March 10, 201310 Comments
I am so excited to be able to share the below letter with you, my precious readers. I know single life can often be confusing and frustrating, leaving us frequently shaking our heads and wondering “What are guys THINKING?!” Well, here’s a peek into the heart of a single man. I’m not going to reveal the identity of the man who wrote this letter to you, but I will just encourage you by … » Read More
March 6, 20131 Comment
Quote of the Day: Men trust God by risking rejection. Women trust God by waiting. ~Carolyn McCulley The Single Woman Says: It can be really, really easy to be tempted to settle once you hit a certain age and the pickings start to look slimmer than ever. As single women, the news shows are constantly shouting warnings at us: “You’re past your child-bearing years!” and … » Read More
March 3, 20133 CommentsQuote of the Day: “I had this guy leave me a voice mail at work, and so I called him at home, and he emailed me to my BlackBerry, and so I texted to his cell, and now you just have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. It’s exhausting.” ~Drew Barrymore in He’s Just Not That Into … » Read More
February 14, 20131 CommentQuote of the Day: Whatever our calling, regardless of our fears or anxieties, let us pray and then go and do. ~Thomas S. Monson The Single Woman Says: As many of you know, last night was the Galentines event that I have been tweeting and writing about for the past month, and part of my participation in the event meant having to get up and speak in … » Read More
February 13, 2013CommentArguably one of the most difficult days of the year for a single person is Valentine’s Day. Not so much because of the way WE view it or react to it, but because the way the rest of the world seems to react to it FOR us. The sympathetic looks. The pats on the head. The friends who chuckle as they refer to it as “Singles Awareness Day” aka “SAD,” and think they’ve … » Read More
February 12, 201310 Comments
As you all know, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is still, all these years later, the hottest thing around. So hot, it’s about to become a movie. And even though I tried my best as a lover of books to read it a couple of years ago and get into it in order to not be left out of a cultural phenomenon, I honestly found it about as interesting as watching paint dry and … » Read More
February 12, 20132 CommentsQuote of the Day: If you wanna fly, you got to give up the stuff that weighs you down. ~Toni Morrison The Single Woman Says: Today kicks off Lent, a season known in the Christian tradition as the 40-day period of fasting, prayer and penitence before Easter – or in single-lady language, a month and a half to become a better you. Though Lent is traditionally a … » Read More
February 7, 2013Comment
“I’m not waiting for anybody, anymore! I’m going to run as fast as I can, fly as high as I can, and if you want, you can come with me! But I’m not waiting for you anymore.” ~C. Joybell C. It seems that in the arena of love, singles are always encouraged to WAIT. Wait for God, wait for “The One” to magically appear…wait for the right timing, … » Read More
February 5, 2013CommentQuotes of the Day: “What you see depends on what you’re looking for.” ~Unknown “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer “Most of us go through each day looking for what we saw yesterday. And not surprisingly, that is what we find.” ~James A. Kitchens “The optimist sees the donut, the pessimist sees the hole.” … » Read More
February 3, 2013CommentQuotes of the Day: “If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place, you have already achieved something wonderful, before you even begin.” ~Sarah Dessen “People who really want to make a difference in the world usually do it, in one way or another. And I’ve noticed something about people … » Read More
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Life doesn’t always look the way we want it to look. In Mandy’s upcoming book, Turn Toward the Sun: Releasing What If and Embracing What Is, you’ll find encouragement to live in the moment, sit with your experiences, and trust God with the unknown.
