This week has been both sad and sweet. For the first time in seven years, I didn’t make a trip to SLC for doTERRA’s annual global convention. Chris & I felt it wasn’t worth the risk of traveling during week 38 – 39 of pregnancy, so we stayed home and watched the livestream and gobbled up all the posts, pics and stories. We made the right decision, but it was really hard. I cried every day this week.
I missed my baby sister and business partners and dear friends being recognized for their incredible work, service and advancement over the past year. I missed being able to experience the new products immediately. I missed the early morning and late night chats, as we processed all the info and dreamt about ways to make an even bigger impact in the year to come. I missed being surrounded 24/7 with some of the most engaged, committed, inspiring, talented and remarkable people I know. I missed seeing Hugh Jackman perform live 
But even while dwelling on all that I was missing out on experiencing, there was the deeper conviction that doTERRA has given me more than I could have ever dared to dream.
Because a stranger & fellow nurse invited me to a class to learn about essential oils 7 Septembers ago, the entire trajectory of my life changed. Because of doTERRA, Chris and I are welcoming this little soul to earth with an arsenal of tools to support and care for him naturally — physically, emotionally, spiritually. Because of doTERRA, the network of people who will love him and support us is exponentially greater and richer. Because of doTERRA, we will be able to teach our son how to create value in the world that honors and helps humans at both ends of the supply chain. Because of doTERRA, there is no maternity leave countdown clock when I will have to go back to work and leave my child behind.
My heart ached this week to be so far away from it all. But it also held such incredible gratitude for everything that this company and these people have brought into my life. As I walk through the final days of this pregnancy, there are so. many. feelings and emotions. But mostly humility. And thankfulness — to get to bring this child, with this man, into this life. Huge thanks to @laurakallenphoto for capturing some precious moments of this pregnancy
