I’m the person who disinfects Lysol cans. So, when my husband tested positive for Covid, to say it shocked me was an understatement. Questions of where he went wrong consumed me. Did he forget to wash his hands one time last week? Was he wearing his mask at work? It didn’t matter; he was positive. ...

Books have always gotten me through tough times. I would sit on my bed and travel to magical lands when I wasn’t able to go anywhere. I loved to get to know all of the different characters. I think that’s what sparked my love of writing because I never had to leave my characters once ...

2020 has been a difficult year for just about everyone. Whether it be a lot of a job, losing your home, or being infected with COVID 19, we have all struggled in some way. Our lives have changed in such drastic ways that there is only a small resemblance of what they were this time ...

Over the past eight months I thought about starting a journal to capture what my life looked like and felt like during the COVID-19 pandemic. But I couldn’t bring myself to sit down and do it. While the thought was a good idea, I haven’t had the energy or the motivation to unpack all these ...

Read Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4   Kat breathed in. And out. And in again. Everything burned and ached, but she was breathing on her own for the first time in two weeks. She didn’t remember her first days in the hospital, but she had seen enough people put on ventilators ...

Read Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 How are you feeling? The text woke her up. Kat’s head was pounding. She wanted nothing more than to turn her phone off, but she could only imagine the panic it would cause if she did. Pretty much the same When do you get the test ...

Read Part 1 | Part 2 The sun had nearly slipped below the horizon, painting the sky a rosy pink. Owen smiled at Kat from where he sat in his camp chair, six feet away from her on the lawn. The park was empty except for them. Kat smiled back, but then Owen’s eyes went ...

I know you are scared, so am I, I don’t want to catch the virus lose anyone I love or my means of survival,   We need to turn to God, our family and friends, we need to be there for one another.   Please stay safe, wear the face masks, stay six-feet apart, no ...

COVID-19 has changed our world in scary ways. But no one can protect you better than yourself, and knowledge is the best way to do that. Here are the current facts and recommendations that will help keep you safe. CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD At the end of May, the world moved toward business as ...

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it ...