Random Rambles

 Hello old friend. Remember how we used to have long chats?  I would tell you all my worries and feelings and magically feel better?  That hasn't happened for a long time because...  life.  I've spent the last few years with an unrealistic To-Do list that never ends.  To some extent, I've felt like being busy showed how important I am. The last year has knocked my right off the high horse (disguised as a red SUV) I've been riding.  There was this little thing called COVID that shut the whole world down.  Suddenly all sports were cancelled for my kids.  School programs and activities were cancelled.  All my big important meetings were cancelled.  Church was cancelled.  Church activities were cancelled.  Basically, life as I knew it, was cancelled.   And it was...  AWESOME!!!! Weird.  Right? Let me explain.  At first, it was not awesome.  It was the opposite of awesome.  It was the kind of ...

Over the last few weeks, I've posted a few things on my social media accounts.  Actually, I should say social media account.  I've deleted all my accounts except Instagram, and the only reason I haven't deleted it, is because it is a much easier way for me to keep a family journal than good ol' fashioned blogging is.   Anyway.  It's been brought to my attention from a few friends, that without any background or context, my posts could easily be misinterpreted.  I've been thinking about that a lot lately.  I think that there is a lot of that going around these days.  We see a few sentences that someone writes.  Or we see an article that someone shares, and we assume that we know exactly where they are coming from, and what they are thinking.  I think most of the time we are wrong. For for 4 people that might read this post, but mostly for any of my people that might read this years in the future...  I do not doubt that The Church of ...