Countdown!

Tomorrow is the Big Reveal for the 3 fortunate women selected to have the dental makeover. Besides all the work that Dr. Williams and his staff have so generously given to us, we have been treated to a salon makeover at Revival Hair Salon and wow! are they fantastic! I have a new "do" which is considerably shorter than my old pony tail hairstyle and much more stylish. And then Bernice at Panache helped me select a Audrey Hepburn sleek black dress with a mink trimmed sweater to match and some bling to go with it too! I might add that Andrea has been there for me through the whole process and helped me decide on just the right outfit. She is one super lady and a wonderful coordinator! So tomorrow we are to be at Revival to get ready for the big day at the Gwinnett Marriot. It has been incredible to be treated so royally! So it will be easy to smile and show beautiful teeth--isn't a smile just so important! Thanks again to Dr. Williams for making this all possible. I'm looking forward to seeing the other ladies too. We have certainly been blessed. Thanks doesn't seem like enough to express my appreciation for all that has been done, but since there are no words to adequately describe my gratefulness...thanks will have to be the word. Thanks Thanks!!

Just one more day!

Wow!  I can't believe it is already here.  It seems like yesterday that I was sitting in the office being "interviewed", LOL. Who knew that day would change my life and God would answer an incredible prayer that I have been praying for years now. I have had the best time, shopping, getting my hair done and seeing a smile emerge.  In fact, I looked back over picture after picture and not one had me fully smiling where you could actually see my teeth.  What an unconscious act of hinding my teet and not realizing it. But no longer!  Dr Williams and Dr Golik have given so much time and effort to perfect my smile, I can't hide it!

So tomorrow is the big day!  Hope you can make it out!  It is going to be fun, exciting and exhilerating but most of all a moment to reflect on how great God is.  That Dr, Williams saw a need to help and went the extra mile and extended the hands of feet of the gospel to us so that we can feel better about ourselves and to be healthier.  We all have new smiles but we are all healthier.  Our pain is gone and our smiles are big to honor all those that have worked so hard to help us be even better.

Our family sends the best hug to all the staff at Suwannee Dental and to Andrea, Dr. Williams and Dr. Golik for your continued care and the biggest blessing of my life.

Just a week to the reveal

Wow, time has passed.  I can't wait until next week.  So many things have already changed but not just with my teeth.  When this process started back in February, I was just so thankful to get my teeth fixed that a new smile was just a secondary gift.  What I didn't realize is the changes that would start in my heart about myself. 

These past years I have not had time or energy to really take care of myself. I really have been run down but something about a new smile, a new point of view on your life can really change your perspective. Dr, Williams and Dr, Golick will never really know the depths of appreciation I have to the things God has done in my heart over the last few months with this opportunity to have a new smile.

I have started taking an inventory of myself.  I have started realizing how much I need to take care of my physical body not just the inside. All those changes can't be seen yet on the outside but they will soon,. I feel better, I have more energy and soon I will have a new hairstyle and a beautiful new smile.  By the end of the year I will have achieved the things God started showing me when this started..."Me".  I just need to take those steps and take care of "Me" just as much as those around me.  When you are a care giver and have that heart, sometimes the "me" gets left out.

Thank you so much Suwaneed Dental, Dr, Golik, Dr Williams...I will forever hold in my heart those things you have taught me along the way.

The Class of 2010, a year later

It has been a year since I had my own reveal with the Deserving Divas.  And what a year it has been.  God has continued to do amazing things both personally and professionally.  Dr Williams made a statement in my wrap-up video that said "When she gets that last bit of self-doubt out of the way, she will be one unstoppable woman".  SO TRUE!!

I have embraced the new, more confident woman that God and Suwanee Dental have allowed me to be.  Professionally, I have gone after some big international ministries to work with and am thrilled to say that we are now working together. And, I am not afraid to go after more!! I have been able to mentor other people through many of the situations I have experienced in my own life.  I travel internationally for work as well as to teach about "The Gift of Hospitality".  I am blessed to call Pastors, Apostles, successful business people, Dove and Grammy award winners my friends. There are precious friends I know have all over the world.  One big change that I experienced is that I embraced the fact that God wanted all of this and more for me.  We are SO worthy, SO valued in His eyes.  We are his precious children and he wants us to thrive in this world, not just survive, barely getting by.

"Thank you" can never express what I feel towards Dr Williams and Suwanee Dental for their sacrifices, love and willingness to be used by God.  Sometimes, God needs those human hands to touch, reach and serve.
I am unbelievably proud to forever be a part of the Suwanee Dental Deserving Divas and the Deserving Diva Foundation.

Less Than a Week!

Next Thursday my dental work will be completed and the temporary crowns removed and the bridges and crowns will be placed. It is wonderful to think my bite will be so improved that headaches should be a thing of the past!! To any one who has struggles with TMJ bite problems, please check out Suwanee Dental Care. They have the most up to date equipment and do such great work. End your misery--it will be so worth it. I can already tell a difference just with the temporary crowns. My bite is improved and I look different. Monday I will go in and they will check to make certain we are on target and everything is balanced, and then Thursday it will be a done deal. I am so excited!

Fun Day

Today I was able to spend some wonderful time with Andrea as we went to get fitted for my clothes for the big reveal.  What a fun experience!  Having Bernice and Andrea there to help guide me through the clothes process was a time that I have not had in years.  I felt special and blessed.  Panache in Suwanne  Town Center is the perfect place to shop for fun clothes and accessories.

I was a little bummed today because my temporaries and permanents did not make it in this week.  I am probably only slighty bummed compared to Dr. Golik.  What an incredible dentist.  He cares so much.  But when they do get here, it is going to one huge smile. 

As I am sitting here writing, I have just read Nancy's blog. My mind wondered back to the beginning and through the last few months.  There have been so many changes in my heart since that first day.  The people that work in Suwanee Dental have been such a blessing to me. They have extended to me the true example of the hands and feet of the gospel.  They have loved on me and encouraged me each and every time I step into the office. From Linda, at the front desk to Dr. Golik in the "chair" I have been so blessed to be a part of this process.  The people in the office have spent extra time, support and care to make sure that I not only have a new smile but the best smile!  What an overwhelming gift that has been for me.  I am not even sure I know how to receive it.  I was telling Andrea today that if they did nothing else I would be happy. 

So, Dr. Williams and Dr. Golik...thank you.  You guys are the best but I also love every hygenist and assistant you  have as well.  I would not know what I would do without them and I know you feel the same.  And Andrea and Brook...well...you guys are the best!

As we move forward and get closer to the reveal the excitement is building.  I can't wait to see the end results.  I saw Nancy, with her temporaries in the office the other day and she looked so lovely.  Just a beautiful lady with a beautiful smile.  We are so humbled and so blessed.

Quick Thought

Today I was driving and looked up at my teeth in the rear view mirror. They are the temporary ones, but a likeness of the real deal. I thought of all the people in this world who would love to have a competent professional like Dr. Williams do their teeth and it made me feel so humbled to have this amazing privilege. I am really looking forward to the 18th when he puts in the permanent teeth. Knowing his work, I know they will be wonderful.

Last Thursday a week ago, Dr. Wiliams took his day off and spent it doing my extreme dental work. Yes, I was in the chair for 6 and a half hours. I wondered after wards if my mouth would permanently be the size of Julia Roberts! :) But It was worth the temporary discomfort and I will add that Dr. Williams does the best job of injections ever--hardly feel them. And he spent 6 and a half hours non-stop giving me the best of care and dental work that would have been hard for me to ever manage financially. What a blessing! He removed old crowns and prepped me for 3 bridges and did other dental work. So now I have a mouth full of temporary teeth and I'm looking forward to the 18th when the beautiful permanent teeth will be fitted. Hello other dental and medical providers--here is a doctor who gives back in big ways. Not a day goes by that I don't think how blessed I am to have the absolute best dental care possible. Five stars for Suwanee Dental Care!!