The address on this flier is WRONG! It is actually 4525 N Canyon Road in Provo, not 4295 N Canyon Road. There are a few chapels on Canyon road, it is the one that is almost to the north end of the road (where it connects into University Ave heading towards Heber). It is right before the Elementary school. If you are by Timpview high school, you need to keep heading north until the light (that if you head West, you'll head down by Riverwoods). Sorry about the misprint! See you Sunday!!

Christmas 2013 card

 

My homemade Christmas card :) 

We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and wish you nothing but joy, love and abundance in the New Year. 

Feliz Navidad, Kilisamasi Fiefia, Mele Kalikimaka and Merry Christmas!!

Love,

The Garcia's

Joshua, Heilala, Gabriel, Gissela, Melena'a and baby

ROC fireside

This Sunday, December 15th, is ROC's (Remembering Our Culture) annual Christmas fireside. It will be held at 4525 North Canyon Road Provo, Utah at 7pm. We will have a guest guitarist and light refreshments afterwards.

I can't tell you how much I love and hate ROC firesides. I love them because the music is so beautiful and the Spirit is just so strong! I hate them because the music is so beautiful and the Spirit is so strong that it makes me cry. Every single time. I've heard these songs how many times?? Yet each time I hear them again, my testimony grows as I feel the Spirit whisper to my heart "It is true".

One song gets to me every single time we sing it. I have to focus during practice so I don't end up crying. I don't have any attachments to the song, but I remember the first time hearing it. My heart was racing and I just felt so overwhelmed that I began to cry uncontrollably. The words pierced my soul as if they were written just for ME. Lluvia Campbell has written most (I think all but 1 or 2) of the songs we will be singing. She wrote most of these before I even joined the group. Which was only in March of this year. Yet this song was written as a message to me from my Father in heaven. I want to share a little bit about it with you.

We call it the D&C song, I don't even know what the title is. As soon as I hear D&C I just moan and groan because I know I'm going to get a flashback of my life's journey. The words of the chorus go:

"Savior you remembered me. You did not just let me be. And I can see what you want me to be. And I can see that you have, Lord you have a plan for me."

At least those are the words we sing as a choir, I'm not sure what the soloist words are. These words hit me hard every single time we sing them. He never forgets you. He knows you and wants you to reach your full potential. It's hard to think about that when times get rough. When things get hard or life's storms start to pick up and toss you around like a ball on the ping-pong table, you feel lost as if your life is out of control, or out of YOUR control. But I think that's the problem. Who IS in control? It's definitely not me. My life doesn't ever go my way. And when it does, it's never for the reasons I want it to be.  But when He is in control, you begin to see that there's more to life than trials and tests. It's a preparation ground for bigger and better things. He won't just "let you be". Life is motion, the ultimate motionlessness is death! Why would He let you stay where you are? Are you perfected? Are you at your full potential? No, we will never reach that full potential here. It is all completed in the next stages. So why on this earth, in this state, would He "let you be"? He knows your potential, your plan, and He has the best way to get there.

I've always had a hard time with this concept. I couldn't understand why I had to go through certain things. Why me? Why these situations? Why can't I just be a rich brat with everything I want? Or why can't I just be a skinny mom who bakes and does crafts all day? Why wasn't I blessed with an amazing voice, athletic ability or even just an ear for music? Why did I have to grow up struggling with my family? Why did I have to have hardships in my marriage? Why did I have to struggle with my self-worth/image the way that I did? Why, why WHY????

Those aren't my gifts. Those aren't the trials I needed to face. Those aren't what I needed to reach my potential. I had the struggles I had because they helped ME get stronger. I have the gifts that I have because they help me get through my trials and help those I meet along the way. I used to think my sister had it easy. She is practically perfect in every way. She can sing, dance, cook, draw, write, play musical instruments by ear, she listens to my parents, is completely honest and is the friendliest, most sincere and loving, kindest, big hearted person I know. It is ANNOYING. It's like, can you get any more perfect???? But as I have gotten closer to her and learned of the trials she faces and struggles with, my heart is humbled. I could never, NEVER deal with what she deals with.

We are all different, yet we are all the same. We have our strengths, weaknesses, trials, blessings, ect. But we have ONE Savior. We have ONE Master. We have ONE God. We have ONE life. And we are ONE people. He knows you, even by name. He knows your plan. He knows your potential. But do you know HIM enough to let Him guide you? I sure didn't. And I still don't. Every time I hear this song it is a reminder to me that it is Him that I need. And I'm the only one that can ask Him for help.

I wish I could write the whole song for you. I wish I could sing it for you. I wish you could feel what I feel when I hear it. But I do know this. If you come to the fireside this Sunday, you will feel what HE wants you to feel. This is the message I hear, I feel, I know is for me. Your message may be different. That is the beauty of the Spirit. It reaches our SOUL in a way only you would understand. Come join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Come listen with your ears and your hearts as we praise Him and sing of His matchless love. I hope to see you there :)

-Lala

Our Angel Gabriel

I wanted to write a post about our little man yesterday but I was too swamped to even touch the computer. (Except for the "dinosaur" cake picture I needed.) So even though I'm a day late, I wanted to write a post about our sweet little angel Gabriel.

Gabriel has definitely been a blessing in our lives. Not just for Joshua and myself, but for our families and those who associate with him. Joshua and I had a bit of a rough time during the beginning of our marriage, but Gabriel was someone we both needed, loved and cared for and he really held us together. He is our rock. I was 4 months pregnant with Gabriel when we got married. A few weeks before we went to get my ultrasound, I was absolutely POSITIVE he was a girl. I wanted to name him J'La, J for Joshua and La for Lala. When we found out he was a boy, I was absolutely furious and Joshua was absolutely ecstatic. He couldn't be more happier. When Gabriel was born, something changed in Joshua. He was so protective, he wouldn't let me out of the house for a month. He was so loving and caring towards Gabriel. We have a million pictures of Gabriel in his first year because Joshua could not stop clicking at his camera. He was just so happy to have his BOY! I had a rough time after Gabriel was born. I had postpartum and a lot of his first year I don't remember much, other than crying, facebooking and telling myself I needed to get up. But as the years have gone by, I still can't believe that the Lord blessed me with such a sweet angel of a son.

I know for a fact he was put into our lives for a reason. We needed him. We still need him and we probably always will need him in our lives. He was so cute when he was born, I couldn't stand it. He was so pretty!! People constantly thought he was a girl when he was clearly dressed as a boy. He was your typical baby/toddler throughout the years, but he was special in his own way. He walked at 10 months, then decided to run a few days later. He ate EVERYTHING. Until Joshua started giving him "healthy" stuff, now he's really picky. But he can EAT. He had the absolute best pout. His big bottom lip, huge eyes and cute dimples made him (still make him) irresistible and no one (except mom) could say no. Now he's just too smart for me. I'm not sure if he learned it from his dad, or if it's in his genes (from dad) but he can weasel his way out of anything. If you don't say something right or specific he can get himself out of anything. Regardless, I am just so grateful he is in our lives. And I'm even more grateful to know that even after this life, he will continue to be a part of our "lives".

So a few things about this amazing little man:

• BLUE is his favorite color. If it's blue, he loves it.

• He remembers EVERYTHING. Don't tell him anything unless you absolutely mean it, it's absolute truth or you can prove it.

• He is Captain America. I am not sure where this came from but that is his favorite superhero.

• He loves PANCAKES. Out of everything I could make, he will say pancakes. If he sees the box/bag of pancake mix he will ask for it every meal. He wanted to go to "the pancake house" for his birthday (iHop). 

• His best friends consists of his cousins and a few friends from Indonesia, Mongolia, Mexico and American Fork.

• If he asks you a question and you don't know the answer, he will come up with the answer and it will be truth from that time forth.

• He thinks he is a model. He will pose for you if you have a camera or he will tell you where and how he thinks he should stand so you can take a picture of him.

• He has a creative mind. He is really into (and really good) at playing with Lego's. He can draw pretty well for his age and he makes sure to explain it to detail just in case you don't know what it is. He makes up his own ideas of how things work and how things could work.

• He and Joshua could be brothers. And since he doesn't have any (yet), they are practically brothers. Their relationship is one that I love and KNOW began before this life and will forever continue beyond.

the day he was born

Gabriel is very sweet and sensitive. He is protective of his sisters and knows he is the BIG brother. He has a heart of gold. He is always concerned about each of us. When I was checked into the hospital to have Na'a, he laid by my side and was so worried because "mommy was hurting". When Gissi was born, he didn't exactly know what to do with her but if someone came to close he made sure to let them know she was HIS sister. If I am crying (I'm a crybaby, I can't help it pregnant or not) he is so concerned and always lets me know "mommy, I love you ." He has been such a blessing to us and to others around us. I have come to terms with the possibility of Gabriel being our only boy. If that's the case, I'm so glad it's him! Since I found out I was going to have him, I have loved him more than I thought I could love another person. He has taught me love, patience, kindness, faith and charity. The past 5 years have flown by and I am so excited for the years to come! Happy birthday my sweet angel boy!!

With his daddy's abuelita

With grandma (mom's mom)

We like to take selfies.

Our little man now.

No, I don't know what he's doing, I just said do a silly face.

 

 

 

Life is amazing!

Our lives have been pretty busy these past couple of months. I'm not sure what happened but I don't have the time to blog as much as I thought! With the holidays around the corner things are sure to be busy regardless of what we're doing. But I am excited for these next couple of months because of the additions to our family! (No I'm not going to give birth yet. LOL)

My sweet cousin Lucy and her husband are having their first baby next month! They have been married a little longer than my husband and I and we are so excited for them to start growing their little family!!! Now Eni, Sio and I will have to slow down to let everyone catch up. LOL. I'm just kidding (actually Sio and Trixie I'm not kidding about YOU TWO). Anyways, I love love LOVE new baby's and can't wait to see this ones smiling face around Christmas time!! YAY!!

In addition to a new nephew, I have been waiting for 5 years for another sister. Joshua only has brothers and so it's usually me and them with either my mother-in-law or step-mother-in-law. My only other female interaction is with my daughters or when their cousins come over. But NOW, my awesomely talented brother-in-law is finally getting married!!! WOOHOOOOOO!!! Also by the end of this year I'll have a new sister-in-law!!!! YESSSSSSSSS!!! Plus she has my half birthday, it was TOTALLY meant to be. (I'm just kidding Thorny, she's amazing).

But sadly, tomorrow my little brother Ofa aka Fatso, will be heading out to the Mexico MTC for some Spanish before heading out to Indiana. I mean obviously I'm super stoked, super proud and super excited for his adventures as a missionary, but at the same time, I will miss his annoying laugh, dumb jokes and overall goofy-ness that I hope the mission will help tone down. (A LOT PLEASE).

Then in January, I'll be loosing another brother and gaining another Elder to write to when TJ aka Baby/Small Dawg, will be entering the MTC here in Provo. At least he'll be coming here so I can annoy him for a few days. He'll be heading to the homeland in Tonga and finally learn Tongan you palangi boy. So thanks to these two brothers of mine I'll have to learn Spanish and catch up on my Tongan cuz I KNOW YA'LL GONNA BE SAYIN SOMETHIN ABOUT ME. I know you two too well!

Then the end of January I'll gain another brother-in-law when my sweet cousin Mino (Jingy) gets married to Junior (who makes amazing truffles by the way. by himself. and they are awesome. and I will probably refer to you as the truffle boyfriend for the rest of my life.) WOOHOOOOO!!!

With all of these events going on we'll have to fit in birthdays, holidays, our callings, ROC, school, work and taking care of our sweet little babies while a new one grows within my bellayyyy. Man I am so excited!! And we haven't even gotten to my favorite holiday!! (Thanksgiving. We have to have 3 feasts that day, at least, and I can tell you that I am so excited I might just have to fast until then.)

Last but not least, I cannot help but feel gratitude. Not because it's Thanksgiving, not because I feel immensely blessed (because I do), but because life is just so wonderful that all I'm missing is the musical numbers in my life drama. Of course we have our trials, we still struggle, we are still carrying on day by day, but it's the wonderful experiences in life like a new baby, wedding, missions, celebrations, ect that make you realize how wonderful life really is. Life is really amazing. At least mine is. Not because I have a "perfect" life (ha! if you walk past my house, pray the door is close because my kids get an earful everyday) but because I take each "perfect" moment and embed them into my heart and remember them on days when I feel like sending my kids to Tonga.

I hope you take this time of the year to remember all that we have been blessed with and all that we take for granted. I hate socks and never care for them until I'm freezing in my slippers outside realizing how a small sometimes ugly piece of cloth actually makes a difference in my life. I'm not sure how my blogging schedule will be, I am so upset with myself that I forgot NaNoWriMo this month, so hopefully I will be able to make up for it by blogging regularly.

Enjoy the day, seize the day and remember to whom your day is dedicated to. Whether it be God, your family, you, your clients, your students, ect, never let a day go wasted! Life is AMAZING!!!

The LDS Semi-Annual General Conference

image from LDS Media Talk

I am so grateful to have General Conference each 6 months. When I was younger I thought it was fun because we got to eat and chill at home or go see family for the whole weekend. Sometimes there was even a dance! (Only Tongans would.) But as I have gotten older, I appreciate General Conference for the gold mine it is. Each talk, each leader, each session is filled with Spirit. I can't tell you how much I learn from listening and rereading their words of wisdom, hope and unconditional love. I can't tell you my favorite talk because there were several that stood out to me. And as it usually goes, when I reread the ones that didn't, I always seem to catch something that my heart/head/soul needed to hear/feel.

image from foodstorageandbeyond.com

Member or not a member, I urge you to read or listen to the LDS General Conference. The messages are filled with love and compassion, not scaring us into repenting but urging us to find the path and keep on keepin on. It's a tough world to live in right now, member or not. People are getting crazy, doing unspeakable things and to be able to listen to such kind and gentle but firm and pleading words gives ones soul the hope, light and love it needs to keep moving forward in life. There are so many beauties in this world, don't get me wrong, but with the messages of not being pretty enough, good enough, talented or skilled enough, messages of never having enough, needing more and more, we are bombarded with the thoughts and feelings of not being enough or perfect. And as much as I hate to break it to you, we never will be. But the beauty is, we don't have to be. We don't need to be perfect or enough, just to do our best and to follow the Savior is really all He asks. And that's all we can do. In the words of Hugh Nibley "We can only do two things in this world. Forgive and repent." And in the words of our sweet beloved prophet Thomas S Monson "May we show increased kindness toward one another, and may we ever be found doing the work of the Lord." May we forgive others easily and remember our own follies with godly sorrow that will turn us to Him and realize, we ALL need Him. May we be kinder, gentler and more loving towards others and realize that IS His work.

I hope you will take the time to watch and learn. Not just from the speakers but from the Spirit, "10 For by my ^aSpirit will I ^benlighten them, and by my ^cpower will I make known unto them the ^dsecrets of my ^ewill—yea, even those things which ^feye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man." D & C 76:10. Visit www.lds.org for more info or watch LDS General Conference to be edified.

General Relief Society Meeting

There is something beautiful about being in the Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It's massive beauty, the sacred presence and the overwhelming feeling of the Spirit can be felt by all. Being able to attend the General Relief Society Meeting was an experience I will not forget. I have been in the Conference Center many times before. For the Presidency's Christmas Devotional, multiple stake conferences, the General Young Women Meeting and for various tours with family members. I have always walked in with reverence, feeling overwhelmed by the size, beauty and spirit present but this time was a little different. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I am older with better understanding I have become more sensitive to spiritual things. Whatever it is, I am deeply grateful to have been there with my sweet mother-in-law and good friend visiting from Mexico.

Aushra, Olga, myself at the Conference Center

The meeting itself seemed to go by too quickly. We were there just 15 minutes before 6pm and with all the women around us, I am not sure how they got us all in within such a short period of time to start the meeting. I was sure we were going to walk in late but sure enough we got into our seats a few minutes before the meeting began. From then on it seemed like a blur of beautiful messages and wonderful music. Each song penetrated my soul as I realized they were picked by the Lord Himself to convey a message to each soul present. The speakers spoke of sacred covenants, the love of our Father in Heaven and Savior and ended with loving words from our beloved prophet. As I spoke with my mother-in-law and good friend afterwards I realized we all had received messages according to our particular trials. I love that when the speaker is filled with the spirit of the Lord, the Spirit itself is able to teach each soul their separate lessons they needed to learn.

The message that stood out to me, that I absolutely needed to hear came from our sweet beloved prophet, Thomas S. Monson. With his large frame it is hard to see that such a sweet, caring, sensitive soul resides in that body. I never realized how tall he was until I saw him stand in front of the pulpit. I was sure he was bending a little bit to reach the microphone. Regardless, his message was sweet and simple. You are a beloved daughter of God, who loves and remembers you. You are needed in this world, "you are the light of the world", a message I know each and everyone of us listening has felt the need to hear. It's hard to feel important, loved, needed and cared for in a world that teaches you about physical "beauty" and worldly "perfection". Perfection in everything. Yet to know our best is what our family, our loved ones, those whom we serve and associate with, is what they need.

Another quote that touched me to the very core was one I have been struggling with all my life. I am a bit stubborn and hard headed. My mom has always reminded me that I was the child that needed to learn on my own. I could never take anyone's word, I had to find out for myself. Even if it meant getting hurt and making choices that weren't exactly the brightest. I am not a perfectionist but I do like to plan things out. I had a plan for my life and when it didn't go my way, I struggled. And as most times, nothing goes my way. I struggle a lot with trusting in the Lord, with accepting His will. "Whose will is wiser than my own" will be a message I will probably print, paint, embed, mark everywhere in my house and hopefully in my heart. These past couple of years have not been easy. But they have taught me that He is the Master Planner, the Great Designer and He knows me, my life, my needs, my struggles, my strengths better than I do. Hearing those words made me realize how little faith I really have. I believe in my Savior, I believe He loves me, but I still try to do things my way. Until I can learn that "His will is wiser than my own", I will probably keep struggling through this life.

I bare testimony of this gospel. This is His church and we are His servants on earth. I bare witness that Thomas S. Monson is the living prophet of these latter-days. Joseph Smith saw the Father and our Savior. He translated the Book of Mormon and I am forever grateful for his faith and trust in the Lord. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I have asked and felt for myself that it's words are the words of prophets of old and Christ Himself. I am grateful for the organization of the Relief Society. I love all my sisters in Zion and pray that each will be able to hear these messages meant for each and everyone of them at this time. I know there is a God and He is my loving Father in heaven. Jesus Christ is His Son, who sacrificed and suffered for all mankind. He knows you, He loves you and He wants you to return to Him. I urge you to ask for yourself, don't take my word for it, pray and ask in His name if these things are true. I know that the Spirit speaks all truth and if you are willing to hear it, He will tell you the truth of all things.

To learn more about the Mormon/LDS church visit www.lds.org and here is the link to the General Relief Society Meeting. You can read or listen to it. This coming Saturday October5th and Sunday October 6th will be the General Conference where we listen to various leaders of our church. Tune in to listen at 10am and 2pm Mountain Time Zone.

ROC

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to join Remembering Our Culture (ROC). I have watched ROC since 2008 when my husband and I first started dating. He had been in the group on and off since 2003. Every time I would watch their show/performances, my heart would race, I'd get so excited and I just wished with all my heart I could join. But life happened, I had 3 babies and felt it wasn't something I could do. While in Hawaii, we heard that ROC would be closing shop. For good. I was so heart broken. That meant I could never perform for ROC.

Just a little background of ROC, they are a performing group, both singing and dancing. They do performances for 5 cultures: Latin America, Native American, African, Polynesian and Asian. They help their students stay on track with school, you must be in institute or have a 2.0 GPA in school. They are required, in contract, to abide by the church standards, regardless of which school you go to (usually UVU or BYU). They travel to different places, like California, the Native American Reservations, New York and Texas to name a few, and perform for schools, churches and other organizations with the message of remembering who you are, where you are from and getting an education. ROC is run by Micheal and LLuvia Campbell and they have been doing this for almost 15 years (this year).

ROC group picture before heading to Olvera St

As I was wallowing in my despair, Josh and I had a brilliant idea. We wanted to start ROC in Hawaii. Did it happen?? No. And a good thing it didn't. We ended up coming back to Utah. And viola! ROC was back and Josh decided to ask if they needed help. And they did. They needed male dancers. So we went to a practice and Josh kept bugging me to ask Micheal if I could dance. As much as I wanted to, I knew that once they had enough girls, they really didn't need more. I told Josh, "If Micheal asks me to dance, I will dance. If he doesn't need anymore girls then I don't need to worry about it." But as the Lord would have it, Micheal came up to me and said "I wish you could dance with us!!" I looked at Josh (with a half smirk/half smile on his face) and looked at Micheal and said "well I can if you want me to." I think he was nearly as stunned as I was. From that moment I had joined ROC and I had NO IDEA what I was getting myself into. What started as just dancing for the April show, turned into Josh and I going on tour to California with the group. It was by far, my favorite tour I've ever been on. I have gone to places with various different groups. I've danced, sang, competed but this was the best experience I've ever had with a group. It was a spiritual experience that I will never forget. Each day was filled with driving, performing and lots of running around, but you could just feel the Spirit of the Lord with us, our ancestors performing with us and the love that God had for each and every person we performed for. It was amazing.

Last performance in Rancho Cucamonga

After tour was done, I asked Micheal what he needed for next year and he would say "A Polynesian section leader!" I think it took him about 4 or 5 times before I finally said I would do it. As this year has begun, I am so nervous, anxious but excited about what this year will be like. I do not feel in any way shape or form, worthy, talented enough or good enough to be in this position. I've danced but I've never choreographed. I was never in a halau or competed in tahiti fete or even took training in any Polynesian dance. I feel so out of my comfort zone and I keep telling Micheal and Lluvia "If only my siblings were here they could share their amazingly wonderful talents with all of you!!" But I've come to realize that all those in the group are in it for a reason. And I am in it for a reason. I have no idea what the reason is, but I have prayed and asked about it and it feels right. I am grateful for this opportunity to do ROC and to share my talents, my gifts, my love of my culture and my love for my Savior. It really is the Lord's work, whether you are on a mission, doing your calling in church or being a good example where ever you go. Where you share your light, or His love, become His hands or be your best self, you are doing HIS WORK. And I am grateful to be doing His work with people I have come to love and appreciate.

Here are some pictures from tour:

Our Fireside dresses, me with the beautiful Alexis

On our way home with Olivia

the smaller, cooler van.

the best picture EVER. Ito (in the native outfit) is know as the "bird man" to my kids.

group picture when we finally reached Cali!

standing around at the temple in LA

If you want to learn more about ROC and feel that maybe you could join us, shoot me an email or leave a comment.Or click on the link in the first paragraph and it will take you to their website. ROC is also on Facebook, feel free to ask any questions!

doTERRA

I have been really nervous about posting this. Not because it's controversial or anything, merely because I don't want people to think I'm an MLM crazy person. (I'm just a normal crazy person.) doTERRA is a Network Marketing company. It is also an Essential Oil company. It is also a Utah company. (Where I swear half of the MLM's start.) With that said, if you're too afraid I'm going to give you a pitch about why doTERRA is the best, or why you should sign up, or yaddah yaddah yaddah, then I DARE YOU to READ ON.

We were introduced to doTERRA a couple of times. A sweet, darling good friend of mine (ILY Nini) gave me some while I was pregnant with my son, our oldest. I took some, didn't think much about it and never thought about it again. The second time my step mother-in-law gave us some for a sore throat/cold. The third time I went to a class because there was going to be smoothies. (I know, I'm so fat.) That's when I saw the benefit. I learned about the cabinet makeover class and I decided to sign up. Here's why:

If you know me and my little family, you know my husband is a health enthusiast. I've blogged about it and vented a lot. I've watched a lot of videos that I didn't appreciate (Super size me, Forks over Knives, Food Inc, etc). I've watched my husband agonize over being sick but not wanting to take medicine. We've fought over what products to give our kids, if he can try his "home remedies" or if I could just give them a tsp of Tylenol, and it's just been a roller coaster of a marriage. Just because we couldn't figure out a way to take care of our own kids. (We would seriously sit there and argue about what to give our kids. It got to the point where Josh would try to give them something and I'd make him stop, or vice versa. We probably looked like crazy people to our kids.)Then doTERRA came into our lives.

After I learned about the benefits I told my husband. He wasn't all in,but we decided to give it a try. Now we have no over-the-counter medicine in our home. If we do it's old stuff from my husbands grandma that we haven't thrown away. If you have a cut, we put Lavender and Melaluca (Tea Tree oil) on it. If you have a fever, we give you Peppermint and Breathe along with some Lavender to relax. If you feel like throwing up, we'll give you some Digestzen and Ginger or Peppermint to help the nausea. And we don't argue about what to give our kids. We don't try one thing then try another hoping that one or the other works. Half the time we don't even take our kids to the hospital (unless it's a gash in the head) because we know we can take care of them at home. doTERRA is all natural essential oils, and I mean PURE essential oil. Not only is it 100% all oil with no fillers, but each oil comes from their natural habitat. (ie: Eucalyptus from Australia) We know what we're giving our kids, we know it works and we know we're all happy and healthy!

The point is, we have found something that works for ALL OF US. Josh is happy I'm not using over-the-counter medicine, I'm happy I can do something that is simple, quick, easy and not disgusting (ginger juiced is not yummy) and our kids can feel happy, healthy and to just be a kid. We love doTERRA and will keep using it until there's absolutely none left. It's a natural way to help your body heal itself. It isn't voodoo, creepy, witchcraft, it's simply taking what the world produces naturally and using it in the way it was intended to be used. I love it because I can take care of my own health and not have to worry about prescriptions, doctor visits, medicines expiring or being recalled. I can be my kids doctor. Of course we do other things, like the Emotion Code, the Body Code, and I obviously still see the doctor when necessary, but doTERRA has really relieved our family of arguments, tension, medicine and colds.

We have used other oils before and it's just not the same. Just smelling them you can tell the difference. I'm not a health enthusiast like my husband. I'm not an apothecary. I'm not a doctor. I'm not even the best mom in the world. (Shocker, I know.) But I am a young mother who has found a way to make her husband happy, kids happy, all of them healthy and feeling great. I'm not sure about you, but I'm pretty sure that's worth finding a great product. And what kind of a friend would I be without sharing it???? I'm not out to make money (I wish, then I'd be rich and could just give it to all of you!) and I'm not out to look for "sign ups". I've just found something amazing and couldn't help but SHARE. Try it. If you know someone who does doTERRA, ask for a sample. Heck, I'LL GIVE YOU ONE. They are THAT AMAZING.

But don't take my word for it. Don't take anything I say seriously. Go find out for yourself. Go learn about oils. Go learn about alternative healing. Go learn about doTERRA. Just get out there and give it a try. It'll be worth your time. I promise.