We had planned to write a post on Easter, but the day got away from us with all the family video visits.
Easter morning we woke up, I made deviled eggs for breakfast, and we streamed church. The message this Easter has been quite profound for us, in addition to it also being passover. Thinking about Passover in the time of a pandemic gives a new meanng and understanding to what people may have been feeling back then. Thinking about the trials Jesus faced, and how faith was needed to get to the miracle of his rising hits close to home. When looking at life these past weeks, there have been so many trials, and we have had to have faith that things would turn out. While this was a very different Easter given we are all in isolation, in a lot of ways I feel more much more connected to the Ressurection and have been able to really take in some of the context in ways I have not before. I think that this journey of trials has been one that really could have tested my faith, and I am grateful to feel that instead it has strengthened it.
Until yesterday, I don't think Peter and I had really used video chat with our friends and family too much. It was nice to be able to see Craig, Alex, Amelia and Joseph playing in their yard, and get a video tour of Shaun's new house and see Calla, Jake, Abby and Gabby. Peter's family did a zoom call, which was fun. I also got to video chat my dad. It is definitely not the Easter I'm used to, but it did feel more connected than I thought it might.
Today we are trying to have more of a "normal" day. I played around with a mask pattern yesterday, and after a prototype that wasn't exactly what I wanted figured out a good pattern and way to make them that should be fairly quick. I cut out a handful of masks for specific people that I'm planning to sew today. Since I'm a quilter, even though I donated bins of fabric to my church earlier this year, I still have a bunch to work with. I am using the cotton as the outer layers, and then doing an inner layer of the flannel as more of a filter layer. Making these helps me feel like I'm doing my part. They may not be able to use them in the hospital, but i'm planning to make some to gift to the nurses that took care of me in the hospital. I won't have those done by my appointment tomorrow, but I think by next week I should have enough that I can send it up to the floor when I have my appointment.
Easter morning we woke up, I made deviled eggs for breakfast, and we streamed church. The message this Easter has been quite profound for us, in addition to it also being passover. Thinking about Passover in the time of a pandemic gives a new meanng and understanding to what people may have been feeling back then. Thinking about the trials Jesus faced, and how faith was needed to get to the miracle of his rising hits close to home. When looking at life these past weeks, there have been so many trials, and we have had to have faith that things would turn out. While this was a very different Easter given we are all in isolation, in a lot of ways I feel more much more connected to the Ressurection and have been able to really take in some of the context in ways I have not before. I think that this journey of trials has been one that really could have tested my faith, and I am grateful to feel that instead it has strengthened it.
Until yesterday, I don't think Peter and I had really used video chat with our friends and family too much. It was nice to be able to see Craig, Alex, Amelia and Joseph playing in their yard, and get a video tour of Shaun's new house and see Calla, Jake, Abby and Gabby. Peter's family did a zoom call, which was fun. I also got to video chat my dad. It is definitely not the Easter I'm used to, but it did feel more connected than I thought it might.
Today we are trying to have more of a "normal" day. I played around with a mask pattern yesterday, and after a prototype that wasn't exactly what I wanted figured out a good pattern and way to make them that should be fairly quick. I cut out a handful of masks for specific people that I'm planning to sew today. Since I'm a quilter, even though I donated bins of fabric to my church earlier this year, I still have a bunch to work with. I am using the cotton as the outer layers, and then doing an inner layer of the flannel as more of a filter layer. Making these helps me feel like I'm doing my part. They may not be able to use them in the hospital, but i'm planning to make some to gift to the nurses that took care of me in the hospital. I won't have those done by my appointment tomorrow, but I think by next week I should have enough that I can send it up to the floor when I have my appointment.
Hi Jodie and Peter! So glad I could help! Keep up the great recovery progress Jodie, you're doing a fantastic job. Stay safe and have a wonderful day. Susan J.
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