You may have seen the acronym GRACE as God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Grace is also God’s unmerited favor, or God doing for us what we cannot.

I find grace overflowing with God’s love, joy, peace, blessings, mercy, power, provision, protection, and wisdom. Thank You, Jesus!

Where did I find God’s love and favor—His abundant grace—this week?!

This was a bit of a wildcard week! It was good all around, but I was definitely depending on God to get everything done!

Monday was the biggest day with potential issues. I had work with several patients, an appointment, and my church training – all required some talking and focus. But, it all turned out just fine, praise God! It helps to have a soft heart!

I had an ortho appointment on Monday and an oral surgeon appointment on Tuesday. I am making good progress with my mouth healing, day by day. I am looking forward to taking the next steps of cranking my device soon!

The rest of the work-week went pretty well. I had some really good conversations with patients. None of them seemed to mind that my voice was still a little garbled post-expander placement (it’s getting better and more back to normal!).

I tried expanding my diet beyond liquids, soups, pasta, jello, pudding, and ice cream this week. Many foods still get caught in my expander, so I just do the best I can. It takes a long time to eat and then clean my mouth/device. I had a small cheeseburger and it took me about half an hour! It probably was not the best idea, so I will probably stick to those easier items for now. Hopefully, things will improve over the next month!

I met a friend for coffee yesterday after work. We spent a couple of hours catching up. We live close by but don’t get to see each other often, so we will have to do better about that!

Lydia had a Speech meet today, and I happily hung out at home. I usually have a list of things to do, but today, I mostly relaxed!

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These are only a few examples, but God’s grace never runs out!

There’s grace in every situation—we just need to look for it. God promises if we seek Him, we will find Him (see Jeremiah 29:13)!