Kathy,
The problem with crooked teeth is that they are hard to take care of.  I've 
had to have two of them pulled and a bridge put in.  All of my wisdom teeth 
were also impacted becaue there was no room for them to grow.  Even now I 
have trouble brushing my teeth well, especially the top ones.  The torture 
might be worth it after all, LOL.



JulieMelton
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>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Liz needs braces
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:53:24 -0400
>
>Thanks Julie,
>Although, to be truthful, the cure doesn't really sound like much fun.  
>They want to stretch out her upper jaw, now before her pallet fuses 
>completely.  They put this brace in and you have to turn the crank every 
>morning and evening for a few weeks to force the two sides apart.  Then, 
>they take that out and jam these special spacers in your back teeth, which 
>would drive me nuts.  I hate getting little strands of celery between my 
>back mollers.  Imagine having a dentist ram something in there and you 
>can't flaus to get it out.  When I left yesterday, I couldn't help but 
>think that, if it were me, I'd take the crooked teeth, but she still wants 
>to go for it if at all possible.  Ah, the foolishness of youth.
>Just think, I'd actually be paying someone to torture my kids.  Hmmmm!
>Kathy
>
>
>
>At 11:15 AM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
>>Kathy,
>>
>>Praying for miracles for Liz and for your mortgage.  I know how Liz feels.
>>I have crooked teeth which were never able to be straightened due to our 
>>family's lack of funds and insurance's unwillingness to pay.  I pray God 
>>will do something special for Liz in this regard.
>>
>>
>>
>>JulieMelton
>>visit me at
>>www.heart-and-music.com
>>or subscribe to my podcast at
>>http://feed.feedburner.com/hmradio
>>Keep smiling!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Liz needs braces
>>>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:04:42 -0400
>>>
>>>Hey Guys,
>>>         Our family would appreciate your prayers.  We got the results 
>>>from the orthodontist today.  Actually, two dentists have recommended 
>>>braces for Lizzie, so we decided that we'd better, at least, have a 
>>>professional check her out.  The procedure that they are recommending 
>>>would actually stretch out her top jaw because her mouth is so crowded.  
>>>Tooth extraction is a possibility, but it isn't the first choice.  Well, 
>>>the kicker is that our insurance does not include orthodontia.  Most do 
>>>not, which means that this would be out of pocket if we move forward.  
>>>They want $800 to start and $125 for the next two years until she is 
>>>through this.  We've told Liz that if the Lord wants it done, He will 
>>>provide, but right now, we do not feel led to put it on our credit card 
>>>and move forward.  She really wants to have her teeth straightened so 
>>>we've told her she'd better start praying.
>>>         We're also having trouble with our mortgage company, which is 
>>>the U.S. government.  Our mortgage rate is based on Greg's income which 
>>>went up last year and we keep receiving different letters stating that 
>>>our mortgage payment is a different amount. We received a letter today 
>>>stating that we owe $2,000 by April 1.  That's the latest.   It's one of 
>>>those times when I really wish that we could have afforded a regular bank 
>>>mortgage because dealing with a bureaucracy is very tedious, to say the 
>>>least.
>>>         So far, I'm still pretty much at peace with all this.  I just 
>>>pray that we make the right decisions.  I did believe that we were 
>>>approaching the point that we are entering miracle teritory, however and 
>>>so I'm asking for prayer.
>>>Thanks guys,
>>>Kathy