Saturday Reflections

Hello!

Reflecting on the week a little.

what we all want: happy teeth

TEETH. I had an oral surgery Thursday, the same procedure I had a year and 3 mos ago, just on a different part of my mouth.  Grafting a little tissue from the top of my mouth to the gumline, as I have a few teeth with receding gums.


So, overall it was yukky!  I'll spare you the details and just say that I am thankful it was not painful during the process.  I just wish I had taken the extra sedative and fallen asleep!  But alas, I was awake and heard all the sound effects and felt the pressure and pulling and pushing and eeeewwww. :(

FLAT TIRE.  Frank was in Houston this week, and of course it is never convenient for him to be gone!  It was 8 p.m. and had started to rain, and David comes in the door with "The tire on the highlander is flat."

They were on their way to a youth activity at the church, and so I had him drive his sisters in the other car, to the church.  But we needed both cars the next day!  And I am wimpy on car things...I have no interest, whatsoever, in changing my own tire...

challenges come in different shapes and sizes

My brain bounced around to different neighbors I could ask to help.  But then I thought wait, I have a high school senior.  Shouldn't he be able to do this kind of thing?

Meanwhile David had texted me from the church activity.  "When I get home," he says, "I can google it for any specific details about the Highlander, and I can change it."  He also named 2 neighbors we could ask for help as back-up.  So when he got home, I held the flashlight in one hand and the car manual in the other, and I read out the steps to David.  He went through all the steps, and changed the tire all by himself!  Yes, he did!  I was so proud of him.

Of course it was not speedy.  Or clean.  And it had started to rain.  But he did it!  HUGE sigh of relief from me.  My Hero! :)

GRATITUDE.  I am also especially grateful for my family this week.  Our friend at church has been battling melanoma for 15 months, and she passed away 2 days ago.  Her kids are the same ages as mine.  Our hearts goes out to her family, and we are praying for the support and comfort of her daughters and husband.  They are such a beautiful family.  This made me think of my own kids and husband, and my extended family and friends.  I am so grateful for my support system of wonderful people around me.

my own reasons to be thankful

I hope you have a refreshing week full of people you love, and activities you find fulfilling.  Occasionally we are given experiences that make us stop, and think of the most important things we have.  And they're not the "things we have."  They're the people we can touch, and those who touch our lives for good.

Kari