I had to get 2 root canals on Tuesday. I was not a happy camper. It is so weird because my face has been hurting for the last weeks, along with bad headaches, and I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I went to the doctor and she ran some labs to make sure all the normal stuff was normal. And it was. But it was still bothering me that I didn't know what was wrong with me. So anyway, on Tuesday I went into Brandon's office to have him look at one of my back teeth that was bothering me. He ended up doing an x-ray on it and saw that I had an infection up in the root/tooth. And then he said I needed 2 root canals, 2 crowns and antibiotics. That was the last thing I wanted to hear.
But my Mimi said it best...."At least I had a great dentist working on me :)" And she was right. If I have to get something like that done I would much rather Brandon be the one doing it.
I know I have said this before, but I am not an easy dental patient. I get so anxious, I can't sit still, I do everything that makes the dentist job harder. I hate that I do that, and I try so hard to be better, but it is not easy for me. I brought headphones this time and I had a plan. (usually when you have a plan you are much more likely to succeed right?! No matter what you are trying to do.) So I had a plan. I was going to play my worship music as loud as I could and just pray. The whole entire time. My heart was so heavy for several people and several situations going on in my life so it was perfect.
I was there about 2 hours and I literally prayed the entire time the drill was on. It was awesome. He said I did very good (never heard that before) almost the whole time....at least until the last 5 minutes. I would say my plan worked and I really felt good when it was over. (emotionally)
I woke up Wednesday feeling like I had been hit by a train but the pain meds are handling that. I am just glad that the problem has been figured out and we are on our way to making it better.
One thing got me thinking while I was laying in the chair. Before we started I asked Brandon how long it was going to take and he said..."Well, it depends on how much you cooperate. If you cooperate then it will be a lot easier and go much quicker."
Makes sense right? Hearing that made me want to "cooperate" the best that I could.
Sometimes I think God is telling us that very same sentence. When we are going through rough times, struggles, and when we find ourselves in the pit I think we ask those same questions. How long is this going to take to feel better or be past this problem?
And I am confident that God is saying the same thing that Brandon said to me.
"Well, it depends on how much you cooperate. If you cooperate then it will be a lot easier and go much quicker."
God wants to help carry us through our rough times but so many times we make it so much harder than it has to be. We fight it, we run the other way, we try to control, we try to do things our own way....you know all those things we try to do to help. But God doesn't need our help. He just needs us to pray, and cooperate, and the journey will go much smoother.
Just something that made me think while I was under the drill!
The last 2 weeks have been a wild ride in the Horton house. It has been one thing after another. We are just trying to do our best. Right now my best is staying home, resting a lot, and just getting through the day.
Brylee has been taking Cerly on a wild ride of her own....I think they have a new favorite toy!
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