Hey faithful readers, I don’t really have anything to blog about this week product wise. I look forward to bringing you giveaways and reviews in the future, but we are on pause for now. I did want to share something I saw floating around the internet. This one made me tear up. I don’t know who wrote it to give proper credit:
2030
College kid: “In history class we learned that the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 was really bad. What was it like?”
Parent: “Well, everything nonessential was shut down in an attempt to kill the virus, but not everyone followed the order to quarantine for 14 days. It lasted longer than anyone expected and many people died. Grocery stores were out of everything because people were hoarding. We were scared of economic failure for our country and those who couldn’t work. Don’t you remember it? You were 8.”
College kid: “All I remember was the school closing and being homeschooled. I recall doing scavenger hunts in our yard. I remember eating meals as a family for a change. I got great sleep because I wasn’t up late working on homework or rushing out the door early for school. I remember board games as a family and watching our pastor online. Honestly, that time holds very happy memories.”
That really made me think about this time through the eyes of our kids. It’s tempting to complain, but I’m all about making the most of a situation. Speaking of which, I’ll call these transparent thoughts, not complaints… 🙂
Like all the other parents around the world, I’m figuring out school at home. It’s going better then I expected and only takes a few hours. If I’m being frank though, I’m disappointed we are in this position. I’m all over the place. I’m also trusting God has special moments for us to discover together. I’m putting on a brave and positive face for the kids. I believe whole heartedly it’s the right thing to shelter at home. Also, here’s a weird moment… Jack is being taught his Bible class by his dad. The video was recorded the day prior from the other room. Weird times, but hooray for technology.
I don’t even know why I’m so resistant to homeschooling. It might be because it’s not what I want. It’s out of MY control. While I’m lacking motivation to jump into this challenge, each day will feel more normal. It’s somewhat out of character for me to feel so uninspired, but isnt’ life about doing things that are good for us even when we don’t want to do it?
We really have the best situation I could ask for. Google classrooms have been set up by our teachers and they have put in so much work so that our kids can keep learning from home. Thank goodness I’m not actually teaching them. I can see that the kids are doing great. I’ve held strong on NO VIDEO GAMES during the school week. It’s not set in stone, but it will be easier to add it later then take it away.
We take breaks for walks and we’ve been delivering groceries to an older friend to keep her safe. She lives half a mile down the street so we walked her groceries over and got caught in a tiny bit of rain. It will be a fun memory.
My biggest struggle is being constantly needed while trying to work my part time job from home, but today was the first day that my husband has been home and it’s feeling much less stressful. My heart goes out to the parents trying to motivate kids from work to do their schooling. I’m also sorry if you find yourself out of work and worrying about paying your bills.
My father in law (from a safe distance) brought the kids donuts this morning. It’s a cute thing he does for the kids since they were old enough to eat a donut. It was his birthday this week and it was sad that we couldn’t celebrate together. We are by no means the Von Trapp family singers, but we wrote a birthday song for Grandpa that included some of his favorite things: his grandkids, ice cream, and donuts.
On this bright sunny day, I wanted to say
I think you are great! On this or any date.
So have some ice cream, no one’s trying to be lean.
You come to our door, with donuts galore
I can’t hide my joy, because I am a boy
Who likes to devour, many donuts per hour.
While sheltering in place, we miss seeing your face
So we wrote you this song, to make your face not so long
And we wanted to say, Have a happy birth-day! —
Make the most of your time together while trying to encourage others. Have a good rest of your week. We will chat again next Wednesday.
If you missed the last two weeks of chats, I shared them HERE…
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