No acupuncture.

I love all the emails and postings from my dear friends who express how God can use anything to accomplish His will -- indeed He does, all the time. And yet, I know that God does not need to use anything at all to accomplish His will. After much prayerful consideration, and a very convicting email from someone I hold in high esteem (you know who you are!), I have decided I do not have the green light to pursue acupuncture or other forms of Chinese medicine at this time. This is not at all a reflection on whether think it is "right" or "wrong" or anything like that. Rather, I simply believe that God gives some of His children release to pursue certain avenues, while He does not give that same release to others of His children.

I received a very wonderful text message from a good friend this morning that told me that whatever God was telling me to do and convicting me of, I needed to do it. This text could not have come at a more perfect time. Right away, I texted back "no acupuncture."

She basically responded if that was how God was leading me, I needed to be obedient, and He would honor that. Not necessarily honor it with a baby through embryo adoption, but honor my spirit of faith and obedience.

I recognize that I've been pushing my agenda on God and how I expect Him to behave and answer me through this trial and adventure. I need to stop that. He has His own purpose for all of this, and because I believe another baby will eventually bless our house (and eventually my body), I just need to enjoy this ride more.

When I was talking with the naturopath, I asked her why acupuncture seemed to have success when associated with getting pregnant. She said something about endorphins and relaxing your body, etc.

I've been thinking about that. I hate needles, so even if I felt release to do acupuncture, I don't know if I would actually do it.
I've decided I'm going to Dosha and get a massage instead. Probably every week from the time we're "chosen" until the transfer happens! Maybe I'll even invite Tygh to join me. I know we both experience lots of endorphins and relaxations in those massages!

So, moral of the story for this post: Be obedient to God's leading in your life. Just like everything else, He leads people down different paths, and for better or worse, acupuncture is not on my path.