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I went on a hike with my family Saturday morning at a nearby forest preserve, and I was delighted to find that the trails were covered in dandelions. Most of the dandelions were at the height of their seed stage, with fluffy white balls lining our path. If I had witnessed the same sight in…
Thursday, April 9 I took this photo this morning of the moon setting behind my house. But when I looked at it on my camera, I thought, “Ehh… that’s not amazing or extraordinary enough to post on social media.” 🌕 What a crazy standard I sometimes set for myself? When is a beautiful blue sky,…
Wednesday, April 8 I got a few photos of tonight’s super moon as it broke through the clouds. I’ve been reading through the Psalms this month, and it reminded of Psalm 8, which I happened to read this morning: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which…
Tuesday, April 7 I’ve always heard it takes 21 days to create a new habit, and after 25 days of social distancing, we are finally starting to get into a routine. I’ve always said that I like change, but I struggle with transitions. That has definitely been true in finding our new normal with such…
Monday, April 6 The highlight of my work week is on Monday morning when the staff at the ministry where I work come together for a time of worship. For the past few weeks since we started working from home, we’ve been meeting together virtually on our computers. Our leader, who everyone calls “MT”, is…
Sunday, April 5 Today was the fourth Sunday in a row that we have been part of a church service online, rather than in person. During the service that we were watching, the pastor asked everyone to go on Facebook Live and type the words, “You are not alone.” I read the words scrolling quickly…
Saturday, April 4 Today’s activities included taking walks with Cooper, painting Alayna’s bedroom and getting caught up with friends on a long Zoom call. At the end of the day, it looked like we would have a nice sunset. I asked the girls if they would be willing to head over to a big hill…
Friday, April 3 As I was taking a walk this afternoon, I noticed four teenage boys sitting on a park bench together next to the basketball court. The playground equipment next to them was strung with yellow caution tape, warning residents the area was off limits. I walked a bit farther and noticed three teens…
Thursday, April 2 Blue skies. Puppy playing. Family walks. Evening fire. Trees in bloom. COVID can’t stop spring.
Wednesday, April 1 The past few days have been much more difficult than usual. As the kids wrapped up spring break and did their best to start online learning this week, the realization has set in that this is our new reality for the foreseeable future. We know school will not resume in April, and…
