finding lori

Covid hit right after our Dad passed.  I swear he had it and they didn’t know what it was yet….We will never know. I dealt with Covid fine I thought, but thinking about it, I think it affected me more than I thought.  Worry, isolation, a different world.  I didn’t get Covid and thankfully didn’t lose anyone close to me, but still….it did something to me.   We lost our priest, my boss in April of 2021 .  We found him unresponsive in his room and he passed a few days later.  It was a scary and heartbreaking thing to have happen to this man of faith.  I was concentrating more  my job, and cleaning out the rectory to prepare for our new priest so I still didn’t find time to deal with my Dad, my Mom, or my Covid feelings, which me and my Sis have named, “The Trifecta”.  It wasn’t until my new boss moved in in July, and things are getting into a routine that I am realizing that something isn’t right....

Happy New Year!  2021 Is Here!!! Everyone is saying that it has to be better than 2020.  Yes, so many have passed away unnecessarily.  Many have been sick and who knows that lasting effects it will bring.  Many have struggled financially, and mentally.  On the positive side, there is such much we have all learned.  We have learned to re-connect with family and friends....We've cooked more...We've done home renovations....We have learned to appreciate "down time".  I actually haven't done any thing like this, as  I am very blessed and my job has continued throughout.   Even though I have tried to stay positive, even I am getting tired of all of the changes and protocol the Corona Virus has brought.  I want to go to the store with some Starbucks, and shop forever and buy absolutely nothing.  I want to sit with my Sister and Daughter in a coffee shop and talk for hours.  I want to see my Group, and catch up without being...