May 21, 2012Comment
“I always knew looking back on the tears would make me laugh. But I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry.” ~Unknown It’s the darndest thing about life. You have the most heart-wrenching experiences that you think you’ll never recover from…only to find yourself a few years down the road looking back at those very same events with a chuckle. Then you have moments where you laugh uproariously with your … » Read More
May 11, 20121 Comment
“You cannot have a private relationship in a public arena. You must look to an inner circle of people who really know you. Don’t expect to have that kind of intimate relationship with people who only know you publicly. Do not seek to be understood by the world.” ~T.D. Jakes The past couple of months of my life have been so rich with color and inspiration and new … » Read More
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 10, 2012Comment
As a 33-year-old single woman braving the often uncertain, turbulent, and even downright hilarious waters of dating, I have recently started to wonder if I’m alone in this thing called “The Search For Love.” Is it REALLY supposed to be THIS hard?!? From Mr. Big to Mr. Wrong, sometimes it seems the #1 export the good old U.S. of A. is lacking is “Mr. Right.” Our sisters across the pond surely can’t face the same … » Read More
April 6, 20124 Comments
“If I’d known it was the last timeI’d held on a little longer…Let that moment lingerAnd never let your fingersSlip away from mine.If I’d known there’d never be another dayI’d of watched you as you walked away…Kept you in my eyes til you were out of sightIf I’d known it was the last time.”~Lee Ann Womack It’s funny…because the entire time I was in NYC … » Read More
March 31, 2012Comment
“Let fear be a counselor and not a jailer.” ~Tony Robbins As someone who has struggled with anxiety my entire life, I can honestly say I never thought I’d be where I am today, doing some of the things that I’m doing. I’m from a small town in Tennessee where about 99% of the people I went to high school with have been married for at least ten years…and most haven’t ventured … » Read More
March 28, 2012Comment
Can you imagine anything more amazing than seeing OPRAH? How about seeing Oprah in the Big Apple? At Radio City Music Hall?!? The wonderful team at OWN has given me two tickets to give away to the afternoon taping of Oprah’s Lifeclass in NYC on April 2nd. The show is completely SOLD OUT, so the only way in is to WIN! So what do you have to do to win? Simply leave … » Read More
January 26, 2012Comment
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
January 24, 2012Comment
“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
January 12, 2012Comment
BY: Mandy Hale, “The Single Woman” Jordan Knight. He’s mysterious. He’s a bit of an enigma. We think we have him figured out one minute, and the next, we’re just trying to keep up. He sings passionate love songs…yet we rarely hear much about his personal life. He’s a firecracker on stage…yet sometimes shy and reserved face-to-face. He’s the object of desire for legions of women across the world…but … » 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.
