September 2, 20147 Comments
Just one thing. One phone call. One step in a different direction. For me, it was one tweet. A New Year’s resolution to write more, and one tweet. I had no idea what I was doing or the movement I was starting…as is often the case with powerful change in our lives. It took me less than a minute to send out one tweet that changed the course of the rest of my life. Almost … » Read More
March 14, 201420 Comments
As you guys know, I have been on a “God Adventure” in 2014, with my only goal this year being to pursue Jesus with reckless abandon. And so far He’s challenging me to get uncomfortable in every last area of my life.
Like inspiring me to get in an RV for almost a month and travel the country to speak to women and promote I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has. He gave me … » Read More
January 12, 2014128 Comments
Usually every new year, I fill my vision board up with at least 20-25 goals and resolutions for the year. And over the past four years, I’ve seen amazing things happen and dreams realized that were literally lifted verbatim, right off that simple white dry erase board.
This year, however, I wanted to do things a little differently. This year I only listed one goal on my vision board.
“I will seek, pursue, and fall in love … » Read More
May 13, 2013Comment
Quote of the Day: “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ~Douglas Adams The Single Woman Says: It was the summer of 2010. One of the “little girls” I babysat for during my teenage years, Alli, was interning with my company that summer. She was a senior in college and … » Read More
January 6, 2013CommentQuote of the Day: “It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn’t be easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.” ~Sarah Dessen “What wonderful thing didn’t start out scary?” ~Isaac Marion The Single Woman … » Read More
January 1, 2013CommentQuote of the Day: “He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.” ~Chinese Proverb The Single Woman Says: Confession time. I don’t put myself out there enough. I don’t take enough chances. I deliberate too much. Sometimes I will literally sit in the parking lot of Target or Barnes & Noble or wherever and ponder whether … » Read More
October 10, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.” ~Chuck Palahniuk “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche “Breaking rules isn’t bad when what you’re doing is more important than the rule itself.” ~Kim Harrison The Single Woman Says: Today is … » Read More
October 1, 2012CommentQuotes of the Day: “I have realized; it is during the times I am far outside my element that I experience myself the most. That I see and feel who I really am, the most! I feel that we are often taken out of our comfort zones, pushed and shoved out of our nests, because if not, we would never know what we could do with our wings, … » Read More
June 13, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” ~John Gardner The Single Woman Says: It struck me as I was walking on the beach last week how many different kinds of ways there are to erase things in life. You can clean your hard drive…wipe your cell phone…delete your Facebook page…use white-out on mistakes…recall unread emails you sent in a cloud of emotion and bad judgment…even the … » 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.
