Life has been pretty rough lately. I have been trying to hone in on some food allergies and it's not been easy! For years, I've struggled with chronic fatigue and eczema. Generally, the cycle goes something like this:
1) An adverse reaction to food or an environmental factor
2) Try to drink a buttload of water and eat everything green under the sun
3) End up at the doctor looking like I had an acid bath and getting put on steroids
Ugh.
I've been eating yeast-free, because I know that I am allergic to yeast. Now, I need to figure out what else I'm allergic to.
Anyway, you don't want to hear my health woes. I sound like an 80-year old woman for crying out loud.
Let me tell you about what I'm grateful for despite my circumstances.
Today my husband came home and made me the most god-awful juice you can imagine. He threw some celery, cilantro, cucumber, kale, apples, parsley and carrots in to the juicer (he found this recipe online for combating skin issues). I then drank half of it, but had to stop there b/c I was ready to toss my cookies. But can I just say, how awesome is my husband that he tries to make me feel better? He took a half day off work so I could go to the doctor. I am one lucky duck.
My 3-month old grins so big, his little cheeks swallow up his whole chubby face. How cute is that??
When I told my 8-year old that I was sad because I couldn't find the coffee filters and I really wanted a cup of coffee, he said, "Now I feel sad because you just said you feel sad". Sweet empathy from one so young... (okay, I know that I was whining, but it was still super cute).
It is so easy to find the things that are wrong in our lives. We sure don't have to look hard. There are illnesses, inattentive spouses, pressures at work, never feeling like we have enough time. There are heavy issues that many of us can't even comprehend: crumbling marriages, dying loved ones intense financial stress, the list could go on and on.
But if we allow our lives to become only those things, we will die. Stop giving thanks and we have lost the fight. We are no longer living. We get only one today.
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I love your posts Kendra. I don't suffer from food allergies but my doctor is well versed in dealing with them. Let me know if you need/want his name and number.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Joan. I really appreciate it. (I thought I wrote you back before, but it must not have posted).
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