Our family decided to plant a modest garden in our backyard. As I placed each seed in its hole and covered it with dirt, I began thinking about the amazing purpose seeds have to change a life. This tiny speck is a true miracle. We place this life-giving seed in the sunny, fertile ground, cover it, apply water, and the Lord does the rest.

Nowadays, many folks experience “cabin fever,” but are banned from ordinary travel and social activities.¹ However, some get out of the house—yet stay home—by investing time and labor outdoors, doing yardwork and gardening.

ICR’s Dr. Randy Guliuzza has repeatedly illustrated and explained how continuous environmental tracking works in animals and mankind.¹ Norway’s reaction to coronavirus risks has added a new twist to the concept of continuous tracking.²

Think back to your childhood summers. For me and my sisters, those days were filled with lazy mornings, sun-kissed noses after hours in the sunshine, pretending to be mermaids in the pool before toweling off and consuming impressive amounts of Cheez-Its and ice cream.

Countries all over the world are now juggling public health risks along with economic collapse risks. Is taking temporary refuge on a remote island a good strategy? Maybe. But don’t count on that strategy being bulletproof in the remote Hebrides or Orkney Islands, because health officials report coronavirus infections even on those remote islands.¹