As the world around me swirls with constant updates about coronavirus and my phone buzzes every minute with new cancellations, there is one bright spot on our family calendar that I am clinging to in rather desperate hope.
Our family's St. Patrick's Day countdown
They were all hits
The point is, there’s nothing over-the-top about our St. Paddy’s day tradition, but it is a big deal to my kids. And that’s what matters — especially now, more than ever, in this time of fear and uncertainty and toilet paper hoarding.
Having a tradition like this to anchor ourselves — to know that even if my kids wake up and can’t go to school that morning, or we hear bad news about people getting sick around us, that they still have something to look forward to — makes all the difference to me as a mom.
St. Patrick's Day couldn't come at a better time this year
Honestly, it’s kind of getting me through right now, because despite not knowing what life is going to look like for the next few weeks — or even months — I can count on the fact that on March 17, I’m going to wake up to see my kids smile as they hunt down their very own pot of gold.
