by Tammy Kennington | Aug 16, 2018
Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism. -Waldinger In a world of being ‘friended’ and ‘unfriended’, acceptance and belonging have been reduced to photos, Tweets and images of the best of our lives. Vacation spots and...
by Tammy Kennington | Aug 3, 2017
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. -Romans 12:15 One wedding and two suicides. From celebration to lamentation. From dancing in the sunset to mourning alongside two of my dearest childhood friends as they grieve the senseless...
by Tammy Kennington | Jul 17, 2017
My heart is pounding in my chest. It’s a thrumming, I guess. The rhythm that tells me something is wrong. Something (or someone) is anxious. The thin film of moisture coats the sides of my eyes, but I blink and blink, not letting it loose. I don’t wanna. A two year...
by Tammy Kennington | Apr 5, 2017
Life seemed to take a wrong turn when her younger brother was diagnosed with cancer. Together, they relocated to Manhattan where some of the best treatments were available–far from the slower-paced, small town in Colorado. Physically distanced from family and...
by Tammy Kennington | Mar 30, 2017
From crowded rooms to solitary hide-a-ways, loneliness exists outside the boundaries of place or circumstance. It invades the space of married couples…singles…young and old. And, loneliness? It has the power to drive us toward relationship or introduce lies into the...