“He’s just saying all those things because he wants to be with her,” I told my mom. “Of course he is!” she exclaimed. “That’s how dating works.” She held back her laughter as best as she could, but I saw that my mom looked at me like a naive little girl, even though I was […]
5 Lies My Friends Told Me About Dating
As a single non-dating woman, I held off really writing on dating because people like to throw my inexperience at my face. Although I appreciate the insight that comes from experience, there’s also the insight that comes from observation (learning from other’s mistakes and all that). From what I’ve seen and heard, I want to tell […]
A Very Simple Truth About Love
Queen pours through the speakers overhead, “Each morning I get up I die a little. Can barely stand on my feet. Take a look in the mirror and cry. Lord, what you’re doing to me. I have spent all my years in believing you, but I just can’t get no relief. Lord! Somebody. Somebody. Can […]
A Single Christmas Poem
It’s Christmas week And all through the house A single girl is rejoicing Though she doesn’t have a spouse She knows in her heart She’s never alone She has friends, she has family She has Christ on the throne She’s redeemed, she has grace Her heart is protected By the King of kings She has […]
Crazy Enough
How have you been intentional and purposeful this holiday season? Maybe you sat down and counted your blessings for Thanksgiving. Or perhaps you’re cutting back on your Christmas decorations in order to focus on the things that matter. Are you writing a life mission for the new year? How about being intentional and purposeful in being […]
Purposeful Planning
How crazy are things going for you right now? Christmas is next week! Do you still have a lot to do? Or did you check off your to-do list and only have to sit back and relax? I’m not a planner. I can do it and in many ways, planning makes my life easier. But […]
Intentional Tradition
The older I get, the more I appreciate tradition. There’s something very grounding about it. Tradition reminds me of who I am and that I’m part of a people. However, I also know that some traditions need to stop. If a tradition hurts or hates or alienates, then it needs to stop. Then, there are traditions that just […]