The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: End-Dependence Day!

  Quote of the Day: “One of the most important of life´s lessons is to learn independence, to understand freedom. This means independence from attachments, from results, from opinions, and from expectations. Breaking attachments leads to freedom, but breaking attachments does not mean abandoning a loving and meaningful relationship, a relationship that nourishes your soul. It means ending dependency on any person or thing. Love is never » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: July 1, 2011

  Quote of the Day: “Your life, right now, today, is exploding with energy and power and detail and dimension, better than the best movie you have ever seen. You and your family and your friends and your house and your dinner table and your garage have all the makings of a life of epic proportions, a story for the ages. Because they all are. Every life is. » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: June 30, 2011

Quote of the Day: “Repotting a plant gives it space to grow. Repotting ourselves means taking leave of our everyday environments and walking into unfamiliar territory – of the heart, of the mind and of the spirit. It isn’t easy. The older we get, the more likely we are to have remained in the same place for some time. We stay because it’s secure. We know » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: June 29, 2011

Quote of the Day: “You have to stop worrying about finding love again. It will come when it comes. Get comfortable with being alone. It will empower you.” ~Jonathan Tropper The Single Woman Says: So many people are so focused on finding love, they forget all about finding themselves – so when love finally DOES arrive, they have no idea what to do with it. » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: June 28, 2011

Quote of the Day: “Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that you do not have value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point – that others will be preferred and rewarded more than you. There is only one alternative – self-value. If you cannot love yourself, you will not believe that you are loved. You will always think it’s a mistake or luck. Take your » Read More

A Girl Never Forgets Her First Love… (Part 3)

“We’ve come a long way, baby!”  Pictured: My cousin Emily, me, my sister Cher and my cousin Niki before the NKOTB concert in Nashville on June 21, 2011 From Part 2:“The New Kids on the Block reunite!” the headlines screamed, and though the teeny bopper in me had long been replaced by a mature woman, my heart stopped and my face instantly flushed as my NKOTB radar surged back to life. I » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: June 27, 2011

Quote of the Day: “If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes…there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” ~Mary Pickford The Single Woman Says: A lot of people grumble about Mondays…dread Mondays…even curse Mondays…but I kinda dig Mondays. I invite you » Read More

A Girl Never Forgets Her First Love… (Part 2)

Yes, that’s me in the pic. I’m on the right of Donnie, my sister is on the left. (The 80’s were SUCH a bad era for hair.) From Part 1: Racing down the ornate staircase to the front door of the hotel, nothing prepared me for the feeling I would have when I threw open the hotel doors and came face-to-face with none other than Donnie Wahlberg.“Donnie….” I whispered » Read More

Weekend Wisdom: What Are You Willing to Walk Away From?

I was recently offered an opportunity to star on a reality show – an opportunity that most people never receive. An opportunity that most people would have seized, no questions asked, without hesitation, and never looked back. But for me, something didn’t feel quite right. I felt inner turmoil, and resistance, and my gut was speaking up in a big way, telling me to walk away. “But what » Read More

The Single Woman’s Dash of Sass: June 24, 2011

Quote of the Day: “If you don’t get everything you want, think of the things you don’t get that you don’t want.” ~Oscar Wilde The Single Woman Says: Missed opportunities…missed chances…missed blessings. So often we focus on the things in life that we missed out on, we forget about the things that missed US. The wrong turns. The wrong choices. The wrong jobs. The wrong » 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