April 26, 20121 Comment
Many of you have asked me over the past year, “What is your affiliation with New Kids on the Block? Why do you tweet and write about them so much?” And the short answer to that is: I have no affiliation. Well, other than the fact that I have adored them for more than 20 years, I’ve interviewed Jordan for my column (which was one of the best interviews of my … » Read More
April 24, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “I was not rescued by a prince; I was the administrator of my own rescue.” ~Elizabeth Gilbert The Single Woman Says: This week we are celebrating “National Princess Week” by getting in touch with our inner princess. I think a major bit of confusion we have to clear up is thinking that part of being a princess is being rescued by … » Read More
April 23, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside. It would be easy to be a princess if I were dressed in cloth of gold, but it is a great deal more of a triumph to be one all the time when no one knows it.” ~A Little Princess The Single Woman Says: Much to my … » Read More
April 22, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “Once you’ve lived a little you will find that whatever you send out into the world comes back to you in one way or another. It may be today, tomorrow, or years from now, but it happens; usually when you least expect it, usually in a form that’s pretty different from the original. Those coincidental moments that change your life seem random at … » Read More
April 19, 2012Comment
Quote of the Day: “Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.” ~Neil Gaiman “Don’t forget – no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.” ~Charles de Lint “Sometimes … » Read More
April 18, 20121 Comment
Quote of the Day: “It doesn’t have to be on Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t have to be by the time you turn eighteen or thirty-three or fifty-nine. It doesn’t have to conform to whatever is usual. It doesn’t have to be kismet at once, or rhapsody by the third date. It just has to be. In time. In place. In spirit. It just has to be.” ~David Levithan The Single Woman Says: … » Read More
April 17, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “Don’t trip over haters, step over them.” ~Darrin Lowery The Single Woman Says: I was reading a great article last night by Brene Brown (Google her – she’s amazing!) about how she was recently viciously attacked by nameless, faceless, “anonymous” readers for an article she wrote. The great irony is, her article was about vulnerability…meaning she had laid herself bare for the benefit of her readers, and in … » Read More
April 15, 20122 Comments
Quote of the Day: True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” ~Oprah The Single Woman Says: Love can be crazy, and unexplainable, and sometimes unforgiving in its relentless pursuit to grab hold of your heart and squeeze until you’re sure you can’t take one moment more of the exquisite pain; but at the end of the day, when the turmoil … » Read More
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
April 11, 20121 Comment
Quote of the Day: “She’s a real firecracker, you know? She’s not someone you forget meeting.” ~Unknown The Single Woman Says: Someone recently referred to me as a “firecracker,” and it was one of the most flattering compliments I think I’ve ever received. I suppose it could go both ways. There might be some people who would look at being called that as a negative … » 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.
