We All Need Kindness Right Now

I have been living in my UGG boots. They’re warm, they’re cozy, and I feel secure in them. That’s what we need right how through this COVID-19 pandemic, warm, cozy, and secure, don’t you agree?

While I’ve made my little stops at the grocery store and gas station and takeout food pickups, I’ve noticed something…people seem kinder. At least those I’ve come across do. During this time, it can make all the difference in the world. Many feel scared and lonely. A smile can warm a heart and I’ve done my best to say hello and smile while walking in my neighborhood, and grocery shopping.

We’re all in this together.

We don’t know what people are facing during this trying time. People are battling cancer, depression, job loss, family conflict, and death.

My aunt passed from this world this past week. She lives far away, so I couldn’t say my goodbyes in person. She had been battling cancer. I called my uncle on her last day with us, and after he heard my sniffles he said, “Don’t you have FaceTime? Why don’t you call back on FaceTime?” and he hung up.

We connected on FaceTime and he put the phone up to my aunt, who was in a coma.

I got to see her and say goodbye.

I keep seeing her face in my mind lying there so peaceful. All the memories keep flooding in—how spunky she was, and how she always loved all in. And how much she loved her husband, and all of us. She was an “all in” kind of woman. I want to live like her and be an “all in” woman.

When death touches you it has a way of bringing you to your core.

What am I about?

What do I want to be known for?

What do I want to leave behind?

As we are quarantined we can use this time as an opportunity to be all in. We may never have this chance to spend this much time with our family again. This season has a way of showing us our life from a lens we don’t often use and we see things that used to matter that don’t matter at all right now. Filtering out the petty is much easier.

We all have this tremendous opportunity to reconnect, recharge, and grow. Enjoy your time with family and enjoy the beauty of life.

We can be “all in” even through this stay-at-home mandate.

We can love more.

We can be kinder.

We can grow.

We can have peace.

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 

-Psalm 91:1-2

Wrap yourself in God’s Word like a pair of UGG boots and feel His warmth, His kindness, His love, and His security.

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