June 13, 20131 Comment
Once upon a time, there were three girls in very different seasons of their lives, but at similar crossroads.
One was an aspiring actress in her 20’s, working a “day job” to pay the bills but hanging her dreams on the hope that someday soon, her dream would BE her job. One was a single mom in her 40’s, uprooted from everything she knew, having followed her heart to a new city, a new chapter, a … » Read More
June 12, 201313 Comments
The Three Things I Have Learned to Ask God for When I Enter into a New Relationship (not just romantic, this can apply to relationships of any kind):
1) Please protect my heart
2) Please show me if there’s anything I need to know about this person that I’m not seeing
3) Please remove this relationship from my life if it is not in your will for my life
Three very simple requests; yet I have found that when … » Read More
June 9, 20136 Comments
Quote of the Day: Some of us aren’t meant to belong. Some of us have to turn the world upside down and shake the heck out of it until we make our own place in it. ~Elizabeth Lowell Sometimes you have to wander around until you find where you really belong. ~Rachel Gibson The Single Woman Says: Do you ever feel like you just don’t quite…FIT? … » Read More
June 4, 20133 Comments“Sometimes it’s easy to walk by because we know we can’t change someone’s whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize it that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place.” ~Mike Yankoski
Today I had a meeting in Nashville (I live about 30 miles away in the suburbs) and on the way home, decided to take the long way to cruise through … » Read More
June 3, 2013140 Comments
HOW do you let go and move on from ANYTHING in your life that no longer fits, no longer works, no longer brings you joy but pain, no longer brings you sunshine but rain?
Here’s how:
You take a deep breath, you say the words that you never imagined yourself saying, and you walk away. Battle-scarred and scared and unsure about the future as you may be, when you KNOW in your heart that this is not … » Read More
June 1, 20133 CommentsQuote of the Day:
“Every day you have to make choices that ensure the thing you love continues to thrive. So if you find a way of life that is good for you, do whatever it takes to keep it. Complacency — the middle ground — is the attractive, safe choice. But fall into complacency, and that thing you love might wander off and be gone before you notice. Then what? Better to protect it in … » Read More
May 22, 201314 CommentsQuotes of the Day: “There’s a difference between loving the idea of someone and actually loving who they really are.” ~Unknown “Maybe you can try again, instead of loving someone you can’t be with.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: For those of you who have been following my blog for some time now, you know the story of my “Mr. Big.” And even if you … » Read More
May 21, 201343 Comments
“When you thought you’d be baking pie & living behind your very own white picket fence, you’ll find yourself doing something so entirely different, you couldn’t have even imagined it a year before. There will be moments when you’ll look around and not even recognize your own life…in a good way.” ~Kate Northrup
The other day I was leaving my usual post at Starbucks where I frequently write from when I spotted three young girls, probably … » Read More
May 15, 2013CommentQuote of the Day: I admit it’s tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we’ve been dealt, and accessorize what we’ve got. ~Sex & the City The Single Woman Says: When I was growing up, my dad was a bit like Chevy Chase in … » Read More
May 13, 2013CommentQuote 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
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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.
