Behind the Curtain: Nick Carter

As a Boyband Enthusiast, the first album I remember listening to was the Jackson 5. The first concert I attended was the New Kids on the Block. And though for several years in the 90’s, it seemed boybands might become extinct, by the time I got to college, the craze had circled back around with a vengeance. I attended my first Backstreet Boys concert in 2001 and had a blast, but I didn’t really get » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Little Moments

Quote of the Day: “Walk in the rain, smell flowers, stop along the way, build sandcastles, go on field trips, find out how things work, tell stories, say the magic words, trust the universe.” ~Bruce Williamson The Single Woman Says: I wasn’t feeling particularly inspired today, mainly because I have a lot on my plate right now and about a million things to check off on » Read More

Three Days in New York: Part IV

“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

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: Learn It So You Can Stop Reliving It!

Quote of the Day: “Learn the lesson so you can stop repeating the class.” ~@DrThema The Single Woman Says: Does it ever seem like you keep living the same day, over and over again…dating the same person, over and over again…attracting the same types of toxic friends, over and over again? I firmly believe that God will keep bringing the same tests to us, time » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: The Urge to Purge

Quote of the Day: “Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” ~Oprah The Single Woman Says: Yesterday I tweeted a quote by Patti Stanger about the act of deleting your exes from your phone in order to make room for new love to arrive. After I tweeted it, I went through my phone and deleted about 10-12 » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: New Beginning Monday

Quote of the Day: “Never underestimate the importance of the beginning. Of anything. The beginning has the seeds of everything else to come.” ~Carolyn Coman The Single Woman Says:Beginnings are powerful. Beginnings are defining. Beginnings show that you are willing to trade where you’ve been for where you’re going…and that you’re not afraid to walk away from being a character in someone else’s story so you can be the author of your » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: An Ugly Truth > A Beautiful Lie

Quote of the Day: “Never regret trusting someone. It proves you have a heart. But if they turn out to be a lying worm…don’t waste your time crying. Because you are way too fabulous for that.” ~Jude Watson The Single Woman Says: It seems that in today’s world of Facebook updates and Twitter timelines and FourSquare check-ins, the line between our online lives and our » Read More

Something wonderful is on the horizon
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.
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Something wonderful is on the horizon
Turn Toward the Sun CoverLife 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.
Preorder from Baker Book House for 40% off and free shipping!*
*US shipping only