Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Day 12 of social distancing
The sky is overcast. The air is cool. The intermittent breeze rings the chime. Birds sing loudly, a rooster crows and I hear chickens cluck. The pond looks green today.
Staying home takes a lot of my stress away. I know why it causes it for others. I have not been bored once in 12 days. There is always something to do, wash, clean, straighten, put away, create, teach, read, or watch. Plus kids to remind, discipline, correct, peacemake, instruct, encourage, love. Which, probably is why leaving my home stresses me because I can’t do all the things if I’m not home. And when I get back I’m too tired to do everything.
But even so, problems don’t quarantine themselves (like Epstien didn’t kill himself) just because there is a pandemic. My kids still argue about the same things they always fight about, the frustrating things about my husband still frustrate me…and I’m no peach. If anything we see our flaws more because there isn’t all the other activities to distract.
This is like all of us got put in one of those “Get Along T-shirts” It’s one big get-along boot camp.
Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Words to live by, if I can.
Oh the sun is starting to warm the air even through the clouds!!! Maybe it will come out and play. I hope so, the clouds and the fog feel like a blanket of tiredness and sadness.
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