Last Stop

Another day, another Zoom meeting.  Daddy was dressed as a Pizza Planet employee this time with the Pizza Planet backdrop.  But you can see Mommy on a separate camera in the kitchen.  The reason for this is because Daddy was actually at Edge ATA, having just dropped Madison off there for taekwondo.  I was in another area while the kids were practicing their kicks and form.

We were discussing the new series, and new plans as we go forward.  It's time to start phasing in, and although we may not have KidPak initially, we may have skits and so forth on the stage.  Families will sit together, the thinking is, as we come back into church, and families will be together in the congregation.  That probably means KidPak will remain online for a good bit, and for the time being, the is working out for us.  Our subscribers are increasing dramatically, and the creation of each weekly video is still working out for us.  We're sustaining, and also in the meantime, we're doing some new things as well.  Daddy was working on the new form letters, which seem to be nearly a replacement for our old Parenting Matters.  And of course he's got the video material filmed yesterday - tomorrow we'll have to drive it all up to Josh's house, as it takes too long to send over the internet.  No problem - we're looking forward to a nice drive up in the country tomorrow, and Madison's got a photography assignment as well, so we can knock out a few pictures along the way too.

It was a quiet day today otherwise.  We stopped by the grocery store for a few items on the way home, and it's such a mix out there of people that are over prepared and overly cautious, to those that appear oblivious to what a pandemic is.  On one hand, there are people with gloves and masks and social distancing.  And then there are just as many out there - if not more - without gloves and fairly close by.  Many are ready to move on from this.  I know we are.  But there's a balance to it, and for the time being we're still being cautious, yet with a bit of optimism that this is going to all change pretty soon.  The pandemic will be done with soon enough.

Speaking of wrapping up, tonight we finished the "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga with the final movie (so far).  The Davy Jones thing at the end really changes the punctuation mark on the end of the whole thing, clawing out the exclamation point and adding a question mark.  What exactly happens next?  These movies are great at leaving people hanging for years without comment.  But they're fun movies, and in fact Madison said she could watch them all over again, which is a testament to how much she enjoyed the series.  Next up:  Jumanji.  We just got the latest Jumanji film, so we'll probably be doing that series next, especially given the adventure theme upcoming at KidPak.

We sailed on east of Narnia tonight, stopping at probably the last island before the end of the world there.  It's been a grand adventure, but the sailors are starting to feel like turning back towards home.  It's been a considerable voyage, and as far as I can tell, we've only lost about one man overboard during an early storm.  Another has decided to stay on this last island here, and not sail onward.  We've come too far to turn back now, and it's only a matter of time before we all see the end of the world here, and the end of this story.  We'll look back upon it as a wonderful adventure.

Tonight, we said our prayers for Ba-ba again, and the rest of the world.  We pray for guidance for our leaders, perhaps linking our prayers with theirs, as there are some big and difficult decisions to be made.  People are ready to move on.  There are protests and accusations, and there are hurting people.  It's a challenging time, and only God can help us move forward out of this into His grace.