Category Archives: illness and wellness

Not a Baby Anymore

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

My Joshie is growing up fast!! Soon the older two will give him “kid” status! I was away from Joshua overnight for the first time this weekend. I have been looking forward to attending our church’s Women’s Retreat again for … Continue reading →

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Journeying

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

Lots going on here… We’re on quite the journey. I’m not prepared to share all of it publicly, yet anyway. It would be good to share with all of our closest family and friends but difficult to pop out of … Continue reading →

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Surgery Date

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Quick note to say that Joshie has a surgery date. April 14. Yes- two and a half weeks from now. I feel ok about it. I am confident that God will close the door on this if it isn’t the … Continue reading →

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Readers

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

Micah and Joshua have both developed an increased interest in books lately. Andrew and I have been reading quite a bit more lately, and it’s interesting, exciting, and perhaps a little disconcerting to see how quickly the kids pick up … Continue reading →

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Health and Development Update

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Micah had an appointment with the Herbalist a couple of weeks ago.  He did so great, being very still while she did her analysis. Overall he’s a healthy boy, but his liver is a bit clogged up and that’s putting … Continue reading →

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Preadmission Clinic

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

This week I took Josh to the preadmission clinic at Children’s Hospital. It was to meet with an anesthesiologist to discuss his possible surgery. I really really really don’t want my boy to have surgery, and I’m praying that God … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2010

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

2010 was a big surprise. For several years Andrew and I had been wondering and praying, what is next for us? What is our next step and when will we take it? We kept on praying and waiting for a … Continue reading →

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WHEAT!!!!

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Praise God for his work in our bodies. Josh and I have been eating some wheat products the last few weeks and….. NO TUMMY ACHES!!! The freedom makes me giddy.  

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Chinese Medicine Demystified- fascinating!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

source When you hear “Traditional Chinese medicine”, what do you think? Irrelevant to me? Woo-woo? Comprehensive health care? Some time ago I found this Healthy Skeptic six part series of articles about Chinese Medicine. I was intrigued then, and now … Continue reading →

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More and Learning More

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Josh and I are in a two steps forward, one step back sort of a pattern and it is so interesting and exciting. We see improvements mixed in with the odd setback/not so great sign (mostly elimination related so I … Continue reading →

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