All tagged covid-19
The Nativity Set
Maybe your family is like mine - we had a lovely nativity set growing up - my dad had made the structure and the pieces were beautiful - but we played with it - a lot. I know that my Barbie dolls made frequent visits to the scene. I am not sure how that all went down, but it seemed to work. Maybe they just visited - or dressed up Mary more modern like, who knows? I do know that I really loved the three kings.
Advent Lights Our Lives
I was out for a walk today and noticed that people have been busy decorating their homes for Christmas. There were inflatables, nativity sets, snowmen, sleds, candy canes and lights galore. I love it. I don’t do it, but I love that someone loves to do this. The twinkling lights can’t help but make us happy.
Building Community in a Pandemic?
People are longing for connection right now. We are really missing friends, gatherings, family get-togethers, seeing our aging friends, neighbors, and relatives and just things we do that feed our souls. For some of us that is music, concerts, movies, theatre, sports and games, and shopping trips or weekends away. We have an acute sense of missing something in our souls right now - and that is where hospitality can reach in. Here are ten ideas to connect this week:
Finding Courage
So many of us are looking for the strength, creativity and fortitude we need right now. It's been a bit like Dorothy's journey through Emerald Forest lately. We've been traveling a road that is new, a bit frightening at times and holds the promise of a place where things will be okay again and we'll find our way home.
Things are Looking Different
One of the things about a crisis is that we have to react somehow - indifferent, worried, scared, hopeful or anything in between. For many of us, the early months of being safe at home has stretched out into an unknown timeline or perhaps having to go back to work and worrying.