Swimming in the Summer

Lonely in the Crowd

I was surrounded by people but lonely and depressed.My family was turned upside down. A spouse walked away, a daughter left for college and a son moved in with his mom. Only the dog and I were left, and he just lay around and slept.But a loving church family adopted...

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Feeling Alone

"Hey Marty, I'm in a bind. Can you help me," the voice on the phone echoed frantically. Mickey was a regular at the store I managed, but he hadn't been in that day.Mickey was re-tinning his house and had rented a lift to get materials from the ground to the roof but...

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A Sad Christmas

Psalm 42:1-2; 5-6 "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?""Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet...

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Five Promises to Erase Loneliness

I zipped my suitcase shut. And my 4’10”, white-haired Mom walked in. “I worry about you traveling alone,” she said. “Someone will be staying with you in the hotel, right?”I imagine having her blind daughter travel to another country by herself concerns her.“Sure,” I...

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