We’re in This Together
Tom is an amazingly supportive husband. We celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary in June, and we’re much more of a team than ever. I think our personalities have always complimented each other, but we’re more in sync these last few years.
When I first told him I wanted to get essential oils to try with Josh, he sort of just went along with it. There wasn’t any kind of argument about it, he knows I would only ever make decisions for Josh if I thought it was best for him. When the oils showed up, I spent time researching each oil, how to use it, what it’s “good for.”
My favorite “Tom and oils” story goes like this: Tom had gone to eat with his coworkers, and when we were all home he had his hand on his belly and said, “Babe, my belly is killing me!” I said, “Ooh! I have an oil for that!” I literally had no idea what I was doing, but I shook a few drops from the bottle and rubbed it all over his belly. I had just been researching a blend called DiGize, and from what I read it was good for digestive issues, so what I did made sense to me. He came back just minutes later and said “I don’t know what kind of magic you just played on me…” 😂 So DiGize was Tom’s “gateway oil.”
He picked on me for months about the witch’s potions I was making, and he had all kinds of fun nicknames for my oils. And then we had some scary stuff happen with anxiety and medications from the doc that was uncomfortable, so I started making some roller bottles with essential oils for him to apply to his skin whenever he was starting to feel anxious. He didn’t like the meds so he used the oils. (Besides, they smell better!)
I honestly can say there was a major transformation. We went from Tom picking on me about witch’s brew, to where we are now. Tom has his own oils bag that he won’t leave home without. Ever.
There is a conference I go to each Spring and Fall called Exceptional Expectations. It’s two days chock-full of so much education and information about ways to use different oils, the many different supplements Young Living offers, major amounts of self improvement and self development, business tips for those pursuing YL that way, and for me- usually lots of emotion. It’s a fantastic event, and I’m glad I got to experience it with my oil-loving husband in the Spring.
It was at this conference that we first talked about starting a blog. We talk often about our dreams, but this was a sort of tangible way to get out some of the experiences we’ve had. To share more of our lives with people who want to know. To hopefully let other Autism moms and dads know that they probably aren’t alone in whatever they’re experiencing with their kid. To let other die-hard Lions fans know they aren’t alone, either. (Post eventually coming about that.😉)
At this conference, we really reconnected. Life happens and we all get into routines, but I feel like the Spring conference reminded us about doing things with purpose. Doing things ON purpose, and simply making a point to be present with each other.
We don’t have coverage for Josh this time, so I’m going without Tom and with another Special Needs momma. Tom will be holding down the fort here while I spend time learning and just being poured into- so I can come home and share it all with everyone else.
We’re in this together, and we both contribute to make it all work.🍀
One of my favorite pics ever- both with a couple drops of essential oil in our hands.💧