Thursday
Today I had Orthodontist appointment number 7.
We’ve gone from this…which is where I was at on Day 100…
to today which is day 233…
They are certainly coming right but we have a long way to go to get the functionality right. My bite is weird. Today I was effuse with my appreciation of the orthodontist and his skill.
I told him (and his receptionist and his assistant all individually) that the 17th May was the best day so far of 2019. It was the day he gave me my missing tooth. I told him for 4 decades I had been unhappy with my teeth and on that day everything changed. Every single day from 17th May when I have sat down in the evening to floss, I have appreciated him and his skill. People love encouragement, even orthodontists and he sat and listened and lapped up every word. The demographic they usually work with is made up of teenagers who have orthodontics almost as a right of passage. I am 54 years old and have waited for this for 40 years. My appreciation levels are through the roof. When I smile, people see a middle-aged woman with braces. When I look in the mirror, I see a symmetrical smile that I’ve never had. It’s precious! It’s always in the bathroom at night when I have finished flossing and I brush my teeth and it’s all done, I do a little happy dance and many times I say “I cannot believe I have braces!” I feel so grateful. It’s finally happening. I’m getting my teeth fixed, one-day-at-a-time. It’s a blessing.
Aren’t we all so often youngsters wrapped up in adult bodies?
The other thing I told the orthodontist today is that 17th July 1979 I became a Christian and so that day will be the best day of 2019, but 17th May will be the second best. Of course, there may be other spectacular days still to come this year, but Friday 17th May 2019 will rank up there as one of the most memorable days of my life. That’s just how big this was to me.
That was the highlight of today.
Acts 17:27-28
His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward Him and find Him – though He is not far from any one of us. For in Him we live and move and exist.
Amen!
These are the days.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Helga xx 🙂
Gym:
- Treadmill day – I laboured 5km. It was so hard today. I think because yesterday I did a whole lot of leg exercises, my legs were tired today. They felt like lead.
- I also did weight machines to make up the hour…it was an hour and a bit.
Braces:
Day 233. The next appointment will be Day 282.