As I walked by my kitchen window, I noticed my neighbors were sitting down in the grass having a picnic on their front lawn. My neighbors, an older couple, sat across from a younger family with several children. Grandchildren, no doubt. They were sitting at a safe distance across from each other but still able to enjoy one another’s company. I smiled. A few weeks before my daughters had driven up from their homes in three different towns to visit me, and each other, from their cars, each parked down my long driveway. It makes me sad so many families are separated from their loved ones. I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of people visiting older relatives through windows of retirement homes or rehab centers. When this is over, let’s not ever take our together times for granted. God is in our relationships.
Briefly Speaking 