Staying Home, Staying Healthy, Staying Connected
With the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020 I have been filled with many emotions...
My heart aches for those who are out of work. My heart aches for the many missionaries whose full-time missionary experience was cut short. My heart aches for those are sick. My heart aches for those who are tending to the sick. My heartaches for those who are unable to visit their loved ones. My heart aches for students who aren't able to go to school in their traditional way. And my heart tenderly aches for Miss Elizabeth, a senior in the class of 2020, who is experiencing a senior year like no other.
I have come to understand more deeply what it means to "Be still and know that I am God." And like never before I have seen how "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light."
While there are many people suffering physically, emotionally & economically from the effects of the COVID 19 I have strangely found myself filled with gratitude on many occasions. I know there are many truly struggling at this time but strangely I find myself thriving. For many many years now I have found myself exhausted at what each day demands. I have found myself longing for the time when my kids were younger and life was simple. The time before extracurricular actives crept into our schedule. The time when my only pressing task of the day was to keep my kiddos all alive & fed. The time when I woke up each morning and could design my families day however I chose...no outside worldly source telling when & where to be. The time when I was not mentally & emotionally stretched to a breaking point. The time when my family was always #1 on my to-do list.
Over the last several weeks as we have been encouraged, asked & ordered to stay home & social distance ourselves from others in our communities I have strangely found what I have been longing for. I have found peace. I have found once again the desire & energy to be the mom my kiddos need me to be. The mental fog I have been living in for so long has been lifted. I have found sanity. I have found the simplicity of life I have been longing for. I have found immense satisfaction from crossing items off my calendar. It almost all seems to good to be true, almost surreal.
I don't know how long this little gift from heaven will last. But I do know that I cherish everyday at home all day long with my kiddos. I cherish being able to give them my full undivided attention. I cherish watching my kiddos playing basketball in the backyard with their Dad. I cherish watching my kiddos giggle, laugh and be silly at lunch time. I cherish one on one time with each kiddo throughout the week. I cherish having the whole family together for dinner. I cherish this experience and memory that God is giving me.
My heart aches for those who are out of work. My heart aches for the many missionaries whose full-time missionary experience was cut short. My heart aches for those are sick. My heart aches for those who are tending to the sick. My heartaches for those who are unable to visit their loved ones. My heart aches for students who aren't able to go to school in their traditional way. And my heart tenderly aches for Miss Elizabeth, a senior in the class of 2020, who is experiencing a senior year like no other.
I have come to understand more deeply what it means to "Be still and know that I am God." And like never before I have seen how "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the light."
While there are many people suffering physically, emotionally & economically from the effects of the COVID 19 I have strangely found myself filled with gratitude on many occasions. I know there are many truly struggling at this time but strangely I find myself thriving. For many many years now I have found myself exhausted at what each day demands. I have found myself longing for the time when my kids were younger and life was simple. The time before extracurricular actives crept into our schedule. The time when my only pressing task of the day was to keep my kiddos all alive & fed. The time when I woke up each morning and could design my families day however I chose...no outside worldly source telling when & where to be. The time when I was not mentally & emotionally stretched to a breaking point. The time when my family was always #1 on my to-do list.
Over the last several weeks as we have been encouraged, asked & ordered to stay home & social distance ourselves from others in our communities I have strangely found what I have been longing for. I have found peace. I have found once again the desire & energy to be the mom my kiddos need me to be. The mental fog I have been living in for so long has been lifted. I have found sanity. I have found the simplicity of life I have been longing for. I have found immense satisfaction from crossing items off my calendar. It almost all seems to good to be true, almost surreal.
I don't know how long this little gift from heaven will last. But I do know that I cherish everyday at home all day long with my kiddos. I cherish being able to give them my full undivided attention. I cherish watching my kiddos playing basketball in the backyard with their Dad. I cherish watching my kiddos giggle, laugh and be silly at lunch time. I cherish one on one time with each kiddo throughout the week. I cherish having the whole family together for dinner. I cherish this experience and memory that God is giving me.
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