August 31 Another miracle, not so mini

I shared about the 5-HTP miracle in June. I was doing pretty well, but I still felt I was missing my vitality and that my body was still holding a lot of stress with my fibromyalgia. I was praying last week about what to do to help myself further. Friday morning, getting up from my prayers, I had a very specific impression that resveratrol would help my body deal with the cortisol, or stress hormone. I really don't know much about resveratrol, only that Eric had given me a few months ago and I had a pretty good day using it. So I immediately got up and ordered some online.

That night I decided to do some research about what I was going to be taking and one study stuck out to me which indicated resveratrol seems to make cells immune to cortisol. Other things I found seemed to indicate that it works in the same genre as I3C and DIM which are clinically proven to positively influence fibromyalgia, and which I take. Tears still come to my eyes as I sense again this strong impression of how closely God works in my life, how generous He is with my pleadings.

Better still, I've been taking it and I do feel so much better! My bowel is working much better, my head is clear and alive. My stomach growls at least once a day now and I feel hunger, a sensation I have not felt, even in fasting, but a handful of times in the last five years. Plus I had a cold last week that went into my sinuses and that is usually where things fall apart for me. But this time, I was able to feel that things kept moving and I made it through a bad cold without ending on antibiotics. I feel so blessed by the results and the timing. God is so good.

August 29 Last Lecture

I saw this from a post on a friend's blog. I hadn't seen it before and it moved me so deeply. Give it your 10 minutes, it's worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8uZBKyrKTU

Seeing that, I looked and found this 6 minute piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcYv5x6gZTA

What a beautiful creation from a hard circumstance. I was sad to learn Randy Pausch died July 25 this year. But what a good use of life.

August 20 Cambry's Poem, "I Am"

Cambry had an assignment in her honors English class the first day or two to write a poem about herself using metaphors. When she read it to me I cried. I've never written anything so beautiful in my life, let alone when I was 14 years old. Enjoy:

I Am

I am
a bird with new wings
ready
to lift away from my nest
to spread my wings
ready
to soar

I am
an explorer
ready
to sail into new territory
ready
to find within myself
that secret part that has yet to be
discovered

I am
a seedling
ready
to blossom into a gorgeous flower
ready
to show the world
how beautiful
I am
inside

I am
a candle
ready
to be lit
to help everyone see the world around them
ready
to burst into flame
knowing
that the light I lend
will help everyone


I am
an Idea
ready
to be spoken about
to be pondered on
ready
to flow from the mind
to the pen
to the paper
to become something
amazing

I
am ready


Isn't that amazing?! You may have guessed, she may be ready, but I don't think I am!

August 18 School!

Doesn't she look beautiful? That's my 9th grader, Cambry. She floated out the door to start school. Look who else was smiling and happy about the start: Parker and Elise. Riley was happy as well, but I forgot to take his picture since he started the week before.

I was thinking as we skipped and ran to the elementary school that every mom should walk her kids to school the first day to see their excitement drive them to a run. We've now been in school two weeks and they still run! Good teachers!

Arnold Goose Nursery Rhyme Skit Link

Here is a link to Dave doing his Arnold Goose skit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yutvbFQW8

Riley's Sacrament Meeting Talk 8/17/08

Here is Riley's sacrament meeting talk. He actually volunteered for this when Dave was having trouble filling the program earlier in the week. Listening to him, you'd have no idea that he was nervous standing up in front 250 or so people.

Getting Ready for School

I think I've only been school supply shopping three times this week. By the time I get everyone outfitted and supplied, I'm going to need a vacation!

We attended Canyon View Jr. High's open house on Thursday night. Cambry's teachers were jumping up and down, some sqealing, to see her on their lists. As she came with us to Riley's classes, the teachers' eyes would light up to see another one! Riley has big shoes to fill.

Cambry was successful getting into all three honors offered. She is also in the top choir and her band teacher was sad she didn't have room in her schedule to TA for him in addition to taking his class. She will be busy this year for sure. But she has great teachers and good friends to work through the burden with.

Riley had his first day on Friday (sorry I forgot to snap a photo) to give the new kids a chance to run through the system a bit more relaxed. We have not heard much good about his math and English teachers, so we hope it works out to be a good year for him. He's a smart, responsible, and fun kid, so I think he'll come out on top.

Friday we had the Elementary back-to-school. I wanted to bring a program to the school and so I have been busy spear-heading Ballroom Dance until I can find a volunteer to take it. I am also the secretary of the PTA so I am anxious to fill the dance spot. All the interest in the program came from girls and only a few at that, so I hope this works. Parker says he's not doing it. I hope I can talk his friends into it so we can get a good group of boys for all those cute, bright-eyed girls. But the extra involvement has given me the opportunity to meet and work with the new principal and I feel confident that the school will continue to excel.

Elise has an excellent teacher, Miss Bailey, who attended this school as a child and has taught both Cambry and Riley. Elise is at the same time excited and frightened to start full-day school. Parker has Mr. Olson who taught David way back when, and then taught Cambry and Riley as well. He is always excited to see us and is very complimentary of our family. I sure do appreciate good teachers who enrich our lives. I would not willingly give my children away for six hours daily to someone I didn't trust to improve them.