DAY 32 - 

Dear This Morning, 

Well here we are, in the midst of this crazy time. The first official day of all four of us home “social distancing” together. Dale and I are showered, the bed is made. He’s already in the basement, working in his makeshift office space. The girls are both still sleeping.

I zip up my winter coat, put up my furry hood. And come out onto the front porch to eat breakfast while rocking in my rocking chair. It’s so beautiful and peaceful and quiet. The sun shines. The birds sing. The day feels so new and promising. I wonder... “How can everything seems so normal and OK when it’s totally not?”

I feel the cold wind sting my nose and cheeks and the backs of my hands. My palms cup my white bowl of rice pudding and feel warmed. I watch the steam rise, then I inhale the scents of basmati rice, raw milk, tahini, ginger, cardamom, clove, cinnamon and maple syrup. It comforts me. And I ask myself again, “How can everything seem so normal and OK when it’s totally not?”

And I hear the answer...
“Because, in this moment, in THIS moment, in this VERY moment, I am OK. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. My loved ones are safe. In this moment.”