An Unexpected Surprise
This morning as I woke up with an uncharacteristic amount of energy and bounded out the door for a run before we started our schoolwork, I realized something. Although I have felt mostly inconvenienced and frustrated with a shelter-in-place order, I am actually doing exactly what I would like to be doing right now. I am not downplaying the traumatic and life-threatening disease that is ravaging the globe and impacting people's lives dramatically, I am simply saying that for me, I am also realizing that there are some unexpected surprises and blessings in the midst of crisis. I deeply hurt for those who are suffering and whose lives are very directly impacted by COVID-19, but I also realize that the part that I can play is to stay at home and protect our family from spreading something and being the recipient of this disease. I can also be grateful for my circumstances and embrace something joyful like spending time with my children.
The Spring is often a really busy time in our household with my husband's ministry activities ramping up and the kids are more energetic with warmer weather while also much less enthused to get out the door in the morning and go to school. I am usually dragging as well as the warmer and lighter nights tempt me to stay up later and I find it harder and harder to get up the next morning. That is something I am grateful for right now, for the time to have a more relaxing schedule and to take our time doing schoolwork while also enjoying the weather. My husband is at home working and although he has been very busy, we are getting to see him more since he can't be attending retreats, camps, meetings, clubs, and school events. While I completely miss these things and would not have planned for us to lose so many of these special events, I can also accept the fact that I cannot physically change anything that is happening right now, and all that I really can do is accept this as our life and be grateful for the moments that I feel are really special gifts in the midst of horrible circumstances.
What about you, are there any unexpected surprises? I don't know what you are going through but I wonder if there is also good in hard stuff? I hope that there is a ray of light in your day and that despite these trying times you are also finding deep joy and peace.
The Spring is often a really busy time in our household with my husband's ministry activities ramping up and the kids are more energetic with warmer weather while also much less enthused to get out the door in the morning and go to school. I am usually dragging as well as the warmer and lighter nights tempt me to stay up later and I find it harder and harder to get up the next morning. That is something I am grateful for right now, for the time to have a more relaxing schedule and to take our time doing schoolwork while also enjoying the weather. My husband is at home working and although he has been very busy, we are getting to see him more since he can't be attending retreats, camps, meetings, clubs, and school events. While I completely miss these things and would not have planned for us to lose so many of these special events, I can also accept the fact that I cannot physically change anything that is happening right now, and all that I really can do is accept this as our life and be grateful for the moments that I feel are really special gifts in the midst of horrible circumstances.
What about you, are there any unexpected surprises? I don't know what you are going through but I wonder if there is also good in hard stuff? I hope that there is a ray of light in your day and that despite these trying times you are also finding deep joy and peace.
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