Quiet Mornings

Mr. Parish got up and went to the woods this morning.

Right as he was going out the door (stealing a kiss as he passed me in the kitchen), the power went out.

He looked back from the door and said I hope the power isn't out too long honey and I told him to have a great day.

For a couple of minutes I wondered how long the power would be out, checked the house and went back to the bedroom thinking I would take a morning catnap before starting my day.

I called the electric company 4 times and got a busy signal each time then stopped calling. I tried to doze off and relax about the power being out.. but was not successful in letting go of the worry.

I think in total, the power was only out about 45 minutes. I noticed it was back on when I saw a light on in the hallway. Then I made my coffee and had some breakfast, while resetting the clock on the oven and the microwave.

How often do we disconnect from friends/family or even our faith and not even notice?

Yesterday, my coffee buddy came by the house and picked up things she had let us borrow for the wedding. She apologized for leaving her stuff so long. I assured her we didn't mind at all. I was more worried she needed the tables, dishes, etc. since she entertains much more than we do. We realized then it had been 6 weeks or so since the wedding and got a laugh out of that. True friends can always pick up where they left off with no apologies needed.

When I was in my teenage years, I rarely went 3 days much less a week talking to my friend Melanie. We were inseparable in those days. Today, we live just over an hour apart, and maybe talk once every three months. Life goes on, but I haven't forgotten about her. We just have a very difficult time meeting up and spending time together any more.

I hope you choose to re-connect with someone this week and it brings you joy.