Counting Blessings in the Midst of Pain

I would like for you to read my daughter, Kendra's blog today if you will. She is blogging about her little two-year-old daughter, Livvy, who fell last night and damaged one of her front teeth. Kendra does a wonderful job of giving the nightmarish details of the accident and the experiences that follow. I don't know if you can highlight her name here or go to one of my comments and her name will be highlighted. Click on that and it will lead you to her blog: I think. People say this happens to children all the time but it doesn't happen to mine every day. I have a hard time dealing with tooth and mouth accidents, especially since my son, Thom, had a really scary trail bike accident when he was 15. His tooth was knocked out and lost for several hours in a field near home. I was at work but my hubby and brother-in-law took him to the hospital. When I arrived, Thom was in terrible state, with the wires from his braces entangling his mouth and face! I panicked and would not relax until they called in his special orthodontist, Dr. Davis, who rushed over in a formal white suit (he was on the way to a special dinner engagement). I admire that man to this day for all he accomplished for my son: by the time he finished, his suit resembled a candy cane! And, after many, many hours of tedious work, Dr. Davis would not accept one penny! How many doctors are so dedicated that he or she would make such sacrifices! I thank his wife for not being upset at his absence. Thom still has his tooth due to the sacrificial work of his orthodontist, his endodonists who also was very actively involved and other dentists. When he was in college, he did have to have some bone implants but today, at the age of 35, I thank God that he still has a beautiful smile and all of his teeth still intact.

I also have a very special niece, Teresa (born on Valentine's Day and always called herself a "little valentine") who had an accident when she was around 2 and lost both of her front teeth. You know, she was just as cute and sweet then as ever! In fact, to this day, she is one of the prettiest members of our family (and she has very pretty teeth too).

Now, my beautiful granddaughter, who happens to adore her Uncle Tommy, is experiencing some of the some pain and appearance. Both of them and Teresa are such beautiful people on the inside and outside, that nothing can destroy the things about them that so many people love. I am so thankful to God for having them in my life and in my family.

Ahhhh, family...What a blessing!!