OH I needed to hear this today. I"ve been distanced from my son and grandchildren now for several years. Seeing them in town and knowing they'd turn away should I venture to speak to them, hurts so very much. And I know the reasons WHY : I'm a strict natured person, and they are all three of 'shy' dispossitions so my strong 'go getter' attitude / personality sets them off. I speak my mind. Sometimes not at all from 'thinking twice' first. But also, it's because God's church required that I refrain from this world's ways: Christmas, etc. In doing that, I PUT that on them too harshly instead of taking time to grow with that change. I 'jumped" from one thing to another. No wonder they're worried of my stability. How to turn things around? I don't know other than to ''walk with God" / pray for direction: and look at what He set in my heart this morning when I hurt so much: Deanne Baum...speaking on ''comfort". I"m so thankful to be able to step in here and discover 'messages' such as this to help me stay on track. Thank you Deanne. I've appreciated your effort to help others. Vivian McClure