Turkey legs

I had the worst pains of my life yesterday. I once told my husband that period pains are the equivalent of tearing apart limbs. Picture you carving a turkey.  You have carved the white meat and are now ready to work on the dark.  You go for the drumstick first, so you pull and twist until suddenly 'pop'. You have ripped out the drumstick from the socket.  That is how my hips feel when I am cramping.  Constant pressure and twisting pain.  Then add the stomach cramping that comes and goes every 30 seconds and there you have it.  The beauty of being a woman.

The worst part was that I was in so much pain that I couldn't take care of my baby. I tried just dealing with the pain.  That's what moms do right! So I sat in our rocking chair and fed superman.  Then the pain grew.  I had to put him in his crib and lie down. He began crying, he was still hungry. So I got up and went to hold him and nearly passed out.  I thought I had maybe got up too fast, so I sat back down with the heating pad on my hips and tried again. The pain became so severe that I couldn't make it to the crib.  My husband was away, so my sister came to help.  The pain was excruciating.  By far the worst pain I have ever felt in my life.  I honestly thought I would have to go to the ER.  Luckily our neighbors were home and her husband came over to give me a blessing.  A blessing of the sick and afflicted is done by men who have the priesthood of god.  I am a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Men you are worthy can hold the priesthood, which gives them the authority to act, in the name of god to bless people and to baptize.  I've had many blessings in my life, my father and husband usually perform them, but neither were available. I was lying in bed, had thrown-up 3 times and couldn't take care of my son. I needed a miracle.  When the neighbors came and placed their hands on my head, just like how Christ did it in his day, they blessed me to have peace, be healed, and to sleep.  They also blessed that my son would be alright while I was recovering.  Almost immediately the cramping became less and I was calm.  The wife to one of our neighbors came and rocked my baby until he could feel peace too.  (She has a grandma's touch). Within 15 min. I was able to hold my son and comfort him.  Afterward I fell asleep and woke up with energy and no pain.

I am so grateful for the priesthood of god.  It is a real thing.  I just wish my husband could have been home to help me.  He has to work for 24 hour shifts and then is home for 24 hours.  I just miss him.