I haven’t posted in this space yet in 2020. It’s been sort of a whirlwind year it seems, but now it’s obviously taken a turn most of us didn’t quite expect. I initially started this post at the beginning of last week, but it’s been hard to press “publish.” We’re all dealing this in different ways, and I think even the unknown of how long this will actually last makes it harder to process. As a blogger primarily sharing fashion, it’s been challenging to find the line between sensitivity and continuing to produce content true to my brand, but honestly my brand has been sharing what’s on my heart, so whether fashion, beauty, or dealing with self isolation and a coronavirus, here we are.

I saw a meme last week that said “2020 is being run by the same people that put on the fyre festival.”

While I definitely appreciate finding the humor in all of this, and I greatly hope that in the coming weeks, because of these necessary precautions, we will mostly all be able to look back and just remember where we found ourselves quarantined without sports in March of 2020. But there are also harsh realities because these cases are real people with real families and real fears.

What warms my heart most in this season is seeing the way we’re all coming together. For the greater good. To protect generations that protected us before we were spoken into existence. Our nation in particular has been battling division for awhile, but in recent days, all I keep hearing in my head are the words of High School Musical: “We’re all in this together.” We are separated, social distancing, and self quarantining, but really, we’re all in this together. We are taking these steps together. And thanks to social media and FaceTime, I don’t really feel all that isolated. Granted I also have my best friend to share my space with, and some have found themselves very alone, and it is those we need to be thinking about and checking in on and supporting.

I am so grateful for the generations before me that have paved the way for me to live the life of freedom and luxury I do. But it is my grandparents, my parents, Cassidy’s grandparents and parents, that I am the most concerned about. My grandpa fought in World War II and he and my grandma eloped before he left for the war and kept their marriage a secret until his return. They are a wealth of experience and compassion I’m not ready to lose.

All of these steps and precautions, they are to save human life. While it may seem silly to some on this end, we are doing this to protect generations so that they are not gasping for air, fighting for their lives, because we don’t have enough respirators and our healthcare system is having to play God, choosing who gets one and who doesn’t. I know I am praying this never reaches them. That it never comes to fruition because we all took action.

It is scary. Never in our lives have we seen our nation, communities, friends and neighbors in this state. But what I want to share with you is that God is God. The name of Jesus conquers all! That was the point of Him dying on the cross. Because He loves you and wants to spend eternity with you. So come what may, but my blessed assurance is that my grandparents love Jesus. Life on this earth is fleeting. Eternity is forever. I have faith that my SAVIOR will save us, no matter what happens. His name is also above sickness and disease. He is a good God and He loves us. I am praying protection over our families and your loved ones.

“I’m still in your hands. This is my confidence. You never failed me yet.” - Do It Again by Elevation Worship