“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” Romans 14:19 NIV

I grinned a smile in the mirror. Then I didn’t.

“My life’s hanging on by duct tape and happy thoughts” someone said the other day.

My youngest got off the treadmill, our pretend yard, and blurted out “Mommy, I love how the new song on the books of the bible ends.” And melodiously shared her discovery ‘There are 66 books in the bible, and o-n-e STORY.’ “

Four sinners, four walls, four weeks (or more) of forced bonding. It’s bound that one of us is going to do time-out. Mama first, then the kiddos.

The swooshing of the laundry is my morning jazz, and the cold blueberry oats are my egg-and-bacon. That’s been my new normal since I’ve become a mom. Now, with the coronavirus shutdown, I have a brand new normal to adjust to. And so do you.