In Transit…

Buddy, can you spare a dime? Can you find a nickel in the couch cushions? Did you just roll up the pennies in your jar? If so, you might help resolve one of the pandemic’s unpredictable predicaments: the Unites States is facing a coin shortage. That’s right. A shortage of change. With everything else under undulating rules, zigzagging restart dates, and clouds of masking, one would think that things that clink in our pockets and rattle in the bottom of our purses would be something we can count on. Not so. The Fed convened a US Coin Task Force in July because it was so serious. Closer to home, Dollar

What’s next has many answers, but they fall into two categories: the areas beyond our control, and those that we can control. We can control our planning and who will help us make good decisions. Have you heard that pain is often beneficial? When we stop and realize this, awe know that it makes sense. I’m not sure about how you feel, but most of us do not like pain and will go to a lot of effort to avoid it. There are many situations in which we are dealing with the hurt of pain and we pray to have it taken away, but long-term, we are better off having