Thank you for your kind comments. The holidays are indeed trying days for many people, not only for some members of the LGBTQ community.
You are in our prayers. I wish you inner peace, good health and true joy in 2013.
Andriy

Thank you for this timely post. The holidays have been a trying time for me, for many years: this year has been especially difficult. I was evicted from the studio where I had been living, and only just managed to find a place. (This move came at a loss.) I’ve been trying to find work, and have been stymied at every turn. Thank God my roommate has been patient about rent–still, I cannot take advantage of her kindness forever. I’ve also been depressed, and missing my parents and my grandmother, who have all passed away. Some days, I just wanted to stay in bed, lock the door, and keep the shades drawn.

I’m still a little shaky, but hanging on in hope and prayer. Thank you for passing on a bit more light.

Wishing you a blessed Nativity, and a wonderful 2103.