Confident Conqueror and Metal Mouth

I'm so relieved to find out that the surgeon still feels that my recovery is progressing wonderfully. He also felt that the potential hole in the roof of my mouth is looking good. He seemed really relieved about that. He did mention that there was "debris" (meaning food) in the top back of the right side of my mouth. Ew. He showed me how to move my jaw to be better able to reach back there but I can still taste food there (so gross, I know) and I don't see anything there when I look. It's weird. I rinse excessively when I'm brushing my teeth so I blame the giant plastic splint for trapping food there. I do my best. I was able to show my HH my x-ray today and I took a picture so I could share with all of you (the 2 of you who faithfully read my blog haha). This is why I will set off metal detectors:

My 6 plates and 31 screws

I had the BEST soup for dinner tonight. My HH graciously went out to grab it for me after a long afternoon. It was lemon chicken orzo soup from Corner Bakery. WOW. So so good. It came in a sourdough bread bowl that had apparently come freshly out of the oven so it was warm and soft. I scraped out all of the soft filling and blended it with the soup. The aroma was heavenly! It's a new fave.

I read a devotional based on Romans 8:17, "Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us". It talked about we should believe this with our whole hearts. Believing this truth should give us confidence in every area of life. It should reassure us that before anything (or anyone) ever comes against us, before any trouble strikes in our lives, we have already conquered it and we will learn something from it that will help us in the future.  We already have the victory in all things when we have Jesus in our hearts. Such a great truth. This should give us confidence all the time, if we really believe it. It should also help us remember that everything is temporary. This too, shall pass. My recovery is long, but I'm not alone and it's not forever. I will come out stronger not only physically but hopefully also emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. That is, if I stop whining long enough to learn what God is trying to teach me.