I won't begin to walk you through the details of our dental adventures, but let's just say I will be taking N. to her third dentist on Monday. Everyone in our home has been told dental work is needed, except for moi. So if you include F. in the dentist count, that brings us to 4 dentists in one week. Yup, you heard me correctly. I've lost track of the root canal count. Oh, yea.
We've had ongoing issues with one of our kids at school which has just boiled to a head, F.'s company is laying people off and everyone left took a pay cut (Fabian was not one of the people laid off). This is all coming at us rapid fire this week. I thought things would settle down once the new year started, but the first week has been a banner one!
Well, there is the back drop. I've been wrestling with anger, self pity, and fear but also seeing the incredible ways God takes care of us. I am learning yet another lesson in God's unconditional love -- he is not disappointed or angry at me because of the problems OR how I handle them!
We drove about 40 minutes to a dentist who is a relative of a friend of ours. The kids were very comfortable there and he reduced the amount of work needed in A. and I.'s mouth significantly -- apparently the other office had needed some extra funds? Who knows. We do know that he will be saving us about $428.oo! N.'s situation is still up in the air as she needs to be treated by a pediatric dentist, but I contacted one today who has put me totally at ease and I really feel like God opened that door. We still have to wait and see what he says, but I have so much more peace than I did earlier this week.
The school situation, along with the teeth, is teaching me to go to my Father in Heaven as well as my husband instead of trying to carry burdens, have all the answers, and fix things myself. God continually works in our family relationships as we navigate these messy, yucky painful things.
And as for F.'s job, I am learning gratitude because he has one. I am also learning about priorities and going to the Father in conversational prayer to simply tell him our needs -- He can take care of the how, when, where, etc.
I guess the benefit of ducking punches is all the conditioning my spirit is getting! If the rough stuff is necessary to get to one good thing, then it is worth it. Learning to trust God a little more is definately a good thing.
2 comments:
If you still need a good pediatric dentist, try Dr. Ryan. I had a similar experience w/D right before Christmas & was very pleased w/his attitude toward treatment.
Sounds like you are having a few shoes thrown at you. This is a great posting, though and shows that God will ultimately help you through any situation. Thanks for the encouragement I needed to hear, too!
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