I SURVIVED
A Week Off
Everybody in my family left, and I was alone for a week.
Amy was the only one who realized that I would be alone.
The week before she left she kept asking me if I would be homesick. I told her I would try to stick it out.
"I know it will be tough, Amy, but I think I can do it."
Somehow I made it through the week. Since my children were born, I think that was the first time I was alone for that length of time.
It was awful!
I came home from work every night to find the house just the way I left it.
There were no dirty dishes in the sink, on the counter, or on the coffee table.
There wasn't enough laundry for a full load.
I was able to eat cream of wheat every morning with milk on it. I always check before I go to bed to see if there is milk, and in the morning I cook cream of wheat, but the milk disappears sometime during the night.
I bought a box of Twinkies and ate one every night before I went to bed.'
I only ran the sweeper once because no one was there to track anything through the house.
I feel stronger now. It was a tough week, but I survived!
Published by Kathryn Neff Perry
Kathryn writes inspirational Christian poetry. She is also a Christian motivational speaker who strives to inspire and encourage with a little humor along the way. She is the author of the Boone's Creek myst... View profile
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