Sharing two hearts ― a man’s perspective on moving

Happy couple portrait, smiling together.

by Susan Miller As some of you may know, I was married for 45 years before Bill’s death. We weathered 14 moves, along with major life transitions, and huge personal changes that come with uprooting and relocating a marriage, children, home, lifestyle, and relationships. I asked Bill some years ago to share some of his…

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a blessing for when you feel lonely

Person hugging knees, feeling sad.

by Kate Bowler o God, i can’t shake this feelingthat deep loneliness is my new normal. i need someone walking with me,whose eyes see what mine do,whose ears are open to hear my thoughtsand whose heart delights to share their own. o God, come quickly,it is too hard to do this alone. God have mercy.Christ…

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Unsettled and out of place in my new home

Red Christmas ornament on tree.

by Jesse Prentiss Decorating for the first Christmas in my new house after moving from Ohio to Texas started out exciting as we determined where we should put the tree and hung the stockings on the new fireplace mantel. I sang along to “Deck the Halls” as I unpacked décor boxes like a giddy kid on Christmas…

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