You took your toddler’s hand and moved them, wobbly feet and all, across the carpet, shared about two bunny ears, and how to make a bow, ducking one inside the hole, and held the back of their bike, as they zoomed and balanced, learning to ride without you. Education is woven into the very identity of […]
A strong and beautiful friend of mine writes on Facebook, “Please pray for Emergency Responders. They have been working almost non-stop, for the past week.” She concludes, “We miss you, Eric.” My friend’s husband is a police officer. Unlike most of us today, who will hunker down in our safe, warm homes, protecting our children… Eric […]
All schools in our county, Snohomish County, are mandated by our Governor, Jay Inslee, to be closed for a month-and-a-half due to the Coronavirus starting and spreading in our cities. Some say, the border of our state will close too, as Washington is known for the start, spread, and first death of a virus in our […]
Every city around us has closed its schools; some for a month, most for six weeks. We are expected to hear, this afternoon, my daughter’s public school will also be shutting down. Ballet has stopped. Youth group suspended. Even churches on Sundays are streaming instead of hosting a building full of people. Yesterday, Washington State’s Governor, […]
My two-year-old was puking all over me the other evening. The initial scare was a little unnerving, especially since the first case ever of Coronavirus in the U.S. was in my hometown, the one I grew up in and live close to now. Then, as the epidemic spread, I will admit, it was a little startling. […]
3-2-1…I just push the button on our brand new washing-machine, spinning yet another load of dark towels filled with vomit and feces. The world is far from “normal”, here in Washington State. “Coronavirus” has stolen the limelight of information…from schools, to churches, national news, to businesses and corporations. A friend who works for corporate Starbucks was […]