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I am 52 and Mama to three little girls, my granddaughters. When I am asked what is my biggest challenge, I cannot give a simple answer. Sometimes the most difficult is physical fatigue; other times it is my never-ending To Do list.
Right now, my biggest challenge is dealing with my lack of alone time, quiet time to just be. The other evening my husband stayed home with the children. I had them fed and ready for bed before I left to get a hair cut. I drove into town alone, something I rarely get to do, especially in the summertime.
As I was driving, I had the overwhelming desire to just keep driving. I wanted to drive all the way to Northern Michigan where I had grown up. I wanted to be alone for a few days, maybe a week. I didn’t want to run away from my family, I just wanted a few days of quiet, a few days to think and feel, a few days to read, meditate, and write.
That not being an option, I turned off the radio, and enjoyed the silence as I drove the hour into town.
