Movies get mixed reviews. Ditto for today’s blog. Some are gonna like it, some may roll their eyes, thinking of me as some kind of dreamer. However, it’s your choice on how to perceive it—because it’s a true story.
Some time had passed learning I was qualified for getting hearing aids. A week ago, I learned it was 12 years. The average life span for such helpful aids is not that long—somewhere between 5 to 7 years. With the tune of a four-digit price tag. Can we agree I got my money’s worth?
A person may call me lucky, only I don’t believe in ‘luck.’ Blessed is more to my liking. At any rate, our incoming snail mail had sent a couple offers of a free hearing test. Doing what I do best, I procrastinated. Why rush to get a free exam, when I know I will ‘pass’ for an updated pair?
Maybe I deserve it, because I get on my husband to address his health issues. But it was role reversal this time. He was on me to take up this offer. My logic was sound, it snaked around four digits. But to stifle his ‘gentle reminders,’ I made an audiology appointment.
Often I ask him to repeat what he said, so both of us were surprised that my hearing had hardly changed. But my current hearing aids were old. You can guess what came next.
Pay for some updated hearing aids? Not when I had an advantage. Through another source, my husband gets new hearing aids every four years. Which took place this year. His old ones (perfectly good) were re-calibrated to his current needs, but they were now a back-up set.
But…what if we could use his old set, re re-calibrated to me? Would my audiologist do that? Yes! For a fraction of the price. Barely over three-digits. Oh, my goodness! Needless to say, we jumped at the opportunity.
Let’s put a spiritual spin on this experience because that is the reason this turned out so well. Using the Bible verse of Romans 8:28, “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” NLT
If your life feels as tangled as this picture, contact me. I have been ‘working’ on establishing a new daily routine, I will share the details.You will be in good hands
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