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Good Friday 2020
Apr. 10th, 2020 08:31 amDay 26 of the Homebound Saga
Today is a day of reflection in the Catholic Church. Good Friday is the day, according to the church, that Jesus was crucified. It is a fasting day if you can.
It will be a pretty quiet day for me.
Caroline and I have already worked out when we are going to walk and where so we can have the quiet of the water and the birds to meditate on the day.
I am shifting gears to get some stuff done before Sunday including something I have promised Caroline to finish for her by Easter along with some social distancing masks.
I am feeling a bit mixed about everything right now. I am not watching the news because nothing has really changed and the numbers are depressing as each represents another person who was taken from us by this virus. The number of people I know who are either infected or people they love are infected and all that entails. The number of people who have died that I know is still climbing. Those who died were not allowed family or friends to comfort them. I am sure the staff is doing its best but that is not the same.
And then there are my friends and family on the frontline who I worry about constantly. They are very much at risk to get this virus. Until we have testing in place so the people who have the antibodies in their system and, therefore, are safe to be back in public as they cannot pass around the virus anymore, we need to stay in place and continue to not give the virus new hosts.
It’s not comfortable for me.
Last night there were reports about the divorce rate climbing as people have spent about a month in close quarters. For some, apparently, the job outside the house was the buffer that kept the marriage together. I do know that a lot of people are finding out things about their significant other that they might not have known except for this time. And those who were heading to the lawyers are finding themselves there faster.
Peter and I had the advantage that we have been in the same house at the same time day in and day out for a while now. Anything we were going to discover, we have discovered. Adding Caroline to the mix hasn’t really changed anything around here except I have more help with things during the day than I did when she was in school.
I am grateful for a solid relationship with my husband.
Today is a day of reflection in the Catholic Church. Good Friday is the day, according to the church, that Jesus was crucified. It is a fasting day if you can.
It will be a pretty quiet day for me.
Caroline and I have already worked out when we are going to walk and where so we can have the quiet of the water and the birds to meditate on the day.
I am shifting gears to get some stuff done before Sunday including something I have promised Caroline to finish for her by Easter along with some social distancing masks.
I am feeling a bit mixed about everything right now. I am not watching the news because nothing has really changed and the numbers are depressing as each represents another person who was taken from us by this virus. The number of people I know who are either infected or people they love are infected and all that entails. The number of people who have died that I know is still climbing. Those who died were not allowed family or friends to comfort them. I am sure the staff is doing its best but that is not the same.
And then there are my friends and family on the frontline who I worry about constantly. They are very much at risk to get this virus. Until we have testing in place so the people who have the antibodies in their system and, therefore, are safe to be back in public as they cannot pass around the virus anymore, we need to stay in place and continue to not give the virus new hosts.
It’s not comfortable for me.
Last night there were reports about the divorce rate climbing as people have spent about a month in close quarters. For some, apparently, the job outside the house was the buffer that kept the marriage together. I do know that a lot of people are finding out things about their significant other that they might not have known except for this time. And those who were heading to the lawyers are finding themselves there faster.
Peter and I had the advantage that we have been in the same house at the same time day in and day out for a while now. Anything we were going to discover, we have discovered. Adding Caroline to the mix hasn’t really changed anything around here except I have more help with things during the day than I did when she was in school.
I am grateful for a solid relationship with my husband.
