Lonely Yet Not Alone

You know it's funny, but I've criticized my husband for blogging when he could be spending time with me. My love language is quality time and lately I find myself very needy for his attention. As I write; however, I can hear the voices of my four children playing in the basement together and I smile. The irony is, despite their presence I feel so lonely right now. I also realize that I could be giving them some undivided attention. So for that reason, primarily, I'll have to limit the time I blog. I just got through reading the blog of another pastor's wife who says that we need to concentrate on the strengths of others and to encourage them. I should be proud of my husband for sacrificing a Saturday to assist our church in renovating its basement, but I still battle the desire to have him home with his family. From what I've heard, feelings of loneliness are quite common in the ministry, but that doesn't make it any better. I realize that I need to get the chip off of my shoulder, but it seems to have been superglued there for a long time.