I've wrestled with what I could write to add some value,

some meaning,

some joy

to this time of uncertainty and fear. 

It seems crazy that just a week ago we were all running around, unassuming and living our normal lives. For some of us that meant working our 9-5 and then coming home and running our 2nd shift parenting. 

For some of us that meant staying at home with little ones while enjoying our regular weekly shopping, play dates and household projects. 

Over in our neck of the woods it meant homeschooling, adjusting to a new State and a new house while trying to get my business up and running. 

Life was normal. Life was chaotic. Life was good. 

Fast forward a week and the world we live in has been turned upside down. There is a lot of uncertainty and fear as we try to grapple with the state of our world and the safety of our loved ones. Overnight we have had to make some major adjustments. Working from home and homeschooling has become a way of life for many that never expected it. Being separated from friends and loved ones has become a way of life for many that never expected it. Having a spouse on the front lines may have become a way of life for some who didn't expect it-me included. 

One snippet keeps whispering in the back of my head anytime I feel myself being anxious by all that is going on around me...

"Be still and know that I am God."

Psalm 46:10 calls us to be still. And really, that's all we can be right now. Still. 

And whether you read God's word or not, whatever your beliefs may be-there is comfort, peace and truth that we can all agree is a relief in times like these.

"God is our refuge and strength,

a helper who is always found in times of trouble.

Therefore we will not be afraid,

though the Earth Trembles and the mountain topples into the seas,

and the mountains quake with its turmoil,

God is within her, she will not be toppled. 

Nations rage,

Kingdoms topple,

the earth melts when he lifts his voice...

Be still and know that I am God.