i have always been a bit behind the times with technology, but I finally got a new cell phone. I suddenly feel more cut off and alone than before I had it. The other members of my family also got phones at the same time and they seem to always have someone to text, or a call to be made - but this weight in my pocket stays silent enough that I could hear it's nagging voice telling me, "you have no-one to call, no-one to reach out to."

When I expressed this outloud the other day, "I don't have enough friends." My son spoke up, "No Mom, you don't have enough friends numbers," and my husband of 25 years grabbed me in a bear hug.

I realized that I may not need the phone because I am lucky enough to be able to reach out, and literally touch those I love. Like a breath across my brow I hear the reminder that God never needs to check for bars.

I was already connected.