Psalm 56:8~ "You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book." Have you ever felt alone? Certain that no one knows what you feel? And who would care, anyway? It is part of the human condition. And, we might as well admit it, we all all children—no matter our age. We crave our parents’ loving attention—to put a special bandaid on our boo boos, whether five or eighty-five. Take heart, friend! To me, there

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