Colorado Crockers

 You might have noticed that the world is kinda stupid right now. Covid, riots, messy elections,  strange schooling and layoffs make the world an un-fun place to be. People are angry and feeling like their opinions are God's truth, people who SHOULD share a value system are having a hard time agreeing on anything. Our family has had a bit of a stressful year, as many families have, and it was time for a change. So the Crocker Family has run away from home. Last Wednesday, we finished packing up Betty Lou Blue Bus, put the van on a dolly behind, grabbed our friend Shannon and rolled out of town. For the next foreseeable future, you may assume that this has become a travel blog. We are not sure how long we are on this adventure, up to 60 days is planned, but the world is a strange place right now so we are holding things open-handed. 

When thinking things through, some people talk it out with friends, some ask a professional such-and-such, some journal.... I write blog posts...mostly in my head. I have started to think it might work a bit better if they came OUT of my head. Heaven knows that there is a LOT to work through in the world right now. January was pretty normal, which I completely took for granted. I didn't know what I didn't know, mostly that the world was about to turn up-side down. February we ended up in the hospital with a very sick kid. Eliana had an infection that moved into the space between her eyes and brain and cause several blood clots. There was surgery, a 10 day hospital stay, and she came home on a pharmacy worth of drugs, including a central line. I don't know what we would have done without our friends and family rallying around us. We had meals and gift cards for takeout, groceries, sleepovers for the other kids, and so many people who stood in the gap for us. My heart will...