So it is the 117th day of the year and about 1/3 of that has been spent in the alternate universe of COVID quarantine. Starting tomorrow we have to wear a mask everywhere we go which feels to me like a dark cloud. But, on the other hand, my local walking paths reopened a couple of days ago and the parks opened up today which feels like progress. So I'm focusing on that. Somewhere in my life I developed the coping mechanism of following my fear down a path to the worst cas

James 1:2 Chalk this tough time up as joy. Though it is hard, trying, painful, scary, exhausting and heartbreaking. In the midst of the pain of it keep your focus on the purpose of it. Remember that this time of stretching your faith will be used to produce perseverance and endurance in you. It will deepen your faith roots and strengthen your character. It will reinforce your hope. As you see God meeting you in your needs and in your dark places, it will build into you a g