This little bottle has been sitting on a shelf by my desk for a couple of years! I made it at one of the first Make & Take classes I hosted for Young Living, since then apparently I haven't sat out in the sun long enough to need it or remember it. But today we filled the boys pool and I sat outside with them for several hours and that is about an hour and a half too long for my fair skin. 

This magic potion is MAGIC, it isn't the prettiest bottle on my shelf, my label making skills have vastly improved since those early days but I am thinking it might be one of the best sprays I have made! Even when I don't "need" it anymore I will probably continue to use it this summer and the rest of the year, going back and reading the recipe I had not only forgot that I made this but also all of the benefits of the oils and rose water that are in it. It is so soothing and hydrating, supports healthy looking skin all year long. The peppermint people, the peppermint is making all the difference right now :-) 

Add all the essential oils then fill the bottle up with the rose water

4 oz glass spray bottle

Rose Water - moisturizing

20 drops Frankincense

20 drops Cypress - supports healthy skin appearance

20 drops Lavender - skin support after exposure to the sun, comforting

10 drops of peppermint - cooling and soothing

This is a short description of each ingredient and what they do for your skin, google is your friend if you want more information than I can write here :-)

1st grade down!

                                            With 2 of his amazing teachers! 

Today was Ethan's last day of first grade! This was his first year fully in a general education setting and he rocked it out! I am so proud of him and how far he has come. We still have a ways to go but I know that he will get there. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the ATEC test from the Autism Research Institute https://www.autism.com/ind_atec  ATEC stands for "Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist" it is a test that anyone can use online to track the following areas:

The ATEC is a one-page form designed to be completed by parents, teachers, or caretakers. It consists of 4 subtests: I. Speech/Language Communication (14 items); II. Sociability (20 items); III. Sensory/ Cognitive Awareness (18 items); and IV. Health/Physical/Behavior (25 items

I have been taking this test for Ethan since he was 3 years old, I just did a recent one and his scoring has dropped 141 points!! That is huge! My baby is healing everyday. We have had such an amazing and supportive team on this journey. starting of course with God who made me a mommy and is leading me everyday in this journey. Daddy who is so amazing that he would be another blog post all together! The medical help we have had has been sent from God. So many healers have been on this journey with us. I think I will dedicate a post to each of them because it is too much to write all at once. 

I wanted to blog today on what feels like a milestone to give others hope! We saw Ethan's very first teacher, Miss Sally at a graduation party for a friend this weekend, she hasn't seen Ethan since he graduated from her autism class when he was 5, she said "he's talking so much!" I wanted to go off into a bathroom and cry! For so many years speech was our main goal. 

I know that diet can be daunting but do it anyway! I know how scary it is in the beginning, I know you think it is too expensive (it really isn't, no really it isn't) I know you think they will starve (they won't, no they really won't), I know you think you can't do it or that it only works for other people's kids, but it just isn't true, a clean healthy diet works for everybody but especially for our kiddos it is vital!  You can do it! This mommy has been playing fast and loose with the french fries for awhile now, and that changes next week. 

All my posts about autism seem to drift to diet, whenever I talk about recovery it always comes back to that because it is fundamental. Chiropractic, Acupuncture, NAET, neurofeedback, allergy shots, supplements, TCM, Essential Oils, ABA, education, and all the treatments I am forgetting at the moment all hinge on diet. 

Ok off my soap box! Today I celebrate my little man who has worked so hard to get here! He is the bravest and strongest kid in the world and he is mine. I am so proud of how hard he tries everyday, I can see when things are extra hard for him and I watch him struggle though, it breaks my heart and fills it with pride at the same time. 

I love you Ethan Eyob William Huff! 2nd grade is going to be amazing! 

         

                                     

The day we have been waiting for in essential oils world! Original Valor is back in stock! I have been hoarding this oil and only using it for Ethan, it goes on his spine every morning before school. It gives him confidence and helps him focus, it also balances him. It does those things for me too and now that is is back in stock I will be using it again!! Joy, Valor and Stress Away were my first big WOW oils!

If you aren't utilizing these amazing oils for yourself yet let me help you. Every home needs them. 

Here I go!

We entered this essential oil, supplement, GFCF diet, Gaps diet, acupuncture, chiropractic, neurofeedback, NAET world to help my now 7 year old son who has autism! But walking into this world has done so much for our whole family. I want to start blogging to share this journey with other families with the hopes that it will help you the way others sharing their journeys helped us.

I will be sharing information about Essential Oils but also recipes, health studies and all kinds of stuff! Thank you for following me on this journey!