Small Groups

I’ve tried to participate in small groups 3 times. If you’re not familiar, it’s a church thing. The idea is that we “do life” together. You join a group with people in like-situations. You share, you laugh, you cry, you support—you bond and make connections. I can’t possibly do life “alone”. I have too many kids for that. But there’s a difference in being alone and being lonely. You can be lonely in a house full of people. And there are many parts of life where I am lonely, at least for periods of time. · I often parent alone, without ever being a single parent. I am the only parent of children living at home in my workplace. · I work alone, in my home office, in a job that is all about relationships. · I celebrate alone—we have no family nearby for holidays and birthday...