Worry for my friend whose husband might lose his job.
Worry for my other friends whose business might go bankrupt.
Worry for my employees who aren't working right now.
Worry for the health of my family in case they contract this sickness, especially my parents.
Worry that we won't contract this sickness and we won't get herd immunity.
Worry about the state of the economy. Will the restaurants be able to even open back up? Or the hair dresser?
Worry for what dentistry will look like when we open up.
Worry that maybe, fall and winter sporting events will be cancelled.
Worry that my kids might not be able to attend the University in the fall.
And the list goes on and on and on.
I do feel hope today though. The attitude seems more positive in the United States lately and I'm hoping to see things open up soon.
I'm sure glad I have my family during this time. Just so you know we don't get along perfectly, remember the chore chart that got ripped up? Well, that was just one of thousands of frustrations that have manifested themselves in our family. Yes, there are moments we have been frustrated at the close quarters we've been forced to endure together. However, for the most part, there is nothing like spending time with my family. It makes all my worries melt away. When I laugh, cry, work and play with them I know we can pull through this together. Sometimes I look in their eyes and reassure them they are okay and sometimes they look in my eyes and reassure me too. It is wonderful. That is what I think we are all really missing with this social distancing. None of us are able to look into our neighbors' or friends' eyes and say, "Hey, we're going to get through this. WE ARE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS."
Here are some things we are doing to get through this together as a family.
Some of what we do has no purpose other than to entertain us.
Yes, we completed another 1000 piece puzzle:
We've played games, watched some movies and have watched a lot of The Office together. Here's Jordan, Kenzie and I just hanging out together one evening.
Sometimes we go on long drives with the family and then get out of the car and do handstands in the road because we can right now.
Then as always what one brother can do, the other has to do also.
And then one brother's arms fold and Mom gasps as she thinks said brother is going to break his neck.
The young seem to be more agile though than we, the old, think and he rolls right on through neatly.
Most of what we do has a purpose though.
We've had the kids cook a lot to improve their homemaking skills.
We've been carving our rocks more and are one step closer to having our names carved completely in stone.
We fix our toys and make cools number plates for ourselves. I guess if you are a motorcross fan you will recognize the significance of the red number plate and the challenge he has made to his older brothers.
We take family hikes together to see beautiful scenery and take time out to appreciate what God has made for us.
We make pretty things. Kenzie painted all these...in an afternoon. One is of our family leaving the Salmon River last summer, one is copied from Calvin and Hobbes and one is her profile.
Finally we do hard things because hard things make us more able to face hard challenges we will have in life. Sometimes it is doing hill repeats on our bikes, sometimes it is riding longer than we ever have on our bikes, sometimes it is a dirt bike ride and sometimes it is summiting a mountain to ski back down. It all takes a lot of effort:
But the reward is always worth it.
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