Another tooth burial

 

Well,  you can't tell from the picture, but I have recovered from this morning. OMG. I hate the dentist and had to go back again today for my bridge to be removed and had not one...but 2 teeth pulled! I am really tired of going to to the dentist for work on my teeth. I just wish I my teeth would behave! Thank goodness you can't tell that I am missing teeth and that it was teeth in the back of my mouth. 

It started with an xray and my dentist saying that my tooth was "hanging on for dear life!" I thought it was funny till I saw the xray and it really was. I have periodontal disease and that causes bone loss and gum recession which eventually causes you to lose your teeth slowly over time. So your PSA today is BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND FLOSS KIDS!

Moving on...I show up. They take me right back, probably so I am not sitting there thinking about what is going to happen. The dentist comes in tells me what he is going to do then BAM! Out of nowhere, he starts to give me the numbing medication. Ok I have had this before, so I am thinking there is nothing new to expect. Well, he goes in and then I feel the "pinch". LOL, pinch is a kind way to say it. He then sticks it in the roof of my mouth! I can tell you that you don't want to experience that. I about levitated off that chair. 

While we were waiting for the medicine to sink in, he left. My young tech kept walking past my doorway, secretly checking on me. It was kinda comical because she appeared to try not to be conspicuous. Well, looking back, I can see why she was concerned. I was trying not to have a panic attack. When the dentist left, I started to get overwhelmed with feelings of fear. Hot tears in my eyes, and me trying to hold back so no one will think of me as a baby. Hands shaking, especially after that freaking shot in the roof of my mouth.

Y'all, Jesus showed up. And my God has such a sense of humor. I had my earbuds in and the song from Lauren Daigle came on...."Be Okay".  One verse goes like this:

You're gonna be okay, I know that you're, you're gonna be okay

Not a care in this whole world can take that truth away, You're, you're gonna be okay

THEN.. the next song that comes on is from Forest Frank, Good Day. It goes:

I'm 'bout to have a good day (good day); No matter what they say (what they say)

Sun is shining down on me, Birds are singing praise, I'm 'bout to have a good day (good day)

In every single way. The God who made the universe Knows me by my name, So it's a good day

So after hearing this, and listening to God through their words, my hands stop shaking and I felt more calm. Why? Because I knew that Jesus was right there with me. I was going to be okay. 

Now I have to learn how to eat on the other side of my mouth until it heals. This is really gonna be fun! (insert sarcasm). I have to wait 11 weeks for it to heal before I can move forward with getting "new teeth". This is going to be a fun time!

God speaks to all of us through different ways. You just have to be still and listen. You will hear him.

Psalm 85:8: "Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people."

Love to all,

It's fall y'all

Y'all....It is fall time!! I LOVE IT! The sun shining with the crisp, cool air.  It feels so good. Makes you want to go outside! And I got my mums and pumpkins out on the porch. I can't wait to see the blooms of the mums...that will just add more to the beauty of fall. I know halloween is coming, but no kids here, so I am just doing the fall thing. I figured, this will last through Thanksgiving, then it's Christmas decorating time. That is a whole other mess, but we got time before we start that! 

AND WAIT...the best is yet to come. Because in October (At least out here in the country of Kentucky), the leaves on the trees will change to a beautiful rainbow of color. And you know I will definitely have pictures. I always have pictures of everything. (No wonder my phone keeps telling my my cloud storage is full.) I have so many trees behind my house, I have a front row seat to this season. (and you will too!). So buckle up, buttercup. It's coming. 

Genesis 1:1-27:46 ESV;  "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ..."

Love to all,

Summer heat

 

WHEW! That Ohio Valley humidity is getting pretty rough. I used to love summer, but I am now more a fall kind of girl. Sweater weather kinda of gal. Yesterday was the day I realized it for real.

So yesterday I participated in a local, community mission. (to read more about that, go to my other blog, onemission4him ). Well, we walked in the middle of the afternoon all over neighborhoods...in the heat. I think I had sweat in places that usually don't sweat! After about 3 hours, I started to get a little woosy. I really never feel that way and the heat usually doesn't get to me, but I am noticing that I cannot tolerated the extreme heat any more as I get older! 

It has literally taken me all day today to recover! I don't like feeling this way and I really don't like what comes with getting older. In my mind, I am still 26! I just can't do anything like I did when I was 26. And the changes with aging not only show with stamina, but with changes in my body. I have wrinkles in my neck! What is going on! 

I am grateful for air conditioning and fans! That has help throughout summer and the heat. And I have to learn to take breaks. That one is hard. I just push myself to keep going and now I need to learn to pace myself. I think that is something we all need to learn. If I started this earlier in my life, I wouldn't feel so guilty about it now when I try to take care of myself. So my advice, start early!

What I do like and will miss about summer is the longer days. I really don't like how it is now starting to get dark at 8:00pm. I like for the longer days when the sun is out. I think I get my second wind around 7:00 and Riley, my dog, expects a walk around 8:30. Well it is too dark now, and scaredy cat me, I won't go walk down the street in the dark! At our new neighborhood we live in now, there are a lot of wildlife, including foxes. I really don't want to interact with them in the dark. And who knows what else may be lurking in those empty fields.

I hope everyone survives the change in season coming up. I will push through it! Like, do I have a choice! haha.

2 Corinthians 4:16; Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Isaiah 46:4; Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Love to all,

Life is GOOD! And hard.

 

LIFE IS GOOD! Can you say that? Life is good. I have so much to be thankful for and I can say, that Life is good. 

Today, it was hard. For both me and my daughter. You see, I got my hair cut. So did she! Well, I couldn't take the long hair anymore. If you have been following me, I used to have really short pixie cut. Then about a year and half ago, I decided to let it grow out. I usually will last about 3 months then I get it cut again. My family used to bet on how long I would last before I got it cut! This is the longest I have gone. But I have taken all I can take with the long hair... hair in the sink, floor and shower drain...yuk. Trying to style it every morning and hope the curls work each day! One good thing with long hair that you don't have with short is if you have a bad hair day, you can use a clip or barrette in it and it will look fine. Short hair will be a hat day. Nothing else.

Well, I got it cut. And when I got home, all I can say is that it WAS NOT LIKE THE PICTURE I SHOWED THE HAIRDRESSER! I was near tears.  It was not what I expected and I could not get it to style right. Luckily, my hubs is a man that can do anything. You see, he used to cut my hair before I decided to let it grow out. Well, he came swooping in and saved me. My knight on the white horse. He cut, shaped and styled my hair and now it is all better. He is so amazing!! I just love him!

But....my baby girl. Her haircut was also not what she wanted. It is so hard when she is on the west coast and I am on the east coast and all I want to do is go to her house and hug her and help her through all her hard times. She was in tears...and I can relate. When you get your haircut and it isn't what you want or expect, especially when it is shorter than you wanted, it is hard to see what you can do. All I could do is facetime her and see her hair. I think she can do a lot with it, but again, when it isn't what you wanted or expected, it is hard to get past the shock. She will figure it out and she is already beautiful. 

So, life can be good, it can be great, but it is also hard. Sometimes harder than others, but when your in the moment, all you can do is just breath and get through it. Sometimes it involves tears, no matter how small or big that hard time is.

BUT GOD, he is with us. He will comfort us. He will guide our heart and minds throughout it all. Even if it is a haircut that wasn't what we wanted. You see, nothing is too small or too big for God. He hurts when we hurt, no matter what the situation. 

Psalm 86:15; "But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."

Psalm 139:14 states, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well"

Deuteronomy 31:8 “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Love to all,

LOOK!

 LOOK! 👀 Just stop and look around you. Take Riley, my beautiful boxer, for example. When she is outside or we are on our walks, she stops, smells everything and looks at everything! And I mean EVERYTHING. Maybe we should take her example in each of our lives. 

When things don't feel like they are going your way, focus on your small wins. For me this past week, just when I was not expecting it, I got noticed and paid a compliment by a patient to one of the managers about the help I gave them on their discharge from the hospital. I feel like it is just my job, then you have this one person that feels your job was more than that to them. 

I also got stopped in the hall by someone who I had hired as a new nurse before I left my management job. First, I was caught off guard because they remembered me. And I hate to admit it, but I did not remember them at first! (My memory is horrible!) I was not expecting that. I didn't really work with them, just hired them. Second, it caused me to stop and think about the impact I had on them. I mean, I gave them job, trusted them to be part of that nursing team. And they are still there, loving their job and making a difference. 

So remember, what you do, what you say, people remember and it makes an impact on them. It can be a positive thing, but your words and actions can have a negative impact on people. Be aware. 

I say to my myself and will tell you: Look at what the Lord has done. I look at things in my life, you can look at things in your life. They do not have to be big events, just small wins. 

Then....Show others, tell others. Stop and look around you, smell the flowers, look at the beauty that has been given you. Enjoy the small things.

Ephesians 5:20 NLT; "Give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."     

1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT; "Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus."

Love to all,