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Year Four, Day 270: Pandemic Times, Day 19 - "Stay Home, Stay Safe", Day 7:The Pandemic Wall




Psalm 63 New King James Version (NKJV)

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

63 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
4 Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with [a]marrow and [b]fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
6 When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
7 Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree


6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it [a]use up the ground?’ 8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 [b]And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.

Joel 2:21-23 New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Fear not, O land;
Be glad and rejoice,
For the Lord has done [a]marvelous things!
22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;
For the open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the [b]former rain faithfully,
And He will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month



Hello Friends!


I have survived a whole week of essentially home isolation. The only place I go is to the park across the street for my morning walk.



Yesterday was rough. I suddenly hit an emotional wall - a wall of fatigue, depression, anxietyand despair.

A pandemic wall.

I finally pulled myself away from tne internet. I made a mug of lavendar tea, put on my jammies and crawled into bed. I binge watched a couple hours of my new favorite show - an older, Britis sitcom called "Mind Your Manners". Then I said my prayers and passed out.

It helped.  I woke up refreshed. And my new priorityi s to do something nice for at least one person a day.

I am still keeping a heightened awareness about the pandemic, but taking time to breathe in, enjoy simple life moments and remembering to exhale.

The virus continues to spread.  We are advised to continue staying home until at least the end of April.

The assistant director from the music center were I teach piano scanned and emailed me some sheet music for my students, Since I keep all my lesson books there at the center.

Cheesy Chaffles
I made a half dozen of cheesy chaffles for my daughter, who is on the keto diet.
It is her 30th birthday this Wednesday. Poor kid.  Born on April Fool's day an celebrating her 30th Birthday during a pandemic! My grandaughter and I made her a butterfly out of construction paper - I traced her hands on the paper for the "wings"> And I am ordering her and her husband a dinner from Uber Eats on her birthday. To be eaten in her room by  candlelight while babysit my grandaughter downstairs.

Staying home and saving lives is our moral obligation to our community. And if you get creative, it can be fun! Seriously!

Stay home, stay safe. And God bless us all!

Love,

Zita

PS: It is 9:38 pm. These stats are from 3:52 pm earlier today. I know they are much higher now. But I am not going to check again until tomorrow!

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