fear that creeps
Last night I had to do one of my least favorite things...stay alone in my house. Both my roommates were gone for the night so it was just me. And there is this tiny, yet very disturbing fear that creeps in everytime I stay there alone. I leave porch lights on, check the locks probably a hundred times, and seem to hear those little noises I never think anything about. And I always have a little trouble falling asleep. It's on these nights that I wish Rick's lab, Lucy, was sleeping on my bed.
What is it that causes me to be afraid? Is it being alone? Or is it the darkness? The fear of not being able to see clearly what is going on outside my home. As it gets darker my uneasiness grows. So I turn on the porch light. There's something so comforting about light. It makes clear everything that was once hidden. I yearn for that light. To be at peace with my surroundings.
Maybe I need a nightlight.
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46
What is it that causes me to be afraid? Is it being alone? Or is it the darkness? The fear of not being able to see clearly what is going on outside my home. As it gets darker my uneasiness grows. So I turn on the porch light. There's something so comforting about light. It makes clear everything that was once hidden. I yearn for that light. To be at peace with my surroundings.
Maybe I need a nightlight.
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46
posted by Sara's Blog at
11:24 AM
1 Comments:
My friend is like that too (well so am I)...she said one night she was home alone and was trying to go to sleep. She kept hearing this rattling/taping sound. Plus there were shadows and stuff that we weirding her out. She started freaking out...did the whole turn on all the lights, and even got desperate and called her boyfriend. She just knew someone was trying to break in. Ryan was telling her things to check on and she finally realized that it was a squirrel, crawling around on the skylights, which happen to be right outside of her bedroom door! She said she feels so silly about it because within moments she got herself totally worked up! Well I can relate to that!
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