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Alone Again
3 stars|1 comments|May 12, 2007|531 reads
 
Steph and the kids left on Wednesday and won't be home until Monday.  Four days on my own.  There is something sort of fun about that!  I can eat what I want, when I want, where I want.  I can break all the house rules.  I can walk around the house in my underwear.  I can get a lot of work done on my projects without interruptions.  I can leave dirty dishes laying all over the kitchen and throw my dirty clothes on the floor.  I CAN EVEN LEAVE THE LID UP!

OK, by Friday morning, I was lonely.  The house is too quiet.  Things stay where I put them!!!!  Yes, I am getting tons of stuff done.  My remodeling project is nearing completion.  I rode 78 miles on my bike.  I got the pool open.  (The kids don't know and it is a surprise for them!  Of course the water is 58 Degrees!!), but I am finding myself talking to the animals.

How do people who live alone do it?  I think of my mother-in-law, who has been recently widowed.  How much more does the loneliness add to the grief?  All the divorced people also come to mind.  How many people are there in our church that Sunday Worship is the major social event of the week?

It is no joke that God made us to be in relationships! 

Here's Looking forward to Monday.

 
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Deb Rockwell
 Deb Rockwell
May 13, 2007
As someone who is frequently left at "home alone", I can sympathize.  I do enjoy my time alone just because I don't have to worry about taking care of anyone else.  I can clean the house and it will stay clean!  I can eat what I want when I want.  I get the whole bed to myself, (well, along with seven or eight cats "sharing" it).  But it doesn't take long before I am lonely.  I find lots to keep me busy, and I do get a lot done, but I still would rather share my life with someone than not.  I would still rather make a meal for two than for one.  I would still rather pick up after someone than have nothing to pick up.  I can't imagine living my life completely on my own.  My heart goes out to those who are widowed or divorced.  I can't imagine it.  But I guess God has given us coping skills that sooner or later take over.  I just bide my time until my husband comes home, and I don't think too far ahead to when he leaves again.  It is a way of life.

Oh, and Steve, does talking to the animals include the cat???  Click Me

Deb