Tag - COVID-19

Peace Amidst the Chaos

This is the fourth post in our series called "Connection Reflections." We hope these messages will warm your heart and make you smile during these times of "distancing." Guest Post by teacher and author Maria Rooney Finding hope in times of despair is difficult, and the past weeks have seriously tested the faith of all of us. No one has escaped this pandemic. At times, I’m sure that most of us, including myself, have questioned why? Why...

What Day Is It?

This the third post in our series called "Connection Reflections." We hope these messages will warm your heart and make you smile during these times of "distancing." Guest Post by author, singer, songwriter, and humorist Bruce Blackman Some self-promoting twit chick celebrity stood on the third-story balcony of her yellow brick house with a red-tiled roof that overlooked a wide avenue, which was dotted with palm trees, and said, “You should use this time to take up painting...

Shadows of Winter

This the second post in our series called "Connection Reflections." We hope these messages will warm your heart and make you smile during these times of "distancing." Guest Post by author, artist, and teacher Rick Sanders I've been told that March is a fickle month here in Tennessee. It can't figure out if it's winter or spring. On this day in mid-March, it was both. The day started off warm and sunny, full of promise. By late afternoon...

Pause and Reset in Today’s World

This begins our series called "Connection Reflections." We hope these messages will warm your heart and make you smile during these times of "distancing." Guest Post by author Angie Gallion The 13th of April marks one month since my kids’ school closed down. We have been here in the house together since then. My husband didn’t start working from home until a week later, but since then, it’s been the four of us, finding places for alone time, coming together...