I'm guessing not many people in the world hope they get a positive test back for the COVID-19 virus. But I've already been sick for weeks. I would really like a positive on my test. I want to know that this was it. That I am nearly better. That I only need to recover and then I'll be ok. I do not have much of a cough anymore. I still get headaches. I still get breathless and have very little energy. But I am getting better. And so are Juergen, Jessica, and Sarah. So I find out soon if I am positive. And I hope that I am. I hope that we can say we are recovered. It would be very special freedom. The freedom of being on the other side of the unknown. But it could be that I test negative. I am hoping I get a positive.
I thought a lot about all the doctors and medical staff fighting in this war. For them, this is a war. And I felt a great deal of grief for all they are carrying. I am praying for them, thinking of them. We all owe a great deal of gratitude for all they are doing. I've heard it a few times...we signed an oath. That oath means something to them. But we do not often see oaths honored anymore. A marriage, for example, is an oath. A vow. But people break it all the time. So it is amazing to witness this ...people fulfilling a calling. Risking their lives, and going the extra miles to fulfill a calling. This is just one thing I consider as I an stuck in my bed.
Businesses are beginning to fail. We are starting to see companies file for bankruptcy. The airline I have a ticket with this September looks like they will also fail. The company Philip wanted to work for looks like it will fail too.
Got the phone call from the health department. The test is negative. I do not now have COVID-19. They can not say if I had it, only that I do not have it now. I am pretty sad about that. It felt like I had a chance of escaping this jail. But now I need to keep staying in the house and being super careful. And who could blame me for wanting this over?
I saw this t-shirt yesterday. I liked it. We can not meet in the church building, but we can find ways to be the church in the world. This morning I watched my service on my laptop. The message was about home. Finding our home in God. Today I was going to be at my sister's house celebrating my mom's 80th birthday. Unfortunately, we had a pandemic... kind of changed everyone's plans. But I have a home in my heart. I feel home right now in Germany, and in America. It is the place I am welcome. The place I am loved. I should add Uganda to that list because my heart is there as well. And I hoped to retire in Italy part-time. My heart breaks for them. God bless Italy. God save Italy. I am using the Instant pot I got for Christmas. Right now I can smell the chicken and peppers cooking. I will make a coconut curry for lunch. I am trying to use up all the food I bought a month ago. ...
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