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What life feels like for many right now: dry, unknown, unfriendly About this time last year, I started  Jen Wilkin's book None Like Him ; it was faith-changing, and should be on everyone's reading list. When my amazing mother-in-law handed me a copy of the sequel, In His Image , I couldn't wait to dive in. [Currently I'm about halfway through, and it's better than I expected.] The question posed in the introduction of her second book is one we've all asked: "What is God's will for my life?" It's a valid question; however, it's not the best question to ask. Instead, she proposes we should start asking a better question: Who should I be? "  I feel a similar parallel in my own life right now: I keep getting pulled to the same same What if? questions: What if I get COVID-19? What if my husband/children/parents/friends/loved ones contract the virus? What if our hospitals become overwhelmed? What if grocery stores run out...fo

My last post started with these words:  "There are two types of people in the world..."  The post dealt with list-makers, but there are so many other "two types of people in the world" categories. It's one of my favorite conversation starters, and it's a fun way to really know somebody. You see, the "two types of people in the world" categories are not items in a scale-of-one-to-ten score; they are either/or. You can't be in-between or sometimes one and sometimes the other. For example:  Coffee-drinkers and non Readers and non Stranger Things fans and non Doodlers and non Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream fans and non Those of the "Princess Bride is the best movie ever" opinion and those who are wrong These items are polarizing; I bet you said for each one "Yep; I am hard-core X but not the other." That's the power of the "two types of people in the world" list. A few years ago, I would have put

There are two types of people in the world: those who make lists and those who are annoyed by list makers. (I am the former; I married the latter.) I always have a grocery list going. Hanging on my fridge is a list of my commonly-repeated meals. Each morning I make a list for my list-making daughter, who wants to see the list of things she needs to do. (My son, a chip off the block of my husband, cringes at the sight of a list.) My daily planner has a list most days, and I always have a list going in my prayer journal: names of God, prayers, scriptures by topic, etc. In this time of uncertainty and unknown, my list-making needs have dramatically changed. Our days are slower and the need to prioritize tasks has almost stopped. If I were to make a to-do list today, it would include things like, "Fix dinner; exercise; play Settlers of Catan."  But today I considered that these uncertain times have inspired me to make a few new lists. (Any scientists out there need to stu