I find these days that the greatest peace I feel is putting words to paper. It means all the ping-ponging of my thoughts, feelings and frustrations have a focus. I am grateful for those moments when my pen touches the page and words fly onto it. Of course, there are days when I have nothing… Continue reading Notes from Quarantine- 4.19.20- Growing Pains
Category: Quarantine Life
Notes from Quarantine 4.12.20- Easter Sunday
There’s no doubt that this year looks different in church on Easter Sunday. There’s also no doubt that the Resurrection is real. The Victory is Real. It’s real in our living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens- our offices, our backporch. Easter is confirmation that God is always doing a new thing- in our lives and our… Continue reading Notes from Quarantine 4.12.20- Easter Sunday
Notes from Quarantine- 4.8.20- Change of Scenery
Sometimes this quarantine thing feels like jail. The monotony of it all. It’s like I got picked up and dropped in some alternate reality just watching, waiting, and doing the same thing over and over again- all within the walls of my house. It’s a strategic ordeal to escape now for supplies- masks, hand sanitizers,… Continue reading Notes from Quarantine- 4.8.20- Change of Scenery
Notes from Quarantine 4.3.20- A Librarian’s Lament
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Just a couple of days ago, our governor closed schools for the rest of the school year. I was devastated. There is no closure from this year. I miss the students more than I ever believed I could, but now my fifth graders- they’re just faces on a screen before… Continue reading Notes from Quarantine 4.3.20- A Librarian’s Lament
Notes from Quarantine 3.30.20
“We do not have the answers. We never will, and we don’t need them. We want them, but our faith is not defined with the parameters of what we know. Faith is practiced in the places where we don’t know, where questions loom large, where life seems meaningless.” -Erin H. Moon, Broken Things Lenten Study
Notes from Quarantine 3.21.20
When I wrote this- It was a few days into Quarantine Life. Now, I'm almost three weeks in and no real foreseeable end in sight. But here are some of my thoughts from the first few days. I’ve been on quarantine since Tuesday. Under normal circumstances, I would relish the thought of never having to leave… Continue reading Notes from Quarantine 3.21.20