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the coming of Kent.

March 17, 2018 marykatemckinney
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Our fourth, sweet babe joined us February 22, 2018. Our Kent Allan McKinney had been much anticipated, for years actually. When Greg and I were married, we knew we wanted a large family.  We each had one name for a child before we got married. (Greg had the name Traeh Marie, and myself Jack Landon.) Upon getting pregnant with our twins, we knew those would be the names if we had a boy and a girl. But what if we had two boys or two girls?

After many conversations, we settled on Kent Allan as a second boy name and never came up with a girl name. But I had a feeling we wouldn't need either at that point…

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In motherhood Tags baby, baby boy, birth, birth story, children, christian, essential oils, faith, family, God, Jesus, motherhood, new baby, prayer, vbac
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why I jumped on the bandwagon.

February 16, 2017 marykatemckinney
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I have been forced to come to the realization that I have become an emotional wreck. Going through pregnancy and nursing twice has left me a little hormonally unbalanced, or a lot. I have weeks of feeling like I'm in a pit that I can't get out of. Anger and frustration that I've never experienced in my life. Overwhelming sadness. Fear and panic at the littlest things.

Honestly, I had been afraid to talk about it, even to my husband. I would try to hint at how I was feeling, but felt shame over how I really felt on the inside. I am married to a pastor; we do ministry every day. And this is where a lot of my shame has come from. There is a lot of pressure to have everything together when you are leading people in Christ. And sadly, judgment when you don't.

I've had this voice in my head, "You aren't praying enough, trusting enough, reading scripture enough, finding joy in Christ enough."

And though that is always true, there is so much more to grow in Christ; I knew I needed some extra support. I'm pretty to blessed to have the husband I have, though. He graciously brought it up to me that he felt like something was wrong. And I confessed that I had been feeling the same thing. He told me to start searching for ways to help.

I was actually already in a group about essential oils at this time. The very next day after this conversation with my husband, the group discussed how oils support emotional health. I was so intrigued by the research and the personal stories behind them. Oils could be a natural way to help without the side-effects of other options.

Let me tell you, I was super skeptical, but pleasantly surprised. I got the Young Living Premium Starter kit (11 oils), and then ordered a few more that I felt would be beneficial for me during this time. Young Living has a line specifically for emotional support. They really have promoted emotional balance in me in just the month that I have been using them.

I was so surprised with the uses beyond just emotional support (sleep, sickness, kiddos!) that I wanted to share with others what has been working for our family.

Have you been wondering what essential oils are all about? I'd love to be here for you to answer any questions; I have some great friends that know a lot more than me too, so I can ask them if I don't know the answer.

Want to try something out for a specific area? I'd love to order something and send it your way! Some of my favorites are:

  • lavender and cedarwood for sleep
  • bergamot and grapefruit for uplifting
  • Gentle Baby for all things baby
  • Progessence Plus for hormonal balance
  • Thieves for immune support and just about everything

What's in the starter kit?? 11 oils, a diffuser, and lots of fun samples.

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You can grab the kit for yourself here: https://www.youngliving.com/vo/#/signup/start?site=US&sponsorid=10917669&enrollerid=10917669

We all have struggles in different areas, and I believe one of the best ways to overcome is to tell a trusted friend. Community does wonders for the things we feel shame about. When we stay in isolation, we give more power to those things. I pray that if you have something you are concerned about, you will reach out to someone to help you battle it head on. I am also here if any of you would like someone to listen; I've been told I have good ears!

In truth,

Kate

In marriage, Oils Tags anger, breastfeeding, Christ, christian, church, depression, essential oils, fear, health, help, hormones, joy, ministry, motherhood, panic, pastor, pastor's wife, postpartum, prayer, sadness, support, trust, twins, unbalanced, young living
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