AndyBontheRadio @Berrybunchfamily@dingdash.com

@TakeN Awesome...really simple, yet not

@Olamide got to do something with the lack of passion from the singers lol

good on her

@sinbach it's certainly very easy to go for the comfy option

it's all too east to place our reliance on unbiblical approaches like 'use your common sense'

because while God gives us minds to think through problems. He also desires us to 'trust and obey' and our own thinking can get in the way of that all too easily

the narrow path is dangerous, yet exciting...do we want danger? Or comfort?

this thought just popped into my head

when I was walking up a steep hill one day, someone told me to stop looking up. because it can be quite psychologically demotivating to see how much further you have to go

and i'm sure that is a very sensible thing while walking up a hill

but there are two issues with that as a Christian

if we look at our feet, we won't know where we're going.

or, to put that one another way - and far more importantly - we won't see WHO we're going towards

because Christianity isn't just a journey to a destination

it's a journey to a person; to a 'Him'

also, if we only ever look down at our feet, we won't be enjoying the journey we are on

just a mini thought that popped into my head which i thought i'd share with my DingDash family

let's look up to our guide, who already know the twists and turns of the journey ahead

@faith20 Amen!

@Olamide he speaks even faster than me, but still makes lots of sense

@faith20 oh it was certainly a Praise God moment!!

First solo drive today 🙂

I'm taking Jo to work today, so I'll be on my own, doing my thing, for the very first time

I think it helped that, yesterday, I received a phone call from the hospital anti-coagulation unit, checking on how I was doing at 3 weeks since starting the blood thinners, and to see if I had any concerns etc

I got the same advice from that sweet lady, once again - it'll be in your mind, but don't let is still you just getting on with your life

Folks, don't underestimate the power of a text, email, phone call to check up on someone...even of you're laid to do it!

That call gave me a very much needed boost to push myself even harder towards recovery 🙂

Oh yeah. Theady who called asked me if the there was any intention of "them doing something about sorting out the underlying heart issue?"

Mad me chuckle...I sure hope so!! Was my reply

Just need to move house first

Andy B

Cooked on my own for the family last night...well Nathan chopped the veg to save me having that risk - but felt good, and my legs had enough to stand for a long time

I've tried it a couple of times but always had to abandon the kitchen so somebody else could cook as I couldn't stand up long enough without my legs getting wobbly

So, another step towards recovery ticked off

AND I went for my first brisk walk since October

I've discovered 2 things.

My meds cocktail makes me get much hotter than before when exercising.

And it takes a lot of effort to make my heart beat faster...I carried bags, up a hill, walking fast - and only got up to 102 BPM (so the heart beat slowing beta blockers are doing their thing!)

Covid seems a long way back now, as does the lung infection. My trip to hospital doesn't seem far enough behind me, yet!

But I AM getting there!

Andy B

@Olamide @tanjaostman @bethany @MaryMamuzich @Cherishingsparrows2020 Praise God for answered prayer! wow - thanks for sharing bruv

@MaryMamuzich ok... fair enough

Yes not so much fun when it tastes like that

@Cherishingsparrows2020 working for the Lord is never in vain

Always encouraging to have some some encouragement though!

Perseverance is one thing I rarely have in short supply. When I do slip, my family bolsts me along a bit more 🙂

@tanjaostman @sinbach there's truth...then there's THE truth