food, crochet, merriment
“Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts.”
Neil L. Andersen
When I saw this commercial on TV the other night–I admit, it made me laugh, but then I realized that it really did have a valuable message. In fact, it is the same thing that I tell the couples in my Childbirth Classes—“It is your body and your baby so you have the right to ask all the questions you need to.”
Period.
Sadly, even in this assertive age, there are still people who are too intimidated or shy to ask questions about medications, tests, procedures or even their own symptoms.
When my third daughter, Jillian was a baby we came home from her immunization appointment and I noticed that she was acting…funny, nothing huge, but she just wasn’t herself and wasn’t responding normally for her. I called my Pediatrician, Dr. Phil Freestone and told the receptionist about it, expecting her to brush it off as nothing to worry about. But instead, she put Dr. Freestone on the phone and he told me to bring her back immediately.
Turns out that she was having a full blown allergic reaction to the DPT shot and needed medical help right now. It turned into a huge 2 week ordeal to get her back to her regular old self, but she survived. My point is that if I’d have been afraid to ask questions of my Pediatrician–even if they sound silly–we would have ignored a very serious situation, that could have had awful consequences.
I actually love the new AHRQ campaign to encourage better communication between patient and doctors. I hope you’ll check out the site and watch some of the videos. Perhaps they’ll help you be brave enough to ask all the questions you need to next time you’re at the doctor’s office.
Because having all the facts is the best way to take care of ourselves and the ones we love.
that I love sooo much~
This cute little lady whose on her way out the door–again–headed to some foreign country. Where is it this time….hmm? Oh, yes~ Ireland…for work.
She’s quite the lucky duck, wouldn’t you say?
Finding out that the Citronella candles that I found on the discount aisle really truly keep the bugs away. Who’d of guessed?
This ancient man cat that is actually sooo old that we can’t figure out how old he actually is. But we have a picture of the Bald Kid drinking a bottle and this silly thing is on his lap. That’s old.
Finding out that going yeast and sugar free–for a while–still leaves a ton of scrumptious choices. Picture me…without my Cheetoes.
Hard to fathom–I know.
Watching some guy who I thought was pruning trees at the library, only to find that he was–in actuality–putting up CHRISTMAS LIGHTS!! Quick before the snow falls! Wahooo!
My brand new, beautiful, amazing Chicken Coop. At last–at last! My dream of channeling Laura Ingalls Wilder might just be coming true. More on the Chickies to come. :}
Gathering more stuff to add to the latest care package for our boy in Siberia. This time the protein–some of it, at least–is coming in the form of…
Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins.
They don’t have them in Siberia…and he needs them.
Realizing, just today that Irish Soda Bread doesn’t have any yeast in it. Hallelujah!
A batch a day should do it.
Watching all this lovely rain that landed on us in the valley which meant…
that all of this was landing on those pretty mountains.
Ahhh…this world is such a good place–isn’t it?
What do you love–sooo much?
An old high school friend sent me this and it’s too fun not to share.
There is a perfectly camouflaged tabby cat in this picture–can you find it?
If it’s too hard–click on the picture to make it bigger. Maybe that will help.
I’d love to know how many people actually find the little guy–please let me know!
One
of
the things
I will
miss
about summer.
