Monday, June 6th: Matt leaves for Kenya to speak at a leadership conference. I leave my dish in the sink and ignore the trash because I can! I’m alone and free!
Tuesday, June 7th: Not woken up by Matt’s 4:30am routine, I sleep in until 6:00am. Ignore dish in sink because I can. Take the trash bag and put it in my trunk to drop it off in the community dumpster. Eat a salad with whatever vegetables I want. Set up three meetings with late hours and wearily eat hummus for dinner. I’m alone and free.
Wednesday, June 8th: I wake up alone. Pack my own lunch. Ignore my dish in the sink but miss Matt. So I wash it. Go to work. Remember that I STILL have trash in my trunk?! Walk to dumpster. Come home alone and think to myself about the cost of being free.
Thursday, June 9th: I regret ever complaining about dishes or trash. I clean the whole house when I get back from work and tell Matt so he’ll miss me. He does. Go to bed… alone and free?
Friday, June 10th: Attempt to wash laundry but get confused as to where the supplies are since Matt insists on doing the laundry. I pour in soap and feel pathetic that I hate being alone. Skype Matt after work and tell him I promise to not complain about the budget, doing dishes, or forgetting to take trash out from my car if he comes home. He laughs. I sigh. I tell him I miss him and I hate being alone. He sends me a Skype heart. I laugh. He sighs.
The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” —Genesis 2:18
Some people were created to be alone and free. I’m just not one of them. 🙂 This girl relinquishes freedom in exchange for a helper and friend suitable for life! Amen.
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