April 12, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “Don’t lose real friends trying to accommodate onlookers.” ~Kia Jarmon The Single Woman Says: The thing I have learned in a BIG way recently, and I’m actually working on a longer column about it now, is the importance of an inner circle. In my naivety, up until the past few weeks, I mistook people who SAID they had my back for … » Read More
March 14, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “They had battled and bloodied one another, they had kept secrets, broken hearts, lied, betrayed, exiled, they had walked away, said goodbye and sworn it was forever, and somehow, every time, they had mended, they had forgiven, they had survived. Some mistakes could never be fixed – some, but not all. Some people can’t be driven away, no matter how hard you try. … » Read More
February 8, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” ~Paulo Coelho The Single Woman Says: Today I leave on a whirlwind road … » Read More
January 24, 2012Comment
“I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as humanly possible. And how it can actually ache in places you didn’t know you had inside you. And it doesn’t matter how many new haircuts you get, or gyms you join, or how many glasses of chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends…you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood. And how … » Read More
January 16, 2012Comment
Quotes of the Day: “No friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.” ~Francois Mocuriac “The friends who grew up with you deserve a special respect. The ones who stuck by you shoulder to shoulder, in a time where nothing was certain, all life lay ahead, and every road led home.” ~The Wonder Years “One is taught by … » Read More
January 11, 2012Comment
Quotes of the Day: “I have come to believe that we do not walk alone in this life. There are others, fellow sojourners, whose journeys are interwoven with ours in seemingly random patterns, yet, in the end, have been carefully placed to reveal a remarkable tapestry.” ~Richard Paul Evans “You can’t know who might cross your path or who will take your breath away. You can’t … » Read More
January 5, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh, but I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: For all of my beautiful, intelligent, accomplished readers who are graduating from one phase of their lives to another; whether it be in school, work, love, or simply life, here’s what Life 101 … » Read More
October 18, 2011Comment
Quote of the Day: “I’ve learned that things change, people change, and it doesn’t mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn’t mean giving up… it means accepting that some things weren’t meant to be.” ~Lisa Brooks The Single Woman Says: It happens as we get older and grow up … » Read More
August 30, 2011Comment
Quote of the Day: “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you today, just the way you are.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: One of the most important parts of the journey is those who are traveling beside us. Our friends help cheer us on, pick us up when we’ve fallen down, and guide us to our destination … » Read More
March 6, 20111 Comment
Having a male roommate is sort of a 24-hour-a-day “Enter at your own risk” type of situation. On any given day, you never know if you’re going to open the fridge and find six-month-old milk growing a new species of antibiotics, head into the bathroom to find the toilet seat up and/or his pants down, or be sitting innocently on the couch and have him fly across the room … » 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.
