THANK YOU

Thank you. And, thank you. Thank you to all who reached out to me on my last blog. It was unexpected but touched my heart. But the one thing that was asked over and over again was “ why are you waiting till February?” Both Kev and Jake sat me down with that same question after I shared what some had asked. The reason? I thought my doctor said that would be a good time to assess my progress. But, the problem is, with a diagnosis of a widow-maker heart there is little warning. So, thanks to those who reached out to me , I am having all the tests done in September with the hopes of finding out the percentage of blockage and if I qualify for any procedures to alleviate it ( ie: stents). I asked the doctor why he was waiting and he said “ I was asymptotic but he also sensed I wasn’t ready to go to the next level of the invasive testings”. This weekend I encountered a very stressful situation. Although I got thru it, I had a hard time recovering. You know its serious when I was in the middle of making this cake only to discover I had made a mistake. I just left it and had to lay down for several hours before I could finish it. This was a wake up call for me. Stress. It is what is effecting so much of my present aliments. How I handle difficult circumstances is going to be the key going forward. Are any of you facing stressful situations? How are you dealing with it? Yes, exercise, yoga, music, wine( ok, maybe not every night!) can help. But, in the end, it’s about me and Jesus. All of us face many obstacles that can raise our level of anxiety but its when your in the middle of it you need to ask yourself “why am I anxious? What is the worst that can happen to me? “ And that's where Jesus says to me “ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your HEARTS and your minds in Christ Jesus”. That says it all, doesn’t it? So, this is now my new mantra for this next journey in my life. How about you?