Week 31

This post will be short and sweet. Honestly, I don't have much energy lately to record much. It has been great having the kids home this summer. I really can't express how much I love them. They are my heart and souls; I am so grateful that Rob and I have the chance to raise them. But, with the opportunity to raise them, comes a tremendous amount of responsibility and it scares me sometimes. I know that the world that my kids are being raised in is scary. There is still a lot of good and light out there, but it more difficult than ever to see it sometimes. Hurley has struggled this summer. At first I thought it was just a phase, and then I was convinced it was anxiety, but I think after reading several books, that she has OCD and I yearn to help her leave the trap that is taking her little brain and making life sometimes so miserable for her. My once free and confident daughter has become immersed in self-doubt, rituals, and the compulsion to always have perfection. I have so much hope for her and I know that if I do enough research, I can help her through this. Today, Rob gave her a priesthood blessing. We are trying to be loving and positive, but like all parents, sometimes we falter out of frustration. My daily prayers have turned to pleas to my Father in Heaven to help relieve her of this and to help guide Rob and I as we work with her to overcome this.