This pandemic and the shut-down has strengthened my capacity to adapt, as we have all had to adapt. Although I am often isolated at home but I know we are all on this journey, so this doesn’t make me feel alone. I have turned inwards for inner strength and have developed a deeper and more profound faith. I am also going through a very difficult family situation. I have become stronger as I go through this challenge on my spiritual journey, this has deepened my spiritual life and compassion.

My 31 year old daughter, Claire and her 4 year old daughter, Sophia, my grand-daughter, has been missing for 5 months. No one can locate them. My husband and I have hired a family lawyer and a Private Investigator and they don’t show up on their skip tracer or locator, if my daughter applied for a job or rented an apartment, etc. her ID (as well as everyone’s) can be researched by authorities online. We do know that Claire is doing drugs, possibly has mental health issues and Sophia is probably not being cared for properly and scared. The heart and love I have for my daughter and grand-daughter has made a difference as I have a better understanding and compassion for those struggling with drug addiction, mental health issues and for children being raised by dysfunctional parents. I am praying that they are both found safe and that my daughter is willing to go to rehab and to overcome and heal from her addiction. And I pray that my husband and I are granted custody of our precious grand-daughter and with our prayers and love, she can be healed from this trauma. I pray for all those suffering from drug addictions, mental health issues and especially for the children in these situations. My husband and I wonder what could we have done to prevent this but now, we are desperately searching for them and daily praying. And lighting candles on this website, and I am so grateful for Gratefulness.

I have a cold, whether or not it’s the common cold or mild symptoms of the coronavirus, I don’t know at this time. I am not sick enough to seek emergency medical help but too sick to go to the grocery store and be ‘social distancing’ but it is when suffering, it provides me an opportunity to stretch my heart and to appreciate all those (nurses, etc, ) who are dedicated to help those who are sick with this worldwide virus. I am frustrated that I can’t do more, but I can PRAY for others and I am grateful for those working hard to see us through this. I am grateful for the lovingkindness and goodness of our Creator.

I am grateful for birds singing, for the spring flowers and grateful for my 3 year old granddaughter, who is too young to know what is going on worldwide. She enjoys playing ball on our apartment patio, bubble baths, and playing with her indoor toys. My husband, myself and my daughter, a single mom are doing our best to protect her and loving care for her. And that’s all this little child is aware of, the loving care of her family. I am grateful that children are not being as affected by this worldwide pandemic and that many adults are doing what we can to protect children.

Not sure how to contact you. What is so frustrating is neither the police nor CPS will issue an Amber Alert to search for my 3 year old daughter because they are not considered missing as my daughter packed their stuff and left. With the drug use, she became more irrational and emotionally unstable. A missing person is someone who disappears without packing and leaving. Even 10 days later, they will not search for my daughter and grand-daughter to make sure they are OK and safe. My daughter turned off her phone, no one can contact her, not even the police nor CPS and yet they won’t search for them, a young woman and a 3 year old girl. This is so scary. – I am praying that someone – heavenly angels and earthly angels – can reach them and bring them back home quickly and safely.

My parents taught me and my siblings, as well as by their own example, NOT to litter.

Now I am committed to picking up at least one piece of litter per day (on average), it doesn’t seem much and as you expressed, it seems like a small thing, but if everyone in the world stopped littering and and then, if just half the population of the world each picked up one piece of litter, that is over 3 billion pieces of litter picked up.

It really doesn’t take much to pick up a piece of litter on a walk in a park and yet, it is those small things that can make a positive difference in our world.