A friend of mine recently introduced me to Young Living Essential Oils -- I've watched her blog posts and facebook posts but I'll admit I'm a skeptic. I'd read through her posts but never gave much of a thought to trying them. Then a couple of weeks ago this friend held an online "class" via facebook. I decided to check it out -- and then the same week, the flu bug went through our house and left NO.ONE unscathed. And after 17 million loads of laundry and catching more puke in towels than one should ever have to catch and missing an entire week of work (because of course we couldn't all get sick at once, we had to pass it from one person to the next for an entire week), I decided I would try about anything. :)
Truthfully, the online class was totally fascinating and I loved seeing the testimonials of people using the essential oils for all sorts of ailments. Long story short, I decided to check it out for myself. I've had my kit just over a week and I have to admit, I'm SOLD! We've used various oils on everything from tummy aches to head aches, skin rashes to cracked heels with amazing success!
My favorite though is using lavender on Micah man at bedtime. If you know Micah, you know he goes 100 mph ALL.THE.TIME. And the kid has been a pretty terrible sleeper since birth. He didn't sleep through the night until he was almost 14 months old. Even now (at almost 4 years) he takes a long, long time to settle in at night (which doesn't work well since he and Makenzie share a room). It's not uncommon for us to go in five or more times a night to tell him to lay down/be quiet/quit playing toys/make one more peep and you're getting a spanking/etc..... and then he's up super early in the morning. He had been stuck in a rut of getting up BEFORE 6 am. Seriously, his {lack of}sleep made me want to scream. Enter essential oils. I read that lavender was good for calming, so I started putting some on his feet before bed and sometimes, I mix a drop or two of lavender with coconut oil and put it on him like lotion. Literally, the first night we used it, I tucked him into bed, he got up once for his trip to the potty and then went to sleep and didn't get up until 6:30 the next morning. I still thought maybe it was a coincidence. Night two....same story. And it has continued every single night. He's going to sleep quicker and sleeping until 6:30 or even 7 in the morning. Today I had to wake him at 7:15 so we could get everybody out the door to school/daycare!
Mama friends (and non-mama friends :)), if you've never heard of essential oils, you should check out this page. My friend Amanda (who introduced me to the oils) keeps this blog and it's a great resource! (You can also check out her facebook page - Our Grace Filled Life for more info on essential oils). And if you think you'd like to try the oils for yourself or just want more info, I'd love to chat!! I'll try to share more stories on here too so you can see how we're using our oils!
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