Krista and her husband had just moved to a new city where they didn't know anyone.

Krista had a new role as a senior pastor's wife, and she was lonely.

In the middle of this need, a woman showed up at just the right time.

She drove to my home, and we sat on my couch, and I wept, and she spoke truth into me and prayed with me

and was just a real encouragement to a lonely hurting pastor's wife that needed an arm to link

through. How did that connection happen? We're going to hear about it on the Revive Our Hearts

podcast with Nancy DeMas Walgamuth, author of Choosing Gratitude.

For March 19th, 2021, I'm Dana Gresh.

Well, we've now had a full year of COVID-19 in the United States.

And what a year it's been. One of the side effects of all the isolation

because of the pandemic has been loneliness. And I think everyone knows what it's like to feel lonely.

And Nancy and I are no exceptions. We've been through periods where there's close relationships

and then those relationships go through

seasons of change, and suddenly you miss that dear friend that you want to use to spend so much

time with. Yeah, that brings back a lot of memories, and sometimes it's because of a geographical move.

Sometimes it's because someone that you love makes bad choices and then distances themselves.

And I know a lot of women who are in a place where they are just longing for deeper connections.

They want to reach out, they want to learn from an older woman perhaps or invest in a younger woman, but they just don't know how to start.

And today we're going to hear three stories

that touch on these issues and may encourage you about where you need to begin. As you listen,

you'll be encouraged to turn to the Lord as your closest friend and to trust him to lead you

into deeper relationships with others. Here's our first guest. My name is Linda Carrulo, and I'm from Valparaiso, Indiana.

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