Lockdown 557

Lockdown Day 557 - 4 October 2021

The sun eventually came to say hello today, affording us much needed drying time for our washing. Only a gentle breeze and an eventual maximum temperature of 22°C (real feel 18°C) did the trick after a couple of hours of dappled sunshine.

House cleaning, dishes, and errands were on the to-do list, during which a chance meeting and conversation with a mother of two really touched my heart. She had lost her husband (age 43) to this abominable virus which she had survived. Although well-qualified, finding a job proves an almost insurmountable challenge amidst the challenge to raise two little children who struggle to understand or come to terms with losing a father.

Driving home, I think about the effects of war that leaves mothers to raise children alone and a broken world in need of healing. We are in a war zone whether we like it or not, and just being willing to listen can make a difference to someone in need of healing. All of us are victims in one way or another, but together we can overcome. One good deed after another. Stepping out of our omfort zone to be present in a monent someone else needs to be acknowledged, can make the world of difference.

It's Hubby's birthday and the beautiful weather warranted a little time on the stoep in front of a fire. Thankful for the blessing of happiness in our relationship, I retire with a prayer of gratitude for my God who's got this.