This certainly has been a strange Lenten season. Leave it to God to throw us all off our game...and make us question what we do, how we do it, why we do it, what are our priorities...A person can't help but start to wonder about God's plan for us.

Right now, I know we're all grappling with this remote learning. Thank you for all of your efforts. As I said last week in my article, as parents and educators we know learning must continue. But after this week's experience, we know it certainly doesn't look like a traditional classroom anymore! As parents, you are overwhelmed with the challenge of overseeing your children's education while continuing to work outside the home or working from the home. You may be juggling the responsibility for educating one child or multiple children of various ages. You're probably drowning in e-mails delivered from teachers, frustrated by technology challenges and I'm sure everyone is struggling with creating some kind of schedule ....These are the types of things that happen when our world gets turned upside down.

This is what I want you to know right now as you continue to meet the challenges of continuing the learning process for your child(ren):

For our own sake and for the sake of our children, let's keep a positive attitude. Let's support one another. And let's continue to pray for one another. With God's help we will weather the storm and be a stronger, more faith filled community for it.

God bless you and your families.