Filling the soul, emptying the nose

On Saturday I went to a homeschool mom's fellowship luncheon. I always sign-up for them, but then change my mind at the last minute and stay home. I don't know why I do that. This weekend I admit, I was tempted to stay home and linger in my warm, cozy bed. Kevin had the younger boys at a track meet, so the house was uncommonly quiet. It had the makings of a perfectly wonderful quiet time.

But. I went to the mom's fellowship because I spend too much time alone. Kevin commented to me a few weeks ago that I need some friends to talk to. Now, I do have friends, I have people that I can confide in and share my struggles with, I just don't do it. I subscribe to the I am a rock, I am an island philosophy of life. And you know what? It is unhealthy to do that.

I am prideful, and I don't want to show my weakness.

So I went on Saturday, and I had a wonderful time. The luncheon was scheduled from 10 am- 2 pm. At first I thought, What in the world are we going to do for 4 hours and how badly am I going to want to escape? But after 4 hours had gone by I thought, I wish we had more time together. When the fellowship is real and sweet, it is hard to leave.

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I am in the last stages of a cold. The lingering kind that lingers. Annoying. My oldest got the same cold, and we have been consuming tissues like oxygen. Our supply was quickly depleted so I ran out to the store to purchase a few boxes. I went the cheap route. The tissues that I bought are the equivalent of contractor grade sand paper. We need skin grafts to replace what has been worn away from the tips of our noses.

I wish that I was not so cheap.