All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.

My daughter Katie has to go for surgery on Thursday. She has been amazing, about three years ago we found out that Katie had extra teeth. So she had them removed and after years there was no front teeth, so Katie had braces and a space was made for her front tooth nick named the Heffalump. This Thursday her front tooth will get the old heave ho your coming down. The specialist will put a tiny chain and start pulling that toothy down. She is amazingly brave and is an amazing young lady.
I wonder if God often feels like giving us the old heave ho your going to listen. Like Katie and her tooth so I have learnt often the hard way.
I use to laugh about the song all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. However we all take things for granted and I have learnt that through my dear little girls teeth how I took the simple thing of having front teeth for granted. Perhaps in it all I have also seen how I took a lot more than just teeth for granted.
Thanks Brave Katie for making me see life just a little bit different
Here's to you your new two front teeth.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.