Lessons in Lockdown #1: Struggle Builds Strength

This is how my family and I have coped with challenges in the age of corona.

A Stitch in Coronavirus Time Saves Mind

My daughter’s sewing hobby preserved our sanity.

I asked a friend if she would help me. She wasn’t willing to do it. I loved her anyway.

What happens when we give kids a full plate of control?

When do we get to use it in the real world?

She’s ‘tween our family’s past and our future.

Once I gave up my superhero status, my family and I got stronger.

When my super-protective aunt died, I saw her strength in me.

What if women decided to stop struggling alone, and worked to lift each other up?

Just when we think we’ve conquered our fears, it finds another way to bring us down. But there are ways to beat it, again.