Today's adverse event: my seeming inability to remove interproximal calculus.

Needless to say, I was discouraged by the end of the day.

PLUS: I didn't get as far as I wanted to in the treatment process for either pt, morning or afternoon.

Really discouraged.

*almost tears*

But then God...

He caused me to be waiting for my pod leader [our clinic is supervised in sections] to check my work

instead of her, I had a different instructor. Checked.

Failed that one.

 Grade sheet.

"Was not ready for check per Ms.D"

Mercy.

I put away my paperwork and looked at my "self assessment sheet".

Red pen. *heart sinks* then I read

" really good with pts.....pts know that you care...look at how far you've come..."

Ms. D

Encouragement

*yes I cried, shh don't tell*

Reflecting back on the day

two excellent patients- super sweet- such troopers when things were uncomfortable

Blessing

Singing hymns to my afternoon patient because I just needed to worship Jesus.

Healing

[This actually served a double purpose, she was blessed & it helped her not focus on my work, & it helped me]

When I step back and look, I see the faithfulness of our God.

He keeps telling me through all of these little things that He really is seeing me through.

All I have to do is look for it.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above..."

Oh, and my afternoon patient got bumped up a level which means

a. it helps me begin to fulfill a requirement

b. I will finish her just on time and not with too many appointments!