Some Thoughts on This Time of Isolation

I have heard that some people have had enough of staying home. They are getting grouchy and impatient.
I admit to wishing life was back to normal and then I could go shopping, spend the days with friends, spend time with my Mum and sister up close. But I am content. I am so very thankful that we are healthy, that we have a nice, safe home to spend time in. That we are free to go for walks around town and drives in the country.  I am grateful for technology that allows us to keep in touch with family and friends and to know what is happening in the world. I am most thankful I have my wonderful husband and I am not alone.

I really enjoy watching Little House on the Prairie and reading the books. I also enjoy watching the Waltons.
I have learned some lessons from these that have really helped me to cope in these days.

Seeing how the women portrayed in these stories live their lives is helpful to me. Carolyn Ingles in the pilot lived a very isolated life. There were no family or friends around, no other women to talk to, no stores, no towns , no churches. She worked hard all day every day. No leisure times to sit around watching tv, playing on the internet or talking on the phone. No library or stores to buy books.  When her husband had to go hunt she was left alone with her little girls and vulnerable. There was no end in sight, it was just how she lived her life and she was content and  happy with her family.

Olivia Walton and Grandma were living in the depression. They did have one little store to go to but they didn't have much money to spend in it. In one episode they could barely afford candles when their power got cut off. They saved every cent they got and made do with what they had. The women worked hard everyday, gardening , cooking, canning, sewing, baking, cleaning and caring for the everyday needs of a big family. They lived in uncertain times not knowing how bad things would get with the depression or when or if it would ever end. They were content and happy in the life God had blessed them with.

Thinking about these ladies and reflecting on what it must have been like in the pioneer or depression eras, has encouraged me and made me so grateful for the blessings I have and given me a content heart. It has also helped me to focus on what I should be doing in my home.  I should be working hard and striving to be a blessing to my husband and to others.

These are uncertain days but they will end and I serve a wonderful God. Instead of wasting time wishing things were different I will be busy here in my home and enjoy the everyday blessings of each day with a content heart.

Just some thoughts that encouraged me so I thought I would share them here. ~smile~

Blessings,
Liisa