September 5, 20148 Comments
Makeup and spanx and hair extensions and photo shop and airbrushing and false eyelashes and plastic surgery and Botox and on and on and on. There are so many ways to cover and conceal and trim and blur and enhance who we are. And don’t get me wrong. I’m a fan of a few of these things. (Especially hair extensions. Why does my hair grow a half an inch every 3 years?!? Okay I’m exaggerating … » Read More
August 21, 201416 Comments
We tend to long for certainty and comfort and ease and structure…but the truth is, it’s in the midst of the uncertain and dark and unclear and broken times that we learn who we really are and what we’re capable of. So if today you’re going through it, know that it’s because you’re being prepared to come out someone entirely different on the other side. No pressure, no diamonds. No pain, no pearl. No cocoon, … » Read More
August 12, 201393 Comments
A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life. ~Coco Chanel
I cut my hair today. And it felt good.
Actually, it felt better than good. It felt like freedom.
You see, for a really long time, I’ve let my hair and my thoughts about my hair and my feelings about my hair and my insecurities about my hair sort of control me. Over the course of my 34 years, I’ve permed it and straightened … » 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 9, 20121 Comment
Quote of the Day: “Accept who you are; and revel in it.” ~Mitch Albom The Single Woman Says: A few days ago, on a warm spring day, I had the urge for a root beer float, so I popped down the street to a Sonic Drive-In to treat myself. Unfortunately, I forgot to glance at a mirror before I headed out the door. Halfway to … » Read More
July 17, 2011Comment
Quote of the Day: “Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman’s signature look once she awakens to her authentic beauty.” ~Sarah Breathnach The Single Woman Says: “My nose is too big…my breasts are too … » 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.
