Healthy Living

We are finally getting back to normal after five days in and out of doctor offices, emergency rooms, and a hospital stay. Our little one was sick and we didn't know why. She had a fever over 105F and complaining of her neck and tummy hurting. She was refusing to eat or drink and refusing to take her medication (even fever reducing medication she normally loves because they put so much sugar in it). So we had to check into the hospital.

They hooked her up to an IV (with her tiny little veins that was difficult) which kept her hydrated (and somewhat nourished) and they also had antibiotics going into her.

She is finally back to normal (although a little spoiled from all the movies she watched and the dolls they gave her). The doctors tested her constantly (blood test, sonograms, x-rays, urine and stool tests) and still have no idea what caused her so much pain or her fever to get so high. The blood tests showed no sign of a virus or bacteria. Her urine did have ecoli bacteria in it one day, but not the next. She has stumped the doctors (and us as well).

In July, she had broken her arm. We went back for a two month check-up and the bone was so perfectly healed, that the doctor was amazed. She kept looking closely at the new xrays trying to find where the break was and couldn't. She said that usually didn't happen for at least 6 months.

I know that a lot of it has to do with the prayers that are lifted up for her, but I also believe that some of it is diet related. I have been on a crusade for several years now about the importance of diet in our health. After all that has gone on with our little one, I am now more sure than ever the importance of diet. If you're interested about where the Lord has led us on this journey of health, check out the link at the end of this post. But I want to encourage you to make it a matter of prayer for you and your family. Seek what changes the Lord would have YOU make in the area of diet and health. The abundance of health I have seen in my family as a result of changes in our diet has been absolutely amazing. I am so thankful that we have been open to the Lord in changing this area of our lives.

I have started a Christian women's health group to talk about where the Lord has led us (and others who are the same healthy journey are also on there). http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HealthSeekersForum