Posts Tagged ‘loneliness’
Grace from a stranger
by Jackie from Delaware We have all experienced grace in our lives to one extent or another, I hope. Our family was on the receiving end not long ago and, as grace has a way of taking on a life of its own, I could not contain it. Several months had passed since we had…
Read MoreThe Grace-gift of Hello
by Ginger Harrington The new student orientation is the last place I want to be. Fidgeting with nerves, my sixteen-year-old daughter stands beside me. She is the new girl . . . again. Exhausted, I’m just as anxious as my daughter. I know I am absorbing her stress, but I can’t stop myself. I am…
Read MoreWhen I Feel All Alone
by Kate Bowler O God, I feel alone. There doesn’t seem to be an end of it, no bottom to this sense that there is no one else who sees me. Or understands me. Or has to bear this burden. I am all alone. And it feels ugly. Like I deserve it or something. But…
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