It’s been awhile since we made a long-winded update about how things for us have been. The delay in updates is a testament to how insanely busy things have been for us. The year of COVID has created so much uncertainty for the world. And as someone who has become accustomed to planning out every single aspect of our lives as well as our business, you can imagine how frustrating in has been. But it’s always at the forefront of my mind that no matter how dire our personal situations may be, at any given time, there is someone else in the world who is struggling more than we are...  

I’m reminded of a set of memes that have floated around, both poignant and highly relatable as we reflect on this past year:

We are all in the same boat. We are not all in the same storm. For some people it's sprinkling. This is a break. It's a breather. It's a rest. It's a pause. A time to reconnect with their families. Honestly, it's kind of peaceful. For some it's a storm. It's a bit scary. It's disruptive. It's enough to make you stay up and watch the news in worry. For some, it's a damn hurricane. It's tearing at boards. It's pulling off roofs. It's washing them out to sea. It's dark and unknown. It's life changing.

It's not wrong to enjoy a sprinkle or enduring a storm. But please don't negate the difference. Rest with your family. But don't minimize the hurricane engulfing your neighbor. Laugh at a meme, but get on your hands and knees for your friends. Get in someone else's storm.

But we are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts, some have canoes, and some are drowning! The sooner we all realize that not all of us are on a level playing field, the sooner we’ll get to experience a vision of what our country, and the world as a whole, can truly be.

We long for the day when we can return to “normal,” but I for one always go into every situation with the end game being better than we started. To quote the great Jonathan Larson, “the opposite of war isn’t peace, it’s creation!” But much like life, creation is easier for some than it is for others...