Promise Kept

Every year on spring vacation my sister goes on a cruise. It is her one week of the year that she shuts down her phone and has no contact with the family. For the previous two years, my husband has gotten himself into a mess on those weeks. One year, he had a car accident and totaled his car. Last year, he fell off of a tree and broke his leg. Those would have been the times that I needed her most, as my support system, but she was sailing on the high seas. When she left this year, she made me promise that nothing bad would happen. Even though I cannot see into the future, I promised. Each day that went by, I was one day closer to the finish line. She returns from her trip tonight, and all is well. I kept my promise.