To all my friends who have never dated before, never gone on a date, and/or have never had a guy express interest in you, You are not a weirdo. You are not a loser. Nothing is wrong with you. Let me repeat that, loud and clear: nothing is wrong with you. Watch the Video Version of this Post Here The fact that you’ve never dated doesn’t mean you’re undesirable. I’m sure you know that, deep down inside of you. You… Read more »
Hey friend! I am so excited to announce that this Wednesday is the start of a 40 day long Facebook live series!! :) This series will cover topics such as prayer, worship, reading the Bible, singleness, dating, sex, etc. I don’t want to give too much away in this post, but I’m super pumped up about it! I will be going live on Facebook around 5 p.m. CST every day Monday-Saturday starting this Wednesday and going until the Saturday before… Read more »
So, I wrote a book about singleness :) Called Single Conversations to be exact. I’m so excited to announce here on my blog that this book that I’ve been working on and praying about for almost a year now is finally being published– TOMORROW!! Whoo hoo!! I’m super excited about Single Conversations, so I thought I’d share a brief FAQ today about it. :) 1. Who is this book for? I believe any single woman can read this book… Read more »
Before Caleb and I started dating, I fell victim to a belief to which I fear many a single girl has subscribed. I thought my singleness was God’s way of punishing me for a weak relationship with Him. And I thought that maybe if I read my Bible every single day and prayed often and sought ways to serve Him, then God would reward me with a boyfriend. It seems silly to me, now that I’m reflecting on it. But seriously,… Read more »
Want to know something I think is pretty bizarre? I write a blog about singleness. The fact that I have this space to voice my frustrations with this season and write down encouraging thoughts that others- that you!- can relate to completely amazes and humbles me. Because I don’t have this singleness thing figured out. No. Way. José. I’m constantly struggling with discontentment and jealousy- down to the point I even deleted my Facebook and Instagram apps for a while…. Read more »
Once again, I’m in awe of how it doesn’t matter what circumstance we are in, we can still be thankful for our singleness. We don’t need some idealistic, perfect scenario to come true in order for us to give thanks to God for singleness. Our circumstances may change and our histories may be starkly different, but our God is the same. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never been in a relationship before. It doesn’t matter if you’ve recently come out… Read more »
Being thankful for singleness is HARD y’all. I’m not going to pretend that it is easy. And several of the girls who have shared in this series would agree with me. By reading the responses of the girls who shared in this series, it has become easier for me to see why I can be grateful for singleness. I pray that soon it will be second nature. Through this series, I have read accounts of girls for whom it seems easy for… Read more »
I used to feel silly when I would “pull the God-card” when asked “Why are you still single?” As if my response of “It’s not a part of God’s plan for me right now, so I’m learning to trust Him and praise Him in this season,” was inadequate or lame in someway. In the same way, I used to feel silly when I thought about if I was thankful for being single if the only reason I could think of… Read more »
Not only are their so many unique circumstances surrounding the ladies who answered the question “Why are you thankful for singleness?” but there are also many unique answers as well. I mean, sure, “I can have a better relationship with God,” and “I can get to know myself better,” are common themes through out the answers, but there is also so much more than that. So much honesty and thought have been put into these answers. I think it’s interesting… Read more »
Something I’ve loved about reading all these responses to the question “Why are you thankful for being single?” is that no two of us are in exactly the same circumstance. For instance, today we’re hearing from someone who just came out of a two year relationship, a teenager, someone whose love married someone else, someone who has gone through divorce… just to name a few! :D No two of our stories are exactly the same. There may be similar circumstances… Read more »
