It’s Five Minute Friday again. We write for 5 minutes, without aiming for perfection. Just write, link up with Lisa-Jo, and read/comment on someone else’s blog.
This week, the prompt is Visit:
I met up with a retiree during a Christmas holiday event. We reintroduced ourselves. It turns out we live in the same neighborhood. Just blocks apart.
Without hesitation she invited me over for coffee. “Come by anytime for a visit.”
I responded affirmatively, “Sounds lovely. I’ll have to do that.”
Did I mean it or was I just trying to sound friendly?
How often do I extend an open invitation for someone to drop by my house anytime? To not worry about interrupting my life or disrupting my plans?
Let’s try never. I worry about making a phone call to my sister because it might mess up dinner or a homeschooling lesson or laundry or something ridiculous.
Come by anytime for a visit.
I’d like that. I really would. I might be embarrassed at first, when I realize the state of my house or the amount of cat fur on that sunny spot on the sofa.
But deep down, I want to be known.
That includes my stacks of mail (has anyone really found a perfect solution for mail? I’d love to hear it, if you do.) or dirty dishes.
So, any local friends reading this? Take me up on it. Stop by anytime. Let’s get past the perfect facades and have a visit.
And that retired lady? I’m going to make plans to stop by her house soon.
— Read more “Visit” posts here.