Zoom meetings!  They are so prevalent now since the pandemic began in our country.  My kids have zoom small group meetings with their youth group. Schools are using Zoom to teach.  We have had regular extended family zoom meetings, at work large and small groups have zoom meetings to transact business,…

It has been an unusual summer break.  Things our family normally would do have either been canceled, limited in scope or disappeared.  It also seems like we have been on “break” from school for 5 months (oh wait, it has been five months!).  I don’t even use the word normal…

How has work been going for you lately? Have you been working more than ever since some people on your team may have been furloughed? Did you get furloughed and now you are back at work? Did you lose your job completely during this time and are now having to look for a…

Our K-8 school system has had a simple mantra the last several years that basically says to Be Kind. It is plastered on all of the walls in all of the schools; it is talked about by school counselors and by the teachers and administrators all throughout the year. This is done…

After spending 2.5 months in self quarantine in Central Florida with my wife’s parents, we are finally back at our home near Nashville TN and are trying to figure out our daily routine and what all this pandemic means in our hometown community. Now that we are back, we are seeing…

I just finished reading and studying the book of Ecclesiastes. The book is basically a lot of wisdom written down by the wisest person that has ever lived on the earth (King Solomon).  As I read it I realized the same theme comes across over and over – fear God (respect…

I miss it. The good ole handshake. The pandemic has changed two of my most favorite methods of greeting people.  First it was the smile (See my post from 2 weeks ago for my feelings on that!).  And now I am restricted from greeting someone with a handshake for fear of passing…

We have been fairly self-quarantined as a family, adhering to the recommendations of the state and federal governments as well as the CDC in regards to wearing a mask over the last seven weeks.  We really have only been away from home for a couple of things, mainly making runs…

As we continue in our stay at home quarantine with my wife’s parents (I don’t call them in-laws because they treat me so well!), I have noticed myself becoming a little more selfish.   I continue to think more and more about what I need as opposed to what others might…

Our family has been in a unique quarantine for over three weeks now.   Right when the Covid-19 situation was starting to gain traction in our country, our school system closed a couple of days early right before Spring Break, so we decided to implement the kids Spring Break plan a…