"On Christmas Day, I forced myself to stay in bed all day long.  I was so lonely I felt I would die."

"I ate my first Christmas dinner at MacDonald's.  I had no place to go."

"They were singing, 'I'll Be Home for Christmas.'  I won't be home for Christmas.  My home is in Africa."

"Don't tell me of God's love.  I don't feel it when spending Christmas in my dorm alone."

"I felt so unwanted at my friend's house."

"I felt completely in the way."

"I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown."

"I have no job, no car, no place to live and a six thousand dollar school loan.  Can you help me?"

"I was too tired to cook so I just ate a bowl of noodles."

"I buried my head in the pillow and cried silently."

"I need someone to hug me.  I really need to talk to my mom."