A Month Unlike Any Other

It seems only fitting that I should document this past month somewhere. 

After our two weeks of quarantine, we became 'shelter at homers' - which is not much different, except that you can leave home periodically for groceries, mail, walks, drives - but mostly you're pretty isolated from the world. 
We are now living in our own version of 'Groundhog Day'.

Since a picture is 'worth a thousand words', I'll save myself the bother of writing those words and just post the pictures. 😁
(These thoughts and pictures occur randomly - which is pretty much how I have been coping! Ha)


We were released from our mission - via ZOOM - two weeks after getting home. 






Games, puzzles, and chocolate have kept us going!



One night we were even 'egged' and TPd'.

We survived a snowstorm and an earthquake.




We have truly enjoyed our Sunday Family Devotionals!!




General Conference was just what President Nelson said it would be - unforgettable!

Wonderful talks, a new symbol, Solemn Assembly with Hosanna Shout, a proclamation in honor of the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision, titled “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World," and eight new temples.


We participated in a worldwide fast on Good Friday.


We celebrated Easter as we had never done before.
(Who stays home on Easter Sunday, anyway!?)


We did venture up to Logan for haircuts last week. Thanks, Sandy!!


Did I mention that we have been putting together A LOT of puzzles?!

We actually brought this one home with us from Portugal. 


How true!


So...
Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
My observations from Quarantine 2020 (thus far)... 
We are slowing down!!!
We are being refined, taught, and tutored and we are learning things that could not have been taught any other way.
All schools are closed and homeschooling has commenced, more or less.
We've been told to self-distance. In fact tape has been  placed of the floors in grocery stores to help distance shoppers (6 ft) from each other.
But social distancing doesn't mean social isolation! So we are doing more phone calls and Messaging.
Non-essential stores and businesses are closed. (Oh, thank heaven for Amazon!!)
Parks, trails, and entire cities are locked up.
Entire sports seasons have been cancelled - as well as concerts, festivals, entertainment events, weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings, churches, and temples.
We are not supposed to socialize with anyone outside our own homes.
There is a shortage of masks, gowns, and gloves for our front-line workers.
There are not enough ventilators for the critically ill.
Shelves in the grocery stores are bare. 
You can't find TP, hand sanitizer, paper towels.
There are daily updates updates on new cases, recoveries, and deaths.
Barely anyone is on the roads. They say that we are getting 3 weeks to a gallon of gas!
People are wearing masks and gloves outside. 
Each person in the USA was issued a $1200 stimulus check.
Facebook is alive with postings of how we are coping, surviving, learning from, and connecting with each other. I am so impressed!!
It's amazing how quickly God has unified all of His children!!
WOW!

They say history repeats itself. This poem is very applicable to our situation today. Hopefully, we can learn from it as well. 



So...
I'm not sure if there is an end in sight at this time, but...
For now all we can do is...
Hang in there...
Have faith...
STAY HOME!!