Be equipped. Be enlightened.
Be engaged.

Recently I picked my then one-year-old up from preschool. As I looked over his daily report, it noted “he did great during our first lockdown drill.” Upset, I asked a teacher if it meant what I thought it did.

My father was not in ministry. He was a lifelong salesman, selling industrial locking systems to institutions. He turned 96 in April. He’s got quite a bit of dementia. Still, he can be tuned in at times, especially when he’s talking about his career, which he loved. 

The conversation about mental illness has an ebb and flow that leaves a lot to be desired concerning mental illness patients and family members.