Travelling Man

Have I mentioned that The Man continues to leave the country?

I think this is very BAD MANNERS.

He justisfies this under the auspices of “Making a Living” and “Paying Bills”, citing our addictions to heat and toilet paper.

I can see his point but I don’t always like it.

Paul travelling was once an even bigger monkey on my back. When the big kids were quite young he needed to take a lot of little trips. He would be gone every other weekend for months at a time. It was so hard. When he quit that job to go into a job that was full commission, concern about the loss of health benefits and steady income was balanced by the rosy prospect of him NEVER HAVING TO TRAVEL.

When he was pursued for his current position we had adjusted to our new life. I didn’t really think he would want it and was surprised when he was leaning towards accepting. The way we make decisions is we talk about things, pray about them and then wait for the peace to come. I understood that this new job would certainly require travel and international, at that and yet the peace came.

If the Past Me could travel into the future to hear the Present Me utter statements like, “A five day trip isn’t a big deal,” she would flip.

Of course a five deal trip is a big deal; Paul leaving for the office every morning is a big deal, but we have learned to cope. I have learned that a trip which exceeds a week, every day extra is like seven and so Paul does what he can to limit trips to a week or less.

This month he will be in Thailand for 11 days. When I think about this trip I inhale sharply and almost have to put my head between my knees.

And so if I come to mind at any point this month, know that it is the LOW-WARD and please pray for me, my colleagues and the travelling man.

Thank you.