It's April, Again
It's April, again. Spring is springing! Life is starting to return to some sort of normalcy during this COVID pandemic. But... April will always be different for me. I admit this past year was not normal, for at least 2 reasons: 1) the COVID pandemic which required social distancing, wearing a mask everywhere, state lock-downs, schools not meeting in person, job loss, etc., and 2) the second year of life without parents and still trying to learn how to live without them. Then there was the Presidential election that was the most contentious one I ever remember. We are still reeling from the outcome! Now there is a southern border crisis with illegal immigrants coming to the US by the 1000s, daily. With COVID! (I could go on for days over the condition of our country right now, but that is not what this post is about!) I miss my mom. I miss going to see her. I miss knowing she was praying for me and my family. I miss even the way she would annoy me at times. I miss not having the