Bethany Shipley – Wellness. Purpose. Abundance.

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I’ve not been the parent I want to be this week.

I’ve not been the parent I want to be this week. Can I say that? It’s been so frustrating that every night I go to sleep and I am annoyed at how I handled myself towards them all. Overwhelmed. Stressed. Tired.
Fatigue plays a roll and I was totally feelin’ it all week. Sure, there were moments of good but more often than not I was “don’t do that” and “shh, Mack is sleeping” and “be quiet” ing them... I’d look at lennons room on the way to start another load of laundry and see the complete disaster and wonder why I even try to keep it hygienic. I’m a horrible housekeeper. I used to have a spick and span house all the time until I changed my lifestyle to include more children and a passion/job outside of them.
I don’t have any good aha moments to share or anything profound to say, but I’m leaving this here to encourage myself that tomorrow is a new day and I can start fresh with a fuse that Is replenished.

18 weeks with sweet bb #4 ❤️ Soon we find boy

18 weeks with sweet bb #4 ❤️ Soon we find boy or girl. I have a very strong opinion one way. What do you think??

Today I worked 15 hours. I was snapping a last min

Today I worked 15 hours. I was snapping a last min pic for my insta stories and I thought .... “ehhhhh DONT put that on Instagram.... People might not want to do what you do if they knew the amount of time you spend”. And I also thought “people might wonder if you even take care of your kids”
Side note, anytime you don’t do something because of what other people might think, analyze that because it’s probably not a good reason 😂. I digress.
Our last call was actually a video training in our business group done by a dear friend / @drcindyh and she talked about “digging your well before you’re thirsty”. For those who are new around here, you might not know that 2.5 years ago I unexpectedly dropped my work within a matter of hours when my husband was hospitalized for a condition called #pericarditis - the inflammation around the lining of his heart. His CRP levels which should range from 0-2, were at 159. He was in severe, debilitating pain and I believe his life was spared by the supernatural because he has more work to do here in earth.
In one of the most uncertain, unpredictable times of our life, we did not have to worry about medical bills, time off work, any of it because someone told me about the 15 hour days they put in.
Honestly, they didn’t tell me. I watched them do it.
I’m sharing this because I’m more committed that ever to handing people the shovel to dig the well before they’re thirsty.
Sometimes we have a heads up for some rest time, like maternity leave. Other times, we are thrust into a survival mode because life is so unpredictable.
All this to say, find your shovel ❤️ if you’re like me, you’ll be so glad you did.
Xoxo

I love that I married into the coolest family ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love you all so much. So glad we have each other and get to have last minute cookouts on a random Sunday night.

Last night was the first night of extreme collater

Last night was the first night of extreme collateral beauty. On one side, there was a human piece of me feeling like withholding all my joy and all my celebration because someone I love dearly is hurting. As if somehow my withholding could help? Brains are weird. And on the other side, an honest feeling of pride and joy for my boy and his graduation. The coming weeks and months ahead will be full of opportunities for me to practice feeling that and being fully present with both ❤️

Gina is the personification of who I hope to be. F

Gina is the personification of who I hope to be. Filled with poise and grace, while open to opportunities of growth, even in heart breaking devastation.
My admiration and love for her has never been higher and I am so grateful for the events where I got some special time with she and River.
Watching my dad chase him in the mall and Gina side eyeing me wondering if my dad could keep up 😂to whispering on hotel beds together about business over sleeping babies... ❤️ On Tuesday afternoon I found out the shattering news that my friend Gina’s sweet boy had passed away from an intensities complication that lead to heart failure.
While my health and blood in pregnancy is not currently in a place to travel, my parents left the next morning to be there and support in any way that we can.
I’ve never been impacted through someone else’s grief like I am today. And somehow through it all, there is this spiritual element that has my heart championing Gina because I know her purpose is so huge. And I know Rivers purpose is so, so huge.
I love you, Gina. X 100,000,000

NEW RAINBOOTS WHO DIS

NEW RAINBOOTS WHO DIS

Today was a beautiful day filled with a little bit

Today was a beautiful day filled with a little bit of work, a little more of one on one with the kids, a few errands, topped off with some time with my fam! Only missing Haley because she had to work! ❤️❤️❤️

BRB BAWLING 😭❤️ I’ve been feeling conflic

BRB BAWLING 😭❤️ I’ve been feeling conflicted about something, not sure if it’s fear or intuition. In some decisions that feel big and heavy and while sharing them with my sweet man this morning, I felt this pressure to make the right decision.
The “what ifs” pop up and my go-to response has been “is this fear or intuition”... with the single goal of making the right decision. Not a “right” moral decision,... more like a safe, correct decision.
This morning while sitting in the starbucks line, I found this pack of cards that I hand out randomly to people when I think they need a hug, but I’m a stranger so I don’t want to freak them out.... this card was exactly what I needed to see.
What I needed to hear is :
It’s okay if my question shifts from “what’s the right decision”? to “how do I want to feel”? if I lean into THAT ❤️ my answer will be clear ❤️❤️❤️

Welp, it’s been somewhat of a crazy afternoon an

Welp, it’s been somewhat of a crazy afternoon and I haven’t really had time to process today until now, at 9:40pm.
Let’s start with the good news: no protein in my urine. My kidneys are doing so good which was a concern for me last week!! 😍❤️ yes, I’ve had lemon water every single day since 😉
The “we’re still figuring it out” news is that my platelets are causing a little bit of hardship 😂 to say the least. They can’t seem to get a result because of significant clumping. Not a great sign, but whatever. More tests to come 🤪
The frustrating news: in an effort to see my labs from last week, I ended up requesting ALL the data since 2013.
I saw my labs from every single pregnancy. I saw my progesterone when they were dangerously low (and I miscarried) when the provider I was seeing said everything looked great.
I saw progesterone levels again that were too low with my 3rd pregnancy (which the provider said “looks great”). And heck, I thought no news was good news. I remember calling up to the hospital and asking what the numbers were and they assured me “progesterone has nothing to do with miscarrying, but your numbers are fine”...I miscarried that pregnancy.
i saw that my blood sugar was horribly low when I was pregnant with Lennon. (No wonder I was Moody as a mama). This may not seem like a big deal, and who knows, maybe I’m just being dramatic. But it shook me up. Moms and people in general don’t know that they need to be an ambassador for themselves and ask specific questions like “what’s the exact number of my progesterone”. I’m so thankful for emergency medicine. I’ve been the one in the middle of the night getting morphine and who knows what else because of a hemorrhage. I’ve been there and I’m super grateful.
I’m also really grateful that 2 years ago I decided to take the reins and actually hire a healthcare provider who saw me as an equal in my own healthcare. Who treated me as a human being an not just another patient.
Because of that, I am still pregnant. Because of that, I have Mack.
Because of that, I feel empowered. .....

I think this will be my favorite cup til the day I

I think this will be my favorite cup til the day I die. I’m on year 4 of owning it and every single day I’m still in love. Thank you @yeti 😍😍😍😍

Because I’m mom of the year, we haven’t had ph

Because I’m mom of the year, we haven’t had photos done since a full year ago. Now I’m at this point where I’m wondering if we should just wait for the baby 😂anyway; looking at these little faces, feeling awfully grateful I get to be their mom.❤️❤️❤️

My teeny tiny little innocent boy turned to a tant

My teeny tiny little innocent boy turned to a tantrum throwing, “no” screaming, fit having little thing over night. I’m sitting here in disbelief and also laughing because I knew it was coming. 18 months is when it’s kicked in for all of them.
Now I put on my patience hat and pray that I can help little #macksolomonshipley understand that WE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM WITH A COMMON GOAL OF MACK HAVING THE BEST AND MOST FUN LIFE EVER. Also, lots of peace & calming. 👏🏻😅

Hard to believe 8 years and 2 hours ago this boy a

Hard to believe 8 years and 2 hours ago this boy asked me to marry him! ❤️ I had just turned 19 and he was about to turn 20. (But I knew since I was 16 that he was the one for me.) I’m sure our parents were secretly like 😳😳. Honestly, I have never been so sure of a decision in my whole life.
We’ve traveled the world together... We’ve stayed home together. I’ve supported him in his dreams. He’s supported me in my dreams. We’ve had fun days and we’ve had boring days. We’ve had houses and babies and chickens and dogs and gardens... the crazy thing about life is that you just don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s scary to think that something so special and deemed vital in my life could be gone. But I guess that’s vulnerability and I guess that’s what I signed up for when I signed up for love. It’s all worth it. I’d say yes a billion times over.

I started this 30 day protocol called the feelings

I started this 30 day protocol called the feelings kit about 15 days ago and I’m telling you... it’s amazing.
I used to think there was noooo way oils could effect my emotions. And then, I started learning about the limbic system and how it interacts with hormones, memory, emotion 😳🤯 and how it’s best accessed through aromatic inhalation.
That’s why oils that have never been at too high of heat, sprayed down with pesticides, grown with herbicides, spoken negatively to (not even kidding) actually interacts differently. The molecular structure is different.
So I’m not going to tell you exactly what has happened for me because tbh it’s extremely personal but I really really recommend you try it out.
For a protocol: google it 😘
#essentialoils #essentialoilsrecipes #essentialoilstips #essentialoilsblends

Only 6 more days where we live. 😭👏🏻❤️

Only 6 more days where we live. 😭👏🏻❤️ How y’all hangin in there?

10.476 = the average amount of days I’m going be

10.476 = the average amount of days I’m going between hair washes in quarantine 😂👏🏻 #noshame #nopoomethod

If you didn’t see my stories today, let me enlig

If you didn’t see my stories today, let me enlighten you on the comedy show that is my life. 😂. I had to get labs done and yes, they required a mask. I did not have one so I rocked a diaper from my car 😂❤️. I’ve laughed so hard about that today #covidhumor #covidmemes #mask #momsoftoddlers

Flashback to Mack last summer when I could still h

Flashback to Mack last summer when I could still hold him without breathing heavy 😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

This girl is currently 100% about mama. We do nail

This girl is currently 100% about mama. We do nails and cuddles and cooking and anything else I say yes to 😂❤️ having a girl is so much fun. I 10/10 recommend

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