Posts Tagged ‘loneliness’
The faithful and true friend when you’re lonely
by Johanna I love it here, but some days I feel very alone. I’ve cried on three out of eight Sundays that we’ve been here because those are the days that seem to remind me the most that this doesn’t always feel like “home.” I long for the beginning of just one dear friendship with…
Read MoreGrace 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…
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