“Cast your cares on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”
Psalm 55:22
Ouch! These past few weeks have been busy and… strangely felt like they flown by but also crept by like a snail. Anyone else feel like that sometimes?
I’ve always been a bit of a late bloomer/trender. I hit puberty late, and seemed to catch onto trends a year or two after they are popular. So another thing I was late to, is losing all my baby teeth. Up until early this month, I still had a baby tooth incisor (which I thought was a fun fact about me).
A couple months ago, my new dentist took x-rays of my mouth, and told me what I already knew from my previous dentist (who was last seen about 5 yrs ago). I had two wisdom teeth (one on top and one on bottom.. and on opposite sides of my mouth) along with my impacted adult tooth above my last baby tooth. What my new dentist said was that my wisdom teeth were starting to grow into my molar roots, which could be dangerous if they got infected. He suggested that I get them removed in the next 6 months. He also said that while I can leave the baby tooth, it would be better for me to handle it while I was young. The younger you are, the faster you recover.
So…. I got the referral for oral surgery, and got the consult for both situations… and handled both situations the following day. But what you don’t know is, in order for the adult tooth to come down, the other teeth needed to be… moved. And I apparently have a bigger overbite then I am supposed to. So braces had to be applied as well, in the same week as the surgery. Boy, was my mouth sore for a week (couldn’t even smile without it hurting). And soft foods only.
Which ended up being a good thing, the soft foods only. My mom, brother, and I are all in a pact to lose some weight, and it helped me lose like 15 pounds in two weeks. Now I am moving back to chewable foods, but I find it weird having to clean the braces so much, every time I eat something, I have to go brush.
But you just got to remember, God puts things in your life to help you grow. What challenges life throws your way,,, just makes you stronger. 🙂