“I cannot even imagine where I would be today, were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.”
So says well-known pastor and author Chuck Swindoll.
That quote came to mind as I thought about a good friend of mine and his wife who are currently dealing with taking care of her aging parents.
Her mother and father, in their early 80s, are classic loners, with few or no social connections. They do not go to church, they do not participate in neighborhood activities, and they have no family other than their daughter, who lives 700 miles away.
They have no friends, and thus, no joy.
It’s heartbreaking for my friend and his wife to see her parents rapidly deteriorate, well before others they know in their 80s and even 90s. Both of her parents, but especially her father, have…
