Charlotte Donlon goes behind the scenes and provides additional information about Chapter Nine of her first book, The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other.

This chapter is about how our pets help us feel less alone.

It was so interesting to attend the Feast of St. Francis service that I wrote about it in this chapter. It definitely made me think a whole lot more about the connections we have with our pets.

This is one of the chapters that makes many readers of The Great Belonging cry. It made me cry when I wrote it! I miss my sweet old dog.

I hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes peek at The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. You can buy The Great Belonging wherever you prefer to buy books.

Here's a bit about The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other.

Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website. Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other. You can subscribe to her newsletter and connect with her onTwitter and Instagram.