, and not stay close in prayers and scripture study. Sounds like we need to be more humble, and pray for greater faith. Good things do come, eventually. Heck, it only took me seven years and a long road to find Shaun.  So, when that first booking happens, you’ll hear me sounding much like the secretary on “Ghostbusters” yelling, ‘We got one!’ :)

On a good note, I had an angel of a friend come by this week in our hardest of sick days. She shared some of her essential oils with us, Do terra oils. I’ve always believed in herbal remedies, oils, and such. My Mom, Grandma, and other friends have used stuff like that, and they’re great. Now, I love tyelnol, excedrin, and such, but I’m quite amazed at the result of using these in the past three days. Here’s what happened:

Kevin has been so fussy with the sickness. My friend rubbed a drop of a handful of oils, ranging from lavender to peppermint, on Kevin’s feet, and rubbed some on his back. Within a minute, I’m not kidding, the fussiness stopped. He started smiling and talking again. That first day, I was shocked. I got my hands on some oil of my own, and have been applying it to me and the boys. Thankfully, Shaun is not that sick. Again, the same blessing of calming and better breathing happened with Kevin, instantly.  Now, when Kevin sees me with the oil, he sits on the couch, and holds his feet up in the air. It’s hilarious. The lavender is my favorite, as it has helped me sleep incredible, and has that wonderful, calming effect. I got a ‘breathe’ blend of oils that helps with colds, and have been using it daily. It’s super. I’m going to a party next week to learn more. So, just had to share that.

Forgive me for being so open and honest about our trials at the moment, but it helps to write. I love reading all of your blogs, and have been trying to keep up with life:)