Lani loves to travel

I have been listening to this song by Andra Day quite a bit these last couple of days. It first awakened an emotion in me when I saw it as part of a video by South African Airlines, where a crew from SAA took home tourist that were stranded in SA during the lockdown. Selfless people who could have stayed home with their families, but instead put themselves on the front line to reunite strangers with their families. This was so heartwarming! Watch the video here:  SAA takes German tourists home The song is so fitting for the situation we are all in. It has become somewhat of an inspirational mantra for me when things get me down. One day, we will we able to do the things again that we love. Going to the gym, spending time with family and friends, having great meals at restaurants, and travel!!! Pont des Arts bridge, Paris Once things have gone back to normal, which will probably be a new kind of normal, we all need to rise up, and face the new challenges that come ...

So it happened, the lockdown has been extended. Am I surprised? Not at all. And I have all the faith in our president for the decisions he has made thus far. Fast, decisive action. I am praying that this is what will save our nation from experiencing devastating loss of life. That this decision, and the other measures government is working on, willl curb the spread of this dread disease, and contain those that are infected. I have stopped following the news updates and the rapidly climbing figures as it spreads like an uncontained wildfire through the world. There is so much going on right here. But I still pray for all the affected countries. Day 14 is over. A further 21 days to come. For the most part things are ok. Yesterday was a sad day. Went to a funeral of someone very close to us. There were 7 people in the church for the memorial service, but nearly 100 devices signed in to listen via a live link. Estimated to be more than 200 people who watched it live. How amazing tha...

Are we flattening the curve? It seems that the numbers are not climbing as sharply in our country at present, or is it the calm before the storm? I sincerely hope it’s the former, and that we are winning this invisible war with the swift action taken, and the stay-at-home orders from our president. I pray that the other parts of the world that are severely affected, find solutions soon and minimize the loss of more lives. I have lost count of the days in lockdown... They are all blurring together in a frenzy of cleaning house, tidying up and packing, and unpacking the dishwasher. Our dishwasher has never worked harder than during this period! "Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth while eating a KitKat." I am cleaning house like we are getting visitors, but as soon as my back is turned, it seems like 2 mini toy tornadoes hit the area I just cleaned... This is messing with my OCD, and the more I tell myself to chill and let it be, the more I cl...