How we Handled our Quarantined Teens


I think that my boys are enjoying all this time away from civilization. They have happily locked themselves in their rooms for hours at a time. They chat and text with their friends online and they eat like there is no tomorrow.

However, there are moments of sadness. They miss church. They miss "hanging out" with other teenagers. They are growing out of their favorite cool clothes, lol. There are also no girls here (aww shucks)!

So with the good and the bad times, we are taking this time to bond with our teenagers. Thankfully, neither of them has been sick at all. Glory to God! We are trying to maximize this time.

No one knows how much time you really have with your loved ones!

So we have had some very meaningful conversations. Just the other day over dinner, we were discussing what it meant for God and Jesus to be All-Powerful. We actually used scripture to come to the conclusion that Jesus was fully God and man and that He had all power all the time, while on earth and in heaven.

We have had some really fun meal ideas together! We have had dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner. The guys have cooked, baked, fried and whipped. Smoothie experimentation has been a thing at our house too. One of my sons decided that he like them! Win for mom!




We got creative with salads, desserts and drinks too. Meal prep variety is truly endless and has been a really fun way to connect with our teens!

Church has never, ever been so different for our boys. They have been going to church since birth. This is absolutely the longest time that we have ever had away from the church building. We talked about how we as individuals are the church, not brick and mortar. We have tried to have a daily bible reading time. It has been hit or miss, but we tried. We have also implemented some bible study into our homeschool. We have not missed any of our online church services and we are very thankful for that connection.

We are the set apart church set apart. 

After this time is over, hopefully we can resume some other family activities that we enjoy. Having parties and going to events has been a downer for the two extroverts in our house. Our one graduate from middle school to high school has a virtual ceremony instead of a real one, so that was different too.

Some things stayed the same though. We still cried with each other when loved ones were lost. We still embraced each other as much as ever (ok..maybe a little more). We still had to clean and keep up the house so chores and bedtimes were the same.

Life happens, but family is forever. Our teens will certainly remember this time and we are not likely to forget it soon either!




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