The Window

 Quarantine Day 1

Ever hear about the best laid plans? 

Before boarding that plane bound for the land of America. We made plans. 

Quarantine plans. 

Good plans. 

Plans of how to spend two weeks of rejuvenating time at home after a crazy summer of travel.

Plans for around the home projects.

Plans of yummy recipes to be tried and tested.

Plans that included a glass of freshly made lemonade, our 7th floor balcony, cushioned swing, and a good book.

Yep. Those plans.

Those plans did not pan out. Thank you very much Delta variant. Due to several cases of the this more contagious strain, the Taiwan government decided  to  tighten up their already stringent reentry routines. One of these being no more home quarantining.

So here I am. In a hotel. For two weeks. (Insert loud sigh).

My biggest concern? Getting a hotel room without a window. Yes, they exist here in Taiwan. Twice we have vacationed without a window. No thank you! Especially not when I am not allowed to leave the room for 14 consecutive days.

But, this evening, I am thankful. Thankful for something as simple as a window. A window that opens. A window that allowed me to hear the morning birds as the first sun rays crept above the horizon. A window that allowed me to feel the late morning breeze. A window where I  caught a few afternoon rays as I watched an unsuspecting neighbor hang her just washed laundry. A window that showed the ever darkening evening sky.

God is good.

Even when our best laid plans don't happen.

God knows what we need. 

Always.