encouraging day

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone!

I had a fantastic day yesterday that I wanted to share. We can't

really afford it, but we took Margeaux and to Busch Gardens

yesterday (Elle stayed at home with Grandma and her very detailed

itinerary of do's and don'ts). Things have been so difficult for all

of us since September last year, and we decided that the kids needed

a day where they could just be kids and get their minds off of food

and toxins.

At the end of the day I was completely impressed with the difference

all our biomedical measures has made in them. We were there from

10:00 am (leaving the house at 7:00am) until 10:00pm (arriving home

at 12:30am). When we got there, we had a lot of confusion about the

particular passes we were buying and spent A LOT of time in the

ticket area. During our stay we had to leave the park twice to eat

our Dr. Natasha Fluffy Soup in the parking lot (lunch and dinner).

They completely missed their routine nap. Of course this trip was

minus the usual 'fun' indulges in soda and sugar treats. And then

(due to finances) they did not receive the usual treat of soveniers.

I was completely prepared to have to give lengthy explanations and

reminders of why we were not eating all the things that we smelled

around us and why we were not buying the things we saw around us. I

had purposed in my heart to remain patient even though my children

would surely be antsy, fussy, and miserable standing in long lines.

I was also prepared to assert the usual forcefulness when having to

leave the park which would be three times as opposed to the obvious

one of going home (lunch, dinner, and exit this time) as cranky

children protested in an ugly manner. And I was ready to take the

usual measures of firm threats of " whatever " when dealing with

irrationale from over-tired and over-stimulated as well as somewhat

hungry (since they only ate fluffy soup which was only accessible

during 'parking lot' times) children.

All of my preparations were in vain because my children were PERFECT

the entire day, from dawn until dusk. They did not request any of

the junk food we were bombarded by all day long. I think I struggled

with the resisting the smell of icecream and fudge far more than they

did. They hardly noticed at all except the occasional matter-of-fact

comment of, " I smell . . . (fill in the blank). " One time my

daughter asked if we could buy any soveneirs. I said that we

couldn't because we didn't have enough money for that. There was no

complaint about it. She just accepted the response and we walked to

the next attraction. As we stood in lines, my children stood

perfectly still the entire time not mumbling a single irritated word,

only smiling and giving an occasional remark of how great their day

was. There was never any complaint about having to leave the park to

eat soup in the parking lot. We breezed through the meals easily and

quickly, finishing off every bite. And at the end of the day, we

walked happily hand-in-hand from the park with two perfectly happy

and satisfied children. It was amazing! I have never had such an

experience with our family in an amuzement park before. It was out

of a dream that I have always longed to live and never was able to

achieve.

Yesterday, as we walked around the park or stood in lines, I observed

the other children. As these children screamed and whined and bumped

into every soul " blessed " enough to be near them in line, I praised

God for leading us to SCD. Yesterday, these out-of-control children

were not my children. Yesterday, I was the one who could observe the

big scenes instead of participating in them. Yesterday, I understood

the power of nutrition and how it is a primary tool (too often

overlooked) that we have been given to raise and enjoy our families

the way the God intended us to.

Jeni Lynn (gastrointestinal problems)

mom to Margeaux, 6 yr. (ADD, gastrointestinal problems, heavy metal

toxicity)

, 3 yr. (risk for ADD, gastrointestinal problems, heavy metal

toxicity)

Elle, 19 mo. (leaky gut, eczema, heavy metal toxicity)

SCD 5 months