Fox Tales

Fo Tales

Family Memories

Even with this virus that we have had to adjust to, I have been so thankful for truly three months of spring time. I can not remember since I lived in Louisville, KY having had three months of beautiful spring weather.

With all the extra time on my hands I have taken on the challenge of designing a new flower garden in memory of some of my family and friends that have gone on to live with our heavenly Father. My mom loved flowers and passed that love on to me. There is just something about taking seedlings and young plants and planting them in the dirt with hopes that new life and beauty will be created.

Spring brings about new life, but summer brings warmth and memories of family time. As a young child I remember spending much time out doors especially fishing adventures with my Daddy. These days we have been forced to stay home, days from times from long ago have been reflected of days that families spent more time together. Playing games with family, eating meals together, watching shows and movies together, and spending less time on phones and more time communicating all remind me of how far away from each other we had moved but thankful we are finding out way back. We often lose sight of what is really important when we allow this world to have too much control over our daily lives. I believe God is not trying to punish us with this virus but has always given us a freedom of choice. Unfortunately, we have not always made good choices resulting in our abusing our planet, taking our relationship for granted, and not spending time with Him. As you have probably read our air is in better condition because of the lack of pollution, we are reconnecting with family and friends, and many people are making time to spend with God. Don't get me wrong, I, too, look forward to being back on a more regular schedule again, but I pray we will not forget what we have learned from this process and what God has allowed us time to do.

Summer offers more opportunities to make memories with those we love. Regardless, if we are social distancing or spending time shoulder to shoulder with those around us, I challenge you to re-evaluate how we use to live and see if we can take some of the positives out of this pandemic into the future. Remember...wash your hands, wait by distancing, and worship in our new way of life. Just another way to make memories with those we love. These new ways of doing things may be bringing a lot of inconveniences to our everyday life, but I, for one, am thankful for the opportunity to refocus on what is really important. Marie

Rev. Marie Fox