“When Your Parents Are Gone — Missing the Ones Who Knew You First”

September 16, 2026

Nani Bee

Today is Day 3 of our series, “Lonely But Not Alone: Finding God in Every Season of Life.” Sis, there is a loneliness nobody really prepares you for—the day you realize you can no longer go home to your parents. You can be 40, 50, 60, 70 years old and still have a moment when your heart says, “I need my mom.” Or, “I wish I could ask Dad what he thinks.”