Thornton Mom

Usually when I don't post for a while it is because things just aren't going well.  But this time things really have been going great! A couple of weeks ago I waited for my emotions to take a dive, but they haven't.  Sometimes I wonder if I am speaking too soon, but it is true.  I really have been good.  I don't know if it is the acupuncture that I am doing or if it's the Vitex herb I am taking.  Maybe a combination of the two.  But nevertheless I am doing good!! It has been so nice to not get easily overwhelmed by all that need to be done.  To be able to focus, to not make little things into a big deal, to not get agitated by the disorganization around the house, to not have the little things my kids do irritate me.  In fact I have felt an outpouring of love for them.  I am more patient, more willing to snuggle, more willing to listen and to be around them.  Overall things seem sweeter. I have been seeing a therapist along with Sa...

Friday we got a copy of Samantha's blood work.  The doctor has not called me but from what Derek and I can tell she is positive for celiac disease.  Celiac is  An immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.  This would mean that our family would have to become gluten free.   I know the depth of this has not completely sunk in.  But there is a large part of me that was hopeful she may have celiac.  Celiac answers so many problems.   As I study more and more I am amazed at how not only do I think she has celiac but I think I have it too.  IBS can often be a miss diagnosis for celiac.  When I was diagnosed 25 years ago I don't think people really even knew what celiac was.  I also learned that 90% of your serotonin (the hormone that regulates, mood, appetite, and sleep) is produced in your GI tract.  This could be the cause of depression and anxiety.   I have pondered a lot the past few ...