How essential oils have helped my family

The hubs bought me a wonderful Christmas present this year. He ordered a medicine kit of essential oils from doTERRA! I have a friend who uses them and I've always been interested, but never really knew which ones to buy or how to use them. So, on Christmas morning when I unwrapped that box I was so excited, but also scared because I knew I couldn't let this gift "go to waste"! Now I had to figure out how to use them.

With a little googling and advice from my friend, I have started to learn which oils help which ailments. Let me tell you - it is EASY! I was so surprised and I'm not really sure why. Here are a few examples:

The first sample I received (before my Christmas morning surprise) was lavender. I frequently wake up throughout the night and awoke in the morning not feeling rested. Being pregnant and chasing a two year old, that was starting to catch up with me and I just wanted to sleep well again. I began to use lavender at night before bed and WOW! I was sleeping deeper, through the night and felt amazing in the morning. A good night's sleep is truly something I haven't had since my 1st pregnancy and I had resigned myself to the fact that it would probably never happen again. That alone was enough for me to become more interested in the other oils!

After opening the oils I started using them on our entire family. I could see things working, but my real moment of belief came as my daughter and I were walking out the door to go to school one morning. She stopped in her tracks, began crying and screaming and wanted to be held. As soon as I picked her up she rested her head on my shoulder and just cried. It's the "Oh no" moment for any mom. My baby is sick. As soon as I set her down I could see that her lips and skin were very pale and she was sweating. Two year olds aren't the best at telling you what hurts which leaves you feeling so helpless. That's when I heard her tooting! I knew her little tummy must be upset. Having a sensitive stomach myself I know how miserable that can feel. I thought to myself - I have three options: 1) I can let her writhe in pain and hope it passes 2) I can give her a dose of Advil 3) I can give these oils a try on my baby. I hadn't really ventured outside of lavender with her at this point, so I was somewhat nervous. I grabbed the DigestZen blend and rubbed it on her tummy, waiting for a reaction. NO LIE - not more than 2 minutes later she was happy, ready to go to school and her color had returned to her face. It was unbelievable to actually see it happen. My sweet girl was out of pain and I didn't have to give her a dose of medication! A medication that would have taken AT LEAST 30 minutes to work…

We've since had many other successes with the oils, but I'll post more on those specifics later. I am totally kicking myself for not trying these oils earlier! I had used the kind you buy at the grocery store, but nothing that was therapeutic grade. There is truly an amazing difference. I feel confident that I will be able to treat pretty much any ailment that comes up in my family, naturally. That makes this mommy happy and thankful. 

If you have any questions or have ever wanted to try them yourself, please contact me. I have a true passion to help others by blessing them with these natural oils! 

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