Establish my footsteps in Your Word ~ Psalm 119:133

Traffic seemed heavier tonight. People are either getting weary of staying at home or they’re getting brave. Maybe both. Messages on our restaurants still abound with well-wishes to the community. We wish them all the very best as they hopefully reopen soon and recover quickly from the potentially devastating economic…

Self-service is no longer an option on the inside of our local convenience store, however you are still trusted to pump your own gas. The germ breeding ground that is the water drinking fountain is also closed. No one would be sad if these were permanently banned instead of temporarily…

All the stores are doing what they can to prevent the spread of the virus. Even plexiglass shields a being placed between the customer and the workers. Is it overboard? Is it working? Who knows, but I wonder why germs weren’t ever an issue in people’s minds before 2020.  

President Trump and his Corona virus task force update America on the status of the pandemic and what the strategy is going to be. Photo taken on March 30 from a Fox News broadcast.

The signs are everywhere. Restaurants are closed, or take-out only. Retail stores (the ones that remain open) are providing curb-side ordering and pickup. Churches are closed. Schools are closed. Our communities have taken the virus very seriously. The economic shocks are largely unknown at this time, but whatever the consequences,…

While the stay at home order issued by Governor Wolf on March 23rd may be helpful in the spread of the virus, it will not be helpful for a once-thriving economy. Even the grocery store aisles are eerily empty. Only a few people have ventured out for the necessities of…

As of 8:00pm last night, Butler County was added to the list of counties in Pennsylvania that are under a ‘stay at home’ order. The only allowable trips include grocery runs, going to the pharmacy or doctor, and other ‘necessary’ trips. Otherwise, we’re supposed to stay home. The streets are…

The officials in Butler County have closed the local parks. It’s understandable given how the virus spreads on surface areas that aren’t clean. Regal Cinema at Moraine Pointe Plaza is also closed.

The Ross Park Mall near Pittsburgh is closed. I’ve never seen an operating mall with a parking lot this empty. People should be buying products, but instead are quarantined at home in hopes to curb the spread of the virus.