“This is my Father’s world, I rest me in the thought.” -Hymn
Social isolation: the recommended status of life in this serious yet panicked situation of the Corona pandemic. Yet for this stay-at-home momma who balances teaching online and completing chores, with taking care of a small human who walks around knocking things over, just means keeping the status quo. This “keep-to-yourself” mentality takes me back nine months to my newborn life, when going outside with a helpless infant felt absolutely insane. So our minimal adjustments include: cutting out library time and play dates.
Unfortunately, my husband and I missed my cousin’s wedding to adhere with avoiding airports and large gathering of people. I really missed the opportunity for some baby-free time with my husband. So, this weekend, I’ve tried my best to make a stay-cation complete with chocolate, wine, bubble baths, Love is Blind on Netflix and even some special time with my husband. A much needed relaxing activity after feeling the stress of dealing with the sinus- infection cold thing that plagues our little family, and the adventure scavenging for supplies at the wild Sam’s Club (completely depleted of all paper products like the rest of the major human watering holes). The bombard of information on Corona-Virus plus my history of anxiety and hypochondria, definitely brought out fear in me.
So on top of my external remedies (wine, chocolate, T.V, cuddle time) here is my internal pep talk to combat fear:
SURRENDER. God is God, you are not. He is in control and this is HIS World. Sorrow happens: loss, disease, and suffering. You cannot stop it or control what happens; but you can control your response. Either this will be a time of worry and panic for you or joy and peace. A situation of trapped confinement or simple pleasures of staying cooped up at home with your husband and child. Will you be courageous for your family or wallow in fear? Every sneeze and cough in this allergy and flu season does not mean Cornoa Virus. Even if you contracted the virus you would most likely survive. But, if you didn’t you would be home with Family. For nothing can separate you from God’s love. Perfect love cast out fear. You are always homeward bound.
In this spring season of cabin fever may you find external joys and internal peace as we control our responses to uncontrollable circumstances.
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