I want to say how valuable the work you’re doing is. I’m 76 and my oldest is now 50. I remember feelings of loneliness, isolation, depression, overwhelm…and all the while thinking I shouldn’t be feeling all these things as a new believer. It was worse in the ministry years because there was no one to talk to. Journaling with Jesus was my salvation, yet I certainly could have used an ear, a sounding board, a sincere listener who didn’t minimize, spiritualized, or give me empty platitudes. People did not know where to put emotions then, and so I struggled alone in the darkness. Kudos to you for bringing this out into the light.
I want to say how valuable the work you’re doing is. I’m 76 and my oldest is now 50. I remember feelings of loneliness, isolation, depression, overwhelm…and all the while thinking I shouldn’t be feeling all these things as a new believer. It was worse in the ministry years because there was no one to talk to. Journaling with Jesus was my salvation, yet I certainly could have used an ear, a sounding board, a sincere listener who didn’t minimize, spiritualized, or give me empty platitudes. People did not know where to put emotions then, and so I struggled alone in the darkness. Kudos to you for bringing this out into the light.