Catching up...

Hi Friends! I am so sorry - I totally forgot about my blog the last chunk of caringbridge posts! So if you would like to catch up, please go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/allisonworkman - there is SO much that I've missed posting here! Now...here is my latest post. I Thessalonians 5:18 "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Friends! It has been a while since I've written. I have some blessings and happy news to share! I still have my Ezra and that is a huge blessing! He has officially made it a year with diabetes and that is a miracle. He continues to surprise his vet and Mommy! If odds had their way, he wouldn't be here right now. On top of that, his vet said IF they make it that long they are in really, really rough shape. He has made it a year...no cataracts, walking 3.5 - 4 miles a day, eating great, playful, happy...he is a true miracle. Thank you, Lord! To celebrate, I have made a video of our journey so far... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXhxCsealSM&t=333s I survived the flu! Aside from Covid, that was the worst respiratory bug I have ever had! I'm still getting over a little lingering cough, but thank the Lord that I am MUCH better! I'm thankful for my Daddy and his life. It hurts beyond words that he is gone, but the things he has taught me...The life he gave me - It may hurt worse because of our bond, close relationship, and the love he gave, but I am so very grateful I had him for 29 years! It's been nearly 6 months and the heartache feels endless, but the thought of Heaven is just that much sweeter! SO thankful for the guarantee of Heaven!! Now, perhaps the happiest news??... A sweet and VERY generous follower here on my caringbridge is paying for me to have upper implant surgery done plus paying for teeth to snap onto the implants. I'm still in shock and disbelief! Getting implants in my top jaw will make it most likely that I'll get to play my trumpet again!! I'm SOOOOOO excited! I have a surgery consult schedule for March 5th. It'll be a two step process. First, he has to go in, remove the two teeth that are up in my palate, sprinkle bone graph material {shivers}, and close it back up. I think it is 6 months that they wait to let bone grow. Then they go back in and place the implants. There is a little bit more wait time for those to anchor in before I'll be ready for the teeth. So it's probably going to be about a year for it all to happen. A great big thank you to the donor and the Lord for orchestrating all of this!! God has been so good to me even on my hardest and most heart wrenching days! He has been with me this whole journey and, even though it doesn't always feel like it, His plan and ways are perfect! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Psalm 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Traveling in His Perfect Way... Allison