Hi friends! I hope you all are having an amazing week and guess what…it is finally Friday! YAY! Whenever I sit down to write these blogs I am always torn what to write about. A lot happens in a week, good and bad, and there is always so much on my mind that I could talk about. One of the highlights from my week so far has been coming home, back to Strasburg PA, for Easter! I have missed my family so, so much and just being able to hug them again feels so amazing. I also love being home for the holidays and ever holiday has their own special traditions that come along with the season.
One thing that I have been reflecting, praying, and rejoicing about is the face that my family, friends, and myself have made it through a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We did THAT! This past year has been so disappointing, scary, lonely, and sad. I lost my graduation, senior award ceremony, senior walk through, prom, graduation party, and so much more. Looking back, yes, that is so terrible my class and I did not have the chance to enjoy those celebrations. But even after all of the hardship everyone experienced, here we are a year later prospering.
So many amazing lives were lost this past year and I am beyond grateful that I am able to sit around the dinner table with my family and enjoy an Easter dinner together for another year. Now, I know I say all of this here on this blog, but I feel as if that is not the entire truth. In all honesty, I have struggled this year. I have felt like I was on rock bottom, I woke up a lot of days and just wanted to lay in bed, I broke some promises to myself, and I cried away precious time. It has not been easy for me to look at this past year and says “wow, I am thankful”.
But then I think about all of the individuals who could not have funerals because someone they loved died. I also think about all of the people who are missing husbands, wives, daughters, fathers, and so on because of this confusing disease. These thoughts make it a lot easier to be happy with my life. This is a lesson we are all going to learn at some point. The way we handle negative situations is a true reflection on our own strength and character.