Pandemic Reflections
When the shut-down started
Time crawled slowly
Waiting with bated breath
For the shut-down to be lifted
Days went by
Counting weeks
As the months went by
Time sped up
Each day flew by quickly
How could it be the weekend again
When it felt like Monday was only yesterday
My private practice picked up
Therapy sessions shot up
One of my Love Languages is Quality of Time
Meeting with my patients was spending time
Daily
All day and night
With people I enjoy
Time just flew
There were also downsides though
No more bandwidth for ministry
Missed out on new Youth Group meeting times
Not available during new Children’s Church meeting times
Playdates with my spiritual daughters’ children over Zoom
Were not so fun
It was the most difficult part of the pandemic for me
No more going to places with them
To play and to facilitate their play
Indoor arcades and outdoor playgrounds
Frequenting Barnes and Noble with my Addie
Grandkids hating Zoom
One of my granddaughters announced at the top of a Zoom date:
“I am over it!”
How I agreed with her
Missing out on delicious desserts and meals
when I met with my spiritual daughters over discipleship
That was a true bummer for me
We only got to watch each other eat
instead of sharing one another’s food
Meeting over Zoom or over the phone though
Made meeting with adults easier
No more fighting traffic to drive from one place to the next
Just stayed home and spent time over teleconferencing
Friday night Bible Studies broadened
With friends joining from different states
Worshiping on Sundays over Zoom
Catching up with everyone after the service
Seeing my extended families over Zoom
With opportunity to speak with my family members everyday
Margin of time was gained on the weekends
More time to spend with hubby
Picked up drawing and sketching again
Listened to so many more audiobooks
Stayed up late into the night binge-watching Netflix
Got addicted to K-Drama
Went away on vacation breaks
To experience changes of scenery
And to enjoy nature
Refreshed and rejuvenated
Reset button pushed
Ready to face pandemic life anew each time
As we recover from the Pandemic
Great to see brothers and sisters again
Getting back to seeing people in person
Catching up with one another in outdoor venues
Worshipping with one another
In person
Inside church
Again
New things to come
New normal to adapt to
Incorporating new lessons learned
Hopefully
From the pandemic
What Satan meant for evil
God meant for good
With positive and negative experiences and all
