I am musing......
About Covid 19!
New Year's Day 2020...had not even heard of it!
Who would have thought that a couple months into the year that the world as we knew it would stop.
No ballgames? No church gatherings?? No eating out? No family get togethers? Not going to work? Basically no travel?
When stopping at an "essential business" to pick up needed supplies makes us feel that we are putting our lives at risk?
Who would have thought?
Missionaries being sent home
Sr. citizens never leaving their homes.
Nursing home residents unable to be visited by those they love.
People dying. Often alone. Without the warm hands and loving words of those they hold most dear.
People on cruise ships for an extended amount of time...and wishing they weren't.
Who would have thought?
Dairy farmers considering using their cow's milk for fertilizer vs painfully dumping it due to a decreased market
Everyone's 401 K's being slashed to where it is too painful to even take a look
High school Seniors not attending honor's banquets, Sr. nights and likely even graduation.
Elaborate wedding plans being altered to small intimate ceremonies with only parents in attendance.
Funerals and visitations not happening.
Who would have thought?
Gas prices so low, but no where to go.
Hands raw from being washed so many times, only to be washed yet again.
Groceries being cautiously wiped off before being placed in the cupboard.
Nightclubs and bars being closed.
Who would have thought?
Concerts being cancelled and some celebrities doing them virtually without their bands and only a piano or guitar...in their sweat pants...from their homes
Kids being home-schooled by parents who are "not home-school parents"
Zoom becoming a household activity. What will it be like when we can view more then a two inch square of our loved one when talking with them?
Hugs being illegal.
Who would have thought??
Looking like we are all bandits in colorful masks. Eyes peeking out from behind; sometimes with a smile in them, often with fear.
Kids playing with neighbor kids across the street; divided by the street but somehow creatively playing the "same imaginary game"
Taking a walk around the neighborhood but keeping six feet away if we come upon a fellow walker
Grocery "pick up" becomes a weekly norm (if you can find a time slot available)
Calendars once jam packed now basically empty
Closets actually getting cleaned out
That blog I was "always going to start" actually getting started?
Daily public meetings delivered by our President
Being in the same predicament as the entire globe
The Olympics being postponed
Who would have thought?
The Democratic National convention being postponed
An election year where politics and candidate news is taking a back burner
Talk of no public voting sites for the upcoming election.
A comment being made that the next slew of babies should be called the "Coronials":}
Grocery shelves empty.
Toilet paper a "rare commodity"
Who would have thought?
Business doors locked in the middle of the day
No one abusing the Emergency Rooms
Elective surgeries not happening. Nurses sent home due to low census while other nurses are risking their lives and working practically non-stop to save lives
Healthy people passing away quickly due to a silent enemy
Mass grave burials
Ships being used as hospitals off the coasts of the US
Playgrounds taped off so no kids can not use the swings
Who would have thought?
Foreign exchange students unable to return to their home country. At least not till borders open up.
Belly exams for pregnant women being done in their car.
Airlines paying refunds for cancelled flights purchased without insurance
Who would have thought??
People reading their Bible like never before.
People turning to Jesus with hearts open to His message of hope
Youth picking up groceries and delivering them to the Seniors
Cards being written by people with good intentions who are now actually following through
Health care workers taking on the challenge of "helping others" beyond what they ever thought they would be called to do
Treats, baked goods and meals being dropped off on door steps
Grandkids singing songs to Nana and Papa on facetime and watching their grandparents start to cry
Creativity, entrepreneurialism, team work and fortitude rising to a new level
Churches streaming and utilizing technology which they thought was inappropriate or at least unnecessary several months ago
People opening their pocketbooks to provide for those who barely have pockets
Kids wanting to go to school
Who would have thought?
So many women going gray
Haircuts being done by "home salons" or the "shag" becoming the new trend
Families spending evenings together, playing games, sharing, praying, talking, bonding
Day cares closed and kids home with mommy and daddy instead
The book of Revelation being visited or revisited with new found interest and relevancy
People yearning for community
Seeing farmers in the field gives an overwhelming and welcome sense of normalcy
The jig zaw puzzle industry flourishing
A walk outside taking in the beauty of the spring time flowers is more then wonderful!
Who would have thought?
Local restaurants being supported by "drive through"
Folks getting "enough sleep"
Grandma's recipes being tried
Good will among men (and women)
Prayers being offered more continuously
People recognizing their need for a Savior?
Who would have thought??
GOD
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