Last night Sarah tripped and fell on her face and one of her front teeth was pushed up into the gum. It didn’t go straight up, though, it’s sort of up and bent. When I first saw it, I was horrified. (I’m still horrified.) We called the doctors, who told us to call the dentist, but when we called our regular dentist we never heard back from him.
Because Sarah was acting normal and happy this morning, Rich and I talked it over and decided that I needed to proceed with my doctor’s appointment today at 10:30. I had my friend Kathy come to watch the little ones and I went to the appointment, with my little one with the sore mouth and ugly tooth always in the front of my mind.
As I talked to my doctor and told her my symptoms, she unexpectedly ordered an EKG to be done. The appointment for that was at 1:30, so I had just enough time to eat some lunch, fill a prescription, and go to the lab.
The lady who did my EKG was so interested in the children, that I took out my phone to show her a picture. I turned on the photo album, and the first picture that came up was the one I had “happened” to take of Sarah’s mouth, that morning.
I “happened” to ask her if she knew anything about teeth and told her what Sarah had done. She immediately told me of a wonderful dentist that she could recommend. As we walked out, she told me how good he was with children and that he sometimes worked in that building, performing oral surgery.
We got to the front desk, where she asked the receptionist for the name of the dentist. Right at that very moment HE WALKED BY. She stopped him, told him the story, he looked at the picture and told me that she for sure needed to have it looked at, and to bring her to his office today at four.
And, just like that, God arranged the appointment for me. The lady who did my EKG was thrilled and reached out to pat my arm, “See! You need to learn to ask for help more often! Open up your mouth and ask! Isn’t it neat how things work sometimes?”
The Bible says, “Be anxious for nothing”. God has a plan and He will perform it. He will supply our needs.
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The dentist appointment went well. Sarah had her mouth x-rayed and it showed that the tooth is still intact, although it is out of line a little bit. The dentist said that he thinks it will move over and grow but it might take up to 6 months. She has soft tissue damage, so she’s pretty sore. Soft foods for now.
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Awesome. And horrible (in regards to the tooth). 😮 Hugs, Shanda!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is pretty scary about her tooth! Keep us posted on what he says about it! And your right, everything in life does have some way of always working itself out. Always have faith!
God is so good. He goes before us. So glad to hear of you and Sarah being cared for. Interested to know about your tests and her visit. I am sorry Sarah fell. I know, as a mom how she is a little part of you and it hurts. Hope the dentist can help easily.
What an incredible story!!! Seeing God work is so amazing. Hope little Sarah’s tooth is ok. And you too. =)
You are looking on the bright side for sure! I am very happy that you did find a good dentist, and I am eager to hear the results!
God was confirming to you that its okay to reach out- to ask for help- and to BE helped. 😉 He’s kinda cool like that!!! <3Hope her appointment went well…and that the doctor doesn’t have to “make boo-boos” to heal that boo-boo.
I never heard of that happening with a tooth. I’m glad God was a few steps ahead of you – as He always is. When I read things like this, I am reminded of the times He says, “I will never leave your or forsake you.”
Praise the Lord! Hope the appointment for her went well, and yours too!Continued prayers.
Great to witness God’s love and care for His own!!
I’m anxious to know what your EKG showed!
I LOVE those God-moments when He reveals His love and care to us by orchestrating events that we could never pull off. Praying for you and hope you hear the results of your EKG soon!!!
love when God does things like this!He knows what we need BEFORE we even ask, right. :)so sorry about little sarah’s tooth. makes mine hurt just thinking about it. bless her heart!when emma was little the same thing happened, only, she chipped hers in half. it didn’t look great, but the dentist said no worries since it was a baby tooth and would eventually fall out. it did. and now she has a nice permanent WHOLE one coming in. 🙂
so cool!!! Hope it is okay, but if not she’ll still be beautiful!
Never a dull moment for you Shanda! I’m glad God led you to a kind dentist. I have sent pictures of my friends’ kids’ messed up teeth to my dad for advice more than once. It usually looks so horrible when it first happens, but generally everything comes out all right eventually.
Glad to hear that the damage is not too bad. Hopefully the initial healing will happen quickly so she FEELS better soon! Hugs.
that just makes my toes curl to read about what happened to little Sarah! but the whole story of how God orchestrated your getting her to see a dentist is just awesome!! and, like other’s said, i’ll be waiting to hear your EKG results…prayers…
Poor Sarah! It IS amazing how things work out sometimes!!
I love how God works in our lives. Sorry to hear about Sarah’s accident though but glad all seems to okay.hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
LOVE how the Lord worked that out for you!! Julia did the same thing to her tooth. I had the same feelings and she was sore for a few days and her gum was puffy. It is also a little crooked. Thanks for sharing b/c now I do not need to go to the Dentist… b/c it all sounds similar to what happened here.. so thanks you saved me a trip and money! lol. -B
Love you, my dear sweet friend. I just got around to reading your blog this week. I wish I had read it sooner. I will be sending you a care package next week. I am always amazed at God’s provision. (Maybe we need to plan that mommy get away again?) Praying for you…always.
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