This month is winding down quickly. I’m pausing for a bit to recount the week’s blessings with Susanne at at Living to Tell the Story.
1. A good visit with my primary care doctor. He has a tendency sometimes to brush off concerns that I have, so I prayed that he would be attentive and unrushed. This was probably the best visit I’ve ever had with him. I felt we had a good discussion and was satisfied with his counsel, even though it differed from what I originally wanted to do.
2. Rediscovering my son’s old blog. Jason had a blog for a while after Timothy was born, sharing experiences from the NICU and life with a preemie to encourage other parents. In the course of providing for and caring for his family, the blog was eventually forgotten and taken down by whoever was hosting it. I was always sorry those posts had been lost.
A few days ago, I was scrolling through the blog feeds I follow through Feedly and came to some that had not posted in years. I was considering deleting some of them when I came across Jason’s old blog. When I tried to click through to the site, I got an error message. But the posts themselves were still there on Feedly. So I copied and pasted them into a Word document. It was so good to reread them and see into Jason’s heart at that time and God’s grace in their lives.
3. Dinner out. Eating out is going to be a challenge with trying to maintain a low sodium diet. I looked up some articles on low sodium choices at restaurants and found a recommendation for Texas Roadhouse’s barbecue chicken. I only had half of it there and got a salad and fresh vegetables instead of their salt-encrusted (and delicious) baked potato. It was so nice to find I had some good options for restaurant food.
4. Getting back out among people. Between the hospital and illness, we’d felt kind of isolated for the last few weeks. So we had Jason, Mittu, Timothy, and Jesse over for dinner Friday night. Some of us sat in lawn chairs and talked while the guys played basketball, then we went in to play some games. Though I always love having them over, that was an especially good night. Then it was good, too, to make it out to church and our small group last Sunday.
5. A good dentist’s visit. I’ve had visits where I thought everything was fine only to be told I had a problem somewhere in my mouth. So it’s always a sigh of relief to get the all-clear. In addition, I’ve gotten vertigo pretty badly my last few times at the dentist when they sit me back up. The hygienist said she could lean me back just slightly and stand to do the cleaning. That worked great. I was so thankful she was willing to do that.
Bonuses: Getting my hair cut, and having a coupon for $8.99. Finally getting our microwave back after four weeks of waiting for parts and repairs. Jason and Mittu’s HVAC getting repaired after a couple of weeks of it not working (due to waiting on a part). Roses that Jason, Mittu, and Timothy brought over that are opening beautifully.
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a good week!
I’m glad your doctor listened to you. We depend on our doctors to provide the best care. We appreciate when they listen and care. Have a blessed weekend. 🙂
So happy about all the good news and evidence that your life is returning to normal!
TT
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I’m so thankful that you had a good visit with your doctor and that he listened to you. With so much medical stuff going on with you, that;s a blessing.
How wonderful that you were able to retrieve Jason’s blog posts! Did he ever save them? He might really appreciate that you did that. What memories there must be!
I think salt in our food is something we don’t think about until we can’t have it. And restaurants are particularly bad I imagine. I’m glad you are able to research ahead of time, and not have to ask a lot of questions when you’re there.
So great for that day and evening with Jason and family. You’ve needed that interaction!
Have a great weekend.
Good to hear you’re feeling better and getting out again. I’m sure the last few weeks have been frustrating. Great that you had good appointments with your doctor and dentist and were able to fit in some family time too. Enjoy your weekend.
YAy for a good doc and dental visit!!
I LOVE that God gave you the blessing of finding Jason’s old posts! what a treasure and God is so good.
those roses are BEAUTIFUL!
my downfall when I go out to a restaurant is that if the meal I choose has an option for fries, I always get those and I truly do NOT need that extra sodium. So the last time I was tempted to get fries I tried sweet potato fries and although not as crispy as their regular ones, there WAS less salt at least. Next time I’ll choose just a salad if it’s an option. I do tend to eat more plant based which is naturally salt free. I’m glad you found options you like. I haven’t been out to dinner since mid Sept and am hoping to do so on Sunday evening as a date with hubby.
I’m glad too about the good doctor! I was having a similar conversation this morning with my friend in a nursing home. She’s had a few issues and a nurse practitioner is coming to see her but whether or not she’ll follow through/offer real help is questionable. I hear ya on the uneventful dentist visit too! That’s a great blessing to be able to go back in time to read your son’s early blog posts 🙂 Wishing you a good upcoming week!
Texas Roadhouse does have some good choices – I love their backed sweet potato, plain, which isn’t salt crusted. Praying for you with the new changes . . .
It does sound like you had a good week. Doctors who listen and act accordingly are important in our health. And finding those old blog posts is a true treasure.
Have a good week, Barbara. Willow
Wonderful answer to prayer that you had more indepth conversation with your primary care physician. Glad you found restaurant options that suited.
What a find on Feedly! I wonder if Jason had made a backup before the platform was taken down. Love those sweet bonuses, too.
So glad you are getting out and about a bit after being cooped up. An acommodating dentist is such a blessing. I can;t be tipped all the way back either and the last time he stood to do some of the work which can’t have been easy on his back. So grateful for that! Lovely roses. Wonderful that you still had those posts in your feedly!