A Week of Introverting

My husband was gone all week on a business trip. 

And I stayed at home. 

I don’t do that very often, but I just wanted to be in my house after so long out of it. I had planned to have my dear friend visit overnight Monday (we haven’t seen each other in about a year!), but I had nothing else scheduled. And that was just fine with me. 

Then my friend got sick the day before she was supposed to come, leaving me five days and four nights with nothing on my calendar. 

Oh, be still my introverted heart! 

At first, I told myself I should contact some people I’d meant to see for a while. But the more I asked the Lord who to reach out to first, the more I felt the need to be still and alone. The truth is, I have tried to prioritize the people in my life for the last twenty years, and for this snippet of time, I sensed it was okay to embrace being alone.

To let go of some of my usual responsibilities–like making the bed and fixing dinner, etc. 

To schedule my own time, like when to eat and when to sleep. 

To bring some extended quiet to my world, time to think and read. 

To catch up on bits and pieces of my life that I never seem to get to. 

It’s been a lovely five days, days that felt like special gifts from God. I honestly hadn’t realized how much I needed them. 

But I’m glad to see my husband again. And come Monday, I’ll return to my usual routines and welcome people back into my life. 

If you have introverts in your life, give them the gift of time alone now and again. I promise they will love you all the more for it!