Faith, Sigh, and DIY

Is it just me or do you feel like all this is surreal?

I hope it’s not just me but this whole crisis still doesn’t seem real to me.

I mean, I’m walking every day as usual.

I’m going to bed and getting up at the normal times.

I’m eating.

I’m working on projects around the house.

I’m doing all the things I usually do.

ALMOST:

It started to get real yesterday. My hubby and I went to pick up his prescription, through the drive-thru. My instinct was to say, “Hey, I’ll run into the store for a minute and pick up some items.”

But my husband and I were at a hospital a week ago and that particular area has reported some cases of Covid-19. So because we need to be two weeks out from that date to be sure we aren’t unknowingly carrying the virus, we didn’t go in.

For the first time, it felt real.

Then I go to thinking, “How long till I see my family members again?”

We don’t dare visit our son because of his recent heart surgery.

Are you there, too?

I mean some days it feels real but other days it doesn’t.

But it is real. Too real. I watch news shows and I see how scary it is in some cities, and I selfishly hope it doesn’t come my way. And when I hear the news that men are twice as likely to die from this virus, across all age groups, I really hope it doesn’t come this way.

It’s real all right. Too real.

So for now, I pretend life is normal until it hits me over the head that it isn’t.

I hope as you have your personal time with God, that the “realness’ of all this draws you closer to God.

It has for me. Especially when I remember that God knew all this was going to happen and he already prepared the way. He will be there at the end of this journey just like he was in the beginning, and he’s walking with us in the present, every step of the way.

God bless each of you. Stay home and stay safe.

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A message from doctor’s and nurses around the world

Have you seen this message. If you haven’t, here it is. Take it to heart.

I stayed at work for you; now you stay home for us.

God bless and stay healthy.

We need to really connect now and laugh more than ever

This morning, I called some friends.

I CALLED some friends. I didn’t text. I didn’t e-mail I CALLED.

There is such a need for this personal connection. Texting shouldn’t be the only means of communication between family and friends. We need to hear the voices of the people that mean the most to us.

One of my friends asked, “Do you think we there will be garage sales this spring”.

“Sure”, I said. “And I see no reason we can’t go. I mean, we can easily move away from people.”

But then I got to thinking about it. How would that work exactly?

I mean you’d have to wear plastic gloves, first of all. That isn’t going to work because who will be able to buy them anyway.

So let’s say you don’t wear gloves? Well, you’re touching things that you don’t know are harboring the virus or not. So there’s that.

Then, let’s say you are able to buy something. You’re going to have to figure out how to get it home. You’d have to have a disposable bag to put it in. You wouldn’t want to put in your car otherwise.

And, then, of course, you’re going to have to clean it somehow when you get home.

Other friends and I are laughing at how we’re each handling the stress and what we’re doing to avoid any hospital visit other than the virus. Like my husband reminding me to tie my shoes as I have a habit walking around with them untied.

One friend, who is recovering from surgery, did something yesterday and she felt a twinge. She immediately thought, “Oh, no. What if I messed something up and have to go the hospital?” We laughed and I shared my “tying shoes” shoes story and we laughed over that.

I went to a friend’s house yesterday. She had a craft project for me to look at and add a little something to. So I wore my gloves. When I got ready to leave, she waved from the window. We laughed about that.

Obviously, the laughter is because we feeling the stress, not because we think anything is funny.

It’s going to be complicated. So, for right now, I’m reconsidering what I told her. I don’t see life being less complicated for a number of weeks now. It is my personal opinion this is going to last longer than we thought.

As I talked with my friends today, they are all saying the same thing. And, I might add, these are all godly women who follow Christ daily. They, too, are nervous and somewhat afraid. They are not afraid to admit to having some tough days already and in our area we have over another week to go. Although, as I said, I think it will be longer.

Some of us have started decorating and remodeling projects. Another friends is trying out new recipes. My neighbor is baking.

For me, I’m baking, cleaning, painting doors, organizing my sewing/craft supply room, painting pictures, writing, blogging, “pinning” and so on. I have lots I like to do and much I need to do, and much I haven’t done that is begging my attention.

So far right now, like you, I am keeping on keeping on. I’m reviewing a lot of my old posts, mostly DIY ones, so I can post some projects to keep our mind off all of this.

Let’s watch some funny movies, read a funny book, laugh at our confusion.

God bless and please follow the CDC guidelines.

PS. The statistics are now out there from Dr. Birx as of today. Men are twice as likely as women to die from this virus across all age groups. This is important information.