This captures one second of each day in the month of
June. June was a month of holding life in tension. Tensions came to a
head after the murder of George Floyd by a policeman which led to
protests worldwide and in some cases rioting. Online people shouted each
other down telling others how they should be reacting on social media.
In real life I checked in with people I personally knew who were
hurting. I talked to my kids. I had hard conversations. That will
continue. On top of this, we are also still dealing with the fact that
Covid-19 cases are on the rise where we live. Mental health suggests we
have to find better ways to cope. And so we are holding all of this in
tension. We are choosing to meet with small groups of friends outside.
In juxtaposition to these heavy things we took a quick weekend trip to
Florida to see family. We managed to do our annual rafting trip on the
Hiwassee with friends on Father’s Day weekend. We also did our first
camping trip of the year and hiked to the beautiful Cummins Falls. The
kids have biked their hearts out and have continued to sleep in cushion
forts and play well together. Daniel spent four nights fixing our SUV
after a mechanic broke a bolt on a control arm. Living with and having
to fix other people’s wrongs, that seems to be a theme right now.
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