Mary...... These thoughts are so true... We live in a 55+ community and make an effort to check in with the neighbors on our court as often as possible. A few of them live alone.... a few are somewhat homebound.... and some are just shy... but we do what we can to make them feel connected. A few months ago, I asked one neighbor ( a single lady) if she had been out-of-town for a while and she said no. I replied that I hadn't seen her lights on inside and was beginning to be concerned about her. She laughed and said, "Oh, I spend most evenings in the back of my house, so you wouldn't see my lights. But, thank you! It makes me feel so good to know that someone was worried about me. Why don't I just turn on my front porch light every evening and then you'll know that I'm here and I'm fine." And that's what she's done every night since!
Mary...... These thoughts are so true... We live in a 55+ community and make an effort to check in with the neighbors on our court as often as possible. A few of them live alone.... a few are somewhat homebound.... and some are just shy... but we do what we can to make them feel connected. A few months ago, I asked one neighbor ( a single lady) if she had been out-of-town for a while and she said no. I replied that I hadn't seen her lights on inside and was beginning to be concerned about her. She laughed and said, "Oh, I spend most evenings in the back of my house, so you wouldn't see my lights. But, thank you! It makes me feel so good to know that someone was worried about me. Why don't I just turn on my front porch light every evening and then you'll know that I'm here and I'm fine." And that's what she's done every night since!