Thornton Mom

Maddie is receiving her first strip on her belt.  She is the one bowing.  Maddie is taking a Jiu Jitsu class.  It is fun to see her roll around on the ground and learn to take people down.  I didn't know that Jiu Jitsu was essentially a resling class, but she seems to really enjoy it.  She usually reminds me every time it is her day to go.  Daddy came and saw Maddie get her strip.  She has a mint in her mouth (one of the things that draws her to coming to class.) For Christmas Derek and I were trying to decide what to give our kids we decided that an activity would be the best thing.  As we talked about Maddie we wanted to have her do something unique to her siblings so that she could feel like it was her own and she wasn't following in anyones footsteps.  We came up with the idea of Martial Arts.  We decided to make sure this was something she would like so I asked her what she thought of doing a dance class, or gymnastics, etc.  She said that she would like all of t

Today I met with my daughter's doctor.  He is helping us medicate her for her anxiety.  What I really like about this doctor is that he is looking at the whole picture.  He has started her on a slew of vitamins and ordered a bunch of blood work.  The blood work results came back and he said that he is concerned about a few things.  There is potential for a major diet change in her life that will effect the rest of the family from a few different sources.  He has ordered more blood work so we will see what happens.   As I was reading my scriptures today I read from Chapter 3 of Jesus the Christ by, James E. Talmage.  I think this is just what I needed at this moment.  Talmage talks about the Word of Wisdom, that we have been told not to put certain substances into our bodies and yet we do.  Just as Adam and Eve were told not to put certain substances into their bodies and yet they did.  Just as Adam and Eve were told that these substances could shorten their lives so we have