Good morning…
Several of you responded to yesterday’s blog post, I Am Feeling Lonely. Here is some of what you said.
- Beautiful words. Prayers that God will show you His way for you.
- I can relate to your feelings of loneliness.
- Morning sweet friend…loved your post this morning and join you in that longing to go deeper in loneliness. 💕
- When I get overwhelmed, I tend to isolate. 🫤
- Call if you are bored and lonely and want to catch up.
- Hi Sue, Thanks for your blog post and sharing your feelings. I’m sure there are many of us out there who completely relate to them. The ache of loneliness in an empty house is profound, and I’ve felt that too, especially when my husband is traveling. Mine is compounded by the betrayals of some of those closest to me, making it acutely worse. I am sure that with God’s help, we will make the transition to this new stage of life, but it’s hard in the meantime, isn’t it?
- Being in a quiet home without your loved ones provides an ache. In French, we have a word that doesn’t exist in English, les retrouvailles. It’s the joy in being back together with someone you love deeply, someone you haven’t seen in a while. May your loneliness lead to les retrouvailles!
- Once again, my friend, you’ve hit the nail on the head of sharing a powerful image flipped on its head!! For me, previously in immaturity, every closed door needed to be flung wide open!! I mean, we can’t possibly let untapped potential remain at bay! More more more! So this really makes me laugh!! What if the key to Harmony is actually less? Closing doors that don’t serve us, that temporarily distract us, that momentarily satisfies us, and then leave us empty and wanting more – another paradox! Thank you, Sue for being willing to share your vulnerability in this moment. But you better rest up because when that baby gets here you’re gonna be not lonely!! 🤣🥰😜
- May you use these times of quiet & loneliness to connect to the heart of Our Creator. You’ll appreciate them once Baby Boy arrives.
Your words hold up a mirror for me. Loneliness happens to all of us at different times, in different seasons, for different reasons. Beautiful words come out of lonely times. God will show us the best way through. We can relate to one another. We are joined by our longing to go deeper into loneliness. When overwhelmed, we tend to isolate. Boredom and loneliness often live together. An empty house. A new life phase. A husband’s increased travel. Betrayals of those closest to us. Being separated from someone we love deeply. Closing doors that no longer serve us. Being left empty, wanting more. Quiet and loneliness connect us to the heart of Our Creator. Might this be the calm before the storm of grandkids, with our first Baby Boy due on May 15th?
And how blessed all those in whom you live, whose lives become roads you travel; They wind through lonesome valleys, come upon brooks, discover cool springs and pools brimming with rain! God-traveled, these roads curve up the mountain, and at the last turn… God in full view! (Psalm 84:5-7, MSG).
…Sue…
