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Normally I am very discrete about my faith and the power of prayer, to me, it is very personal. In my lifetime I have never before seen an epidemic like we are experiencing. I have been observing an outpouring of prayers over the past few weeks that I have not witnessed from non-church-related activities. These prayers are abundant and people are offering them publicly. We are witnessing an outpouring of prayers. It is because of what I’ve seen over the past few weeks throughout our community, our state, our nation, and the world, that I take a…
As I was speaking to a friend this week I found myself smiling and saying, “That is my happy place.” It is a place or moment where I feel my whole self relax. A time when I am at peace and often full of joy. I have multiple “happy places.” Although several are not locations, I still refer to those moments as being in my “happy place.” I cherish that time and make sure that I allocate time daily for those moments of relaxation. Some of my “happy places” I visit more often than others. That time is a priority…
What do I prioritize in my life? Is what’s most important in my life really getting the attention that it deserves? Are the things that I have been prioritizing really what is important to me? Now that we are experiencing social distancing, am I finding that my priorities might need an adjustment? At this moment some of us are figuring out how to slow down to the pace that social distancing requires, others of us are working non-stop to help support the necessary industries that work to sustain us. Both situations provide opportunities to think about what is…
What everyone is adapting to right now is larger than just us. It is not about me and my family. It’s global, it’s about the world in which we live. My head spins when I think of all the things that will be altered during this time of distancing (graduations, weddings, funerals, travel, loss of jobs, loss of businesses…). We will be forever changed by what we experience during this time. As I lead our family through social distancing, I try to be sensitive to how people react to the change. Many people will be going through a…