Since my last post, I have picked up my car from the garage. It is a lovely car and very easy to drive and I love driving it.
Having the car now means that I have a level of independence back, being able to go where I want, when I want. However, I am learning that this is not always a good thing and this is where having good friends comes in.
On Sunday evening, I decided I would go to church, since I could now as I didn't need to worry about how I would get there and back! When I arrived, everything was fine...or so I thought. Towards the end of the sermon, I began to get a sharp pain behind my kneecap...it was horrible. My friends realised there was something wrong and began praying for me as well as making sure I was a comfortable as possible. It soon became clear that the reason I was in pain was because I had pushed myself too hard during the week and my knee wasn't happy.
It then came to deciding how I would get home from church as only mum and I are insured to drive my car and to call her out would not be fair on her or dad who would have to bring her. My friends decided that one of them would drive me home and the other would pick me up on Monday morning to take me to fetch my car.
My friend Michelle arrived on Monday morning and took me up to the church to fetch my car. We did this, dropped my car home and then Michelle took me over to Wokingham for coffee and lunch. It was such a lovely day and the cheesecake we had for dessert was the yummyist I've ever had! I felt like I was on holiday as we sat outside this lovely little italian restaurant. It was such a relaxed day and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
One of the things that came out of Sunday night is that I am not to apologise for needing help. I am to ask for it and receive it with thanks rather than feeling guilty that I am relying on people too much and putting people out. It became clear that I have friends who love me and will do anything they can to help and will lovingly tell me I am not driving home even when I think different!
So, I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all my lovely friends, family and church community. I think you're great!
Having the car now means that I have a level of independence back, being able to go where I want, when I want. However, I am learning that this is not always a good thing and this is where having good friends comes in.
On Sunday evening, I decided I would go to church, since I could now as I didn't need to worry about how I would get there and back! When I arrived, everything was fine...or so I thought. Towards the end of the sermon, I began to get a sharp pain behind my kneecap...it was horrible. My friends realised there was something wrong and began praying for me as well as making sure I was a comfortable as possible. It soon became clear that the reason I was in pain was because I had pushed myself too hard during the week and my knee wasn't happy.
It then came to deciding how I would get home from church as only mum and I are insured to drive my car and to call her out would not be fair on her or dad who would have to bring her. My friends decided that one of them would drive me home and the other would pick me up on Monday morning to take me to fetch my car.
My friend Michelle arrived on Monday morning and took me up to the church to fetch my car. We did this, dropped my car home and then Michelle took me over to Wokingham for coffee and lunch. It was such a lovely day and the cheesecake we had for dessert was the yummyist I've ever had! I felt like I was on holiday as we sat outside this lovely little italian restaurant. It was such a relaxed day and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
One of the things that came out of Sunday night is that I am not to apologise for needing help. I am to ask for it and receive it with thanks rather than feeling guilty that I am relying on people too much and putting people out. It became clear that I have friends who love me and will do anything they can to help and will lovingly tell me I am not driving home even when I think different!
So, I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you to all my lovely friends, family and church community. I think you're great!
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