April 11, 20132 Comments
Quote of the Day: Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold. ~Arthur Yorinks The Single Woman Says: You know those relationships that come along ever so often in life that burst onto the scene with the power and intensity of a jet plane…only to limp out of the picture a couple of weeks later with less potency than a Radio Flyer with two … » Read More
March 31, 201362 Comments
‘No’ is a complete sentence. ~Anne Lamott
Evaluating the benefits and drawbacks of any relationship is your responsibility. You do not have to passively accept what is brought to you. You can choose. ~Deborah Day
Whatever you are willing to put up with is exactly what you will have. ~Anon
God has really been working on my heart lately in the area of boundaries.
To be perfectly honest and transparent, mine are a little jacked. Particularly in the area … » Read More
March 19, 20132 CommentsQuotes of the Day: “Put your expectations on God, not on people.” ~Joyce Meyer “Act without expectation.” ~Lao Tzu “Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Don’t over-analyze your relationships. Stop playing games. A growing relationship can only be nurtured by genuineness.” ~Leo Buscaglia “When you love someone, you do not love them all the time, in exactly the … » Read More
March 10, 201310 Comments
I am so excited to be able to share the below letter with you, my precious readers. I know single life can often be confusing and frustrating, leaving us frequently shaking our heads and wondering “What are guys THINKING?!” Well, here’s a peek into the heart of a single man. I’m not going to reveal the identity of the man who wrote this letter to you, but I will just encourage you by … » Read More
March 6, 20131 CommentQuote of the Day: Men trust God by risking rejection. Women trust God by waiting. ~Carolyn McCulley The Single Woman Says: It can be really, really easy to be tempted to settle once you hit a certain age and the pickings start to look slimmer than ever. As single women, the news shows are constantly shouting warnings at us: “You’re past your child-bearing years!” and … » Read More
February 12, 201310 Comments
As you all know, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is still, all these years later, the hottest thing around. So hot, it’s about to become a movie. And even though I tried my best as a lover of books to read it a couple of years ago and get into it in order to not be left out of a cultural phenomenon, I honestly found it about as interesting as watching paint dry and … » Read More
February 7, 2013Comment
“I’m not waiting for anybody, anymore! I’m going to run as fast as I can, fly as high as I can, and if you want, you can come with me! But I’m not waiting for you anymore.” ~C. Joybell C. It seems that in the arena of love, singles are always encouraged to WAIT. Wait for God, wait for “The One” to magically appear…wait for the right timing, … » Read More
December 17, 2012CommentQuote of the Day: “Letting ppl you love make their own mistakes isn’t setting them up to fail…it’s setting them up to do things on their own.” ~Unknown “When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking.” ~Carrie Bradshaw The Single Woman Says: I spent this past weekend in the Smoky Mountains with my family…and one … » Read More
December 3, 2012CommentQuotes of the Day: “When it comes to men, deal with them as they are, not how you’d like them to be.” ~Greg Behrendt “It is in that moment, when you really lay down your cards and see the relationship for what it was, that you’ll find the freedom to let it go.” ~Greg Behrendt “Trust yourself, because as Oprah says, doubt means don’t every time.” … » Read More
November 13, 20122 CommentsExcerpt from “The Single Woman’s Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go & Moving On”… THE SINGLE WOMAN SAYS: If a man’s being shady with you, cut him loose! A true diva is too busy walkin’ on sunshine to chase a man in the shade! Ladies. Beautiful, wonderful, deserving, intelligent, successful, sassy, got-it-going on LADIES! Has it been THAT long since He’s Just Not That Into You? Did we learn nothing from … » 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.
