Corona Captivity

Well I don't even know what day we are on of "social distancing" and this Coronavirus captivity.  Currently we are all "safer at home" and just waiting for the peak hoping that we have "flattened the curve" even a little bit in comparison to Italy.

And so I wait
And I have moments of crying and moments of joy
And moments of crying with joy

Laying on my bed weeping because after waiting in line outside at Ralphs the store had no bread, no eggs, no paper products, no Eggos, barely any fruit and a 2 milk maximum.  The contrast just overwhelmed me and I wish that I would never again complain about having to go to the grocery store.

Snuggling my kids on the couch while the rain comes down and we watch Armageddon.  "And I don't want to miss a thing."  I did not miss the opportunity to kiss their heads, smell their sweet hair and just soak it in and thank God. "And I just want to be with you right here with you just like this..."

Watching my home being turned into a live stream studio on Sunday morning and then marveling at how connected I felt to my church family.  Seeing Stephen and "The Bicker Band" and taking communion with water and coffee cake.  My cup runneth over.

The Gap(s)

I always said when both my kids were in school I would probably go work at the Gap.  Both of my kids are in school and I literally feel like my whole life is working in the Gaps.

It's easy to look back and see that in Bruxelles my Gaps were filled with the smell of waffles, yoga, travel, and culture.  In LA my Gaps seem filled with job angst, the church in red, needy people, and a gone husband.

"We're not waiting on God for significant days.  That never works.  If we live for the hope of seeing significant days in life, we'll toss in the towel.  The Gaps are simply too long.  We need a different goal: faithfulness rather than significance."  Wayne Stiles Waiting on God

So today I choose faithfulness but what does that look like for this mom?

Days of Abundance

Today I behold all the abundance that surrounds me

"This is the air I breathe"
"In Him I live and move and have my being" Acts 17:28
Creation was created with no scarcity: sand, air, stars, cells, gifts, art, space

50 people that have influenced my development:

Jon
Addy
Jax
Mom
Dad
David
Dan
Grandma
Laurie
Heather
Kate
Lindy
Bill W.
James
Becky
Lori
Beth
Kim
Carol
Helen
Audrey
Jen
Chris
Natalee
Audrey
Arlene
Arlie
Bill A.
Peter
Amy
Marv
Ziggy
Lucy
Tony G.
Dave
Ben
Lance
Tim
Faith
Nadia
Leila
Caren
Shannon
Bruxelles Bible Study ladies
Jeff
Jordan
Lisa
Tony H.
Karen
Simone
Lily
Sara
Tanya
Kerri
Chantel
Kat
April
Kevin M.
Lara
Melissa
Courtney
Kevin G.
Rita
Rosie
Emma
Suzy
Jessica
Ed
Sharon
Tammy
Anita
Apples of Gold ladies
Will
Amy
Ani

The list could and will go on...