It was a great adventure in Thailand, but I also love to come home!
Lance picked me up at my Mom's in Brantford after a great night's sleep. We went directly to the dental office to have his sore mouth looked at for infection after his gum graft surgery last week. The roof of his mouth was too sore to talk or eat. The dentist assured us that all looked healthy but the roof of the mouth had the first healing layer of skin sloughed off to make it an open wound. No wonder he was experiencing so much pain.
We got home to James on the couch having not eaten for three days because of a stomach bug.
Lance thought he had the stomach bug because he felt queasy, but I removed the prescription Advil since it creates stomach irritation and switched him to Agilease and Tylenol. I used some copaiba and rollers along the jaw and on his abdomen to ease symptoms. He hasn't been getting enough water and food since it hurts to put anything in his mouth. I worked at increasing his intake and easing symptoms.
I didn't even feel the jet lag as I started taking charge of caring for my guys and our household. I made nourishing smoothies and soup for both. And James managed to keep down an egg and toast by evening.
I ran through all the laundry and dishes, unpacked my things, and put them away. Cleaned surfaces in the kitchen with my Thieves cleaner. Got my diffuser running with Peppermint and PanAway to ease stomach queasiness and muscle aches. Walked the dog and fed him after a good cuddle. Then I saw my plants were all crying for attention. Hopefully, I can save them. 
Andrew got home from school and I loved hearing about his weekend away with Young Life and about how he managed his round of the stomach flu the week before. He was helping James think through things to take to ease the irritation. Honey to settle the irritated stomach, flu tubes to fight the virus, rollers to apply oregano in our raindrop roller to the spine and Digize on the abdomen. They were doing a lot of the right things. But I was glad to be home to troubleshoot with them.
I was concerned about dehydration for James since he had been losing water at both ends. I added electrolytes into his water with our Vitalyte drops. He was feeling stable by bedtime after we enjoyed a family movie night.
If my guys wanted to make me feel needed, they succeeded. I'm glad to be here to care for my family. That is ministry, too!
