When did this happen?

Disclaimer: This post is not an opposition to all things medical. I believe there is a time and a place for medicine and doctors, but.....

When did it happen that we turned from trusting God and believing that he can provides things to help us and instead turn to believing that man made things are better than God made things? Sound like a broad question? Let me give you an example.....

Not only is this an TOTALLY CUTE picture of my baby (which I have to admit, it really is), but in this picture Campbell is sporting her teething necklace. It's not a necklace for her to chew on, but an amber beaded necklace (yes, its safe for babies and is made specifically for them and no she doesn't sleep in it). It is to help with the pain of teething. Here is a good page that talks about how it works... http://www.amberartisans.com/frasqu.html.

Now, why is it that my family and friends once again think I have fallen off the looney bin wagon. What is wrong or weird or whatever about trying something that is FOUND IN NATURE and thus created by God to try to alleviate pain. I'm not placing my faith in amber, nor do I believe that it is a cure all. I'm merely trying to find a natural, gentle aid to help my baby get through the teething stages of life. And yet, I get the rolling of eyes and the craziest comments from everyone I see. Here's the kicker - if I were putting Tylenol in her every 6 hours to help with the teething pain no one would blink an eye. Why is that? Why do we question and think people are weird for trying something more natural and more gentle to a baby, but not question the use of man made drugs as the cure all for everything?

Anyway, I was just thinking about this today as I nursed my beautiful baby girl while she was sporting her cute necklace. I guess it also leads me to a lot of questions. But I'll spare you those thoughts for now. :)

Wow

A whole month has past. This blogging with three kids thing is hard! Maybe someday I'll have time again to write deep and meaningful posts. We'll see! Anyway, here are a few of the things we've done this past month.

4th of July - It was too cold for Campbell to just wear her little 4th of July shirt so here she is sporting the sweater I made for her (which is already too small - so sad).

Here's Campbell is her new toy that we aquired from a friend's garage sale. She isn't QUITE big enough for it, but she likes to sit in it for a little bit and bounce around. I think the bigger kids actually like it more than she does at this point.

Kaelyn and Campbell trying to beat the heat we had in mid-July. We all survived. :)

And yes, I missed posting about Campbell at 4 months. But here is her picture from July 15th when she was actually 4 months old. Such a little personality she is getting!

And this was just a couple days ago. We missed a few weeks of picture taking because everyone was gone (more about that in a minute). But here is Miss Campbell with the cat. This is a Kaelyn posed picture. LOL

So, that's about it. Well, that's not all we've done, but that's all the pictures we've taken. In between these pictures we've taken Kaelyn to swimming every single day of the week (Monday-Friday), the kids have been to one week of VBS at our church (where I also volunteered) and one week of VBS at the grandparents house. While attending VBS at the grandparents church they stayed with them for a whole week. That was a pretty nice week for us all. :) After those two weeks Kaelyn went to her first year of Junior Camp. It was hard to let her go away for 5 whole days and 4 nights, but she was with people we trusted so it turned out fine.

So, now we're here in August. Looking to the future and trying to get prepared for back to school (which isn't happening in this household until after Labor Day) and hoping to enjoy the rest of the summer with a camping trip with family, more swimming for Kaelyn, and some other fun events. Hopefully I can keep this blog updated a *little* better than I have been. :)