Miss M joined a club today!

The NO CAVITIES club, that is!  She was as proud as punch, too.  :-)  Thank you for all your prayers as we endeavored on this adventure.  We were there for much longer than I anticipated, but she went with the flow and eventually they talked her into doing everything they wanted to do.

Here is her shiny, clean smile.  She was a trooper and did great!

Entertainment in the waiting room.

We had fun in the waiting room trying out the Photo Booth app on my new IPad.

Prayer Requests -
1) Tomorrow is Miss M's weekly visit with her mom and siblings as her mom continues to work on bettering herself, her parenting skills, and reunifying with her children.  Miss M told me about the Saturday visits on Tuesday and I worked all week trying to figure out 1) if they actually happen, 2) when they happen, 3) how she gets there, and 4) for how long is is gone.  FINALLY, about 4:30 today, all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place and she is all set for tomorrow.  Please pray for the weekly visit tomorrow as Miss M's mom is working hard on making connections with her children and Miss M is her hardest struggle.


2) DES has had my request since Wednesday morning to begin after school child care at a specific place (which is already DES approved). All I need them to do is make one phone call to the after school place, give verbal approval, and we are good to go.  School starts Monday, DES is closed for the weekend, and I have no after school programing set up still.  My type A'ness' doesn't like inefficiencies like this.  Please pray that I get a hold of the correct person (the DES caseworker assigned to Miss M) and the verbal approval is given so she will be all set for Monday after school.


3) For me...I can feel my anxiety building. It's not Miss M herself, in any way, shape, or form - but it is my learning curves in this and my new position.  It's just everything building in my mind I need to do, want to do, have to do, and don't know how to do.  Those of you who know me well know that I love order, not surprises.  I am an flexible person in the heat of the moment, but I like to have all my ducks in a row, plus an extra 30 on the side in case one or more spring a leak, and then I also have alternative plans rolling around in my head consistently.  It's all internal anxiety - the perfectionist in me.  I have to remember to give MYSELF even 1/2 of the grace I would extend to anyone else in even more of my life changes at the moment and instead I am always feeling bad for asking for help or clarification.