I decided to speak directly to Governor Newsom. Here's what I had to say: Governor Newsom: Release your power (please).Posted by Shanti Landon on Thursday, April 30, 2020 ... continue reading...
An encouragement for those in the throes of schooling at home
Six years ago today, I wrote this, but it sure seems applicable today. At the time, I was homeschooling our five children. It looked a lot different than what "homeschooling" is right now, but there are still nuggets of truth in there...this is for all you parents thrown into the midst of schooling your kids at home right now, wondering if you'll make it through. "Today someone asked me why I home school our kids. Of course she added, "I would go *crazy* if I had to be with my kids all day ... continue reading...
I cried last night.
I cried last night. I was actually fine all day, but as soon as I turned out the light to go to bed, the floodgates opened. I haven't cried that hard in a long time. It all finally just settled on me like a stack of bricks. Found out yesterday that all our kids overseas mission trips were canceled. No Africa. No Trinidad. No Ecuador. No South Korea. Grace was the sweetest thing and her eyes welled up with tears and she quietly cried when we told her. Chris and I had planned a trip to ... continue reading...
Empty.
Yesterday, we picked up groceries. As we drove into the shopping center, we rolled past business after business with no sign of life inside. The jeweler. A hair salon. A small boutique. A flower shop. And I was overcome with the term "nonessential." Oh, how these businesses are essential to these families. My heart broke over each small business owner that I knew longed to be at work, engaging with their customers, and feeding their families. I whispered a prayer for each of them. The ... continue reading...
“Essential Liberty”
I was thinking tonight about how our country is changing before our eyes. I thought, what a crazy experience to literally watch our whole society shift noticeably and drastically right in front of us. Usually societal changes take years...decades...sometimes even longer. It's like trying to steer a massive ship to get changes to happen on a normal day. But here we are, right in the middle of a complete redirect. I mean, it's happened so fast, I don't think we can even come close to grasping what ... continue reading...
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