
Matt, Shellie, and Zach
Matt: “In any kind of hard time, there is opportunity for growth… We’ve been married for 27 years but with jobs in the medical field, we haven’t had

Kaelyn and Jed
As the owner of two businesses, Kaelyn didn’t quite know how to follow her doctor’s orders to slow down after she became pregnant (she is due in August).

Aidan, Tara, Morgan, and Bryan
Tara: “I don’t know if I am now a homeschool teacher or a dentist … because all I am doing is pulling teeth all day J”

Srikant and Lakshmi with Fibo
Lakshmi Sriraman: “I am a visual and performing artist, based in Lexington. I run two arts-based small businesses, Shree School of Dance and Lakshmi’s Studio. I am deeply

John and Laura
Laura: “The first few weeks of the pandemic, I was in overfunctioning mode, as a leader of Common Good and as an individual. This past week, I realized

Tristan and Meredith
Meredith: “We typically don’t have sit-down dinners because Tristan has dance class 4 nights a week and I have rehearsals. Since we became quarantined, having a nightly dinner

Svetlana and Camilo With Lucy
Camilo: “Compassion and patience are what is needed now. It’s good to see humanity as a whole trying to fight this virus. I think it’ll bring a lot


Franny, Jack, Charlie, and John
John and Franny: “Our boys are struggling to understand and express the changes in our routine. They are curious about everything, including what they can accomplish and control.

Allison, Langston, Jordan, Wes, and Seron
Jordan: “I love talking to people, having fun, and saying crazy things. Trying to get emotions through text messages is hard.”


John and Jenny
John and Jenny: “The silver lining of this tragedy is that we may have a reset economically, culturally, and ecologically. Now that people see quiet streets and have

Donna, Ryn, Jessica, David, and A Cutout Of James
Donna: “Our daughter Jessica and her baby girl Ryn came from Okinawa Japan to visit in mid-January and have not been able to return due to COVID-19. Her

Shanna, Delaney, Emerson, and Kelly
Kelly and Shanna are nurse practitioners at the UK hospital. Kelly works mostly nights, Shanna works mostly days—they are trying to keep everything as normal as possible for

Ashley and Mandy with Twiggy and Skinner
Yesterday was Ashley’s birthday. This is what she said about it: “Celebrating 50 years is an opportunity to be grateful for a whole new realm of things.” Happy

Cui, Donglin, and Skyler
Cui and Donglin are expecting a girl. It’s both exciting and nerve-wracking. She is due on April 30 and will be named Lexi—after Lexington.

Barb with Katie
Kremena: Barb has been my neighbor for all but one of the years I’ve lived in Lexington. Even before we bought our house on Bassett Avenue, we had

Diaka, Rachel, Kanny and Sav
Diaka: “On Monday, March 16th, 2020 Governor Andy Beshear made the difficult decision to close all bars and restaurants. My response consisted of a laugh in disbelief. At