Category: made in God’s image

  • Renewing Your Mind — How to Mentally Prepare While You Wait

    Renewing Your Mind — How to Mentally Prepare While You Wait

    As a single woman who grew up in the church, I constantly heard about “becoming a wife” or “preparing for your husband.” You know what I rarely heard about? The mental and emotional preparation needed to sustain a healthy marriage.  Looking back on my 20s and even early 30s, I was…

  • Still Struggling to Feel Beautiful? A Sister’s Honest Story You Need to Hear

    Still Struggling to Feel Beautiful? A Sister’s Honest Story You Need to Hear

    I never had a boyfriend in high school. Or college for that matter. Now looking back, this was partially due to two factors: 1) I was raised in a strict, conservative Christian home and wasn’t allowed one (at least in high school), and 2) I was very shy and socially…

  • Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 50 +

    Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 50 +

    If you’re in your 50s, 60s, or beyond and still waiting for a spouse, the first thing I want to say to you is this: Yes! It can feel like God is taking His time. Yes, it can be tired, draining, and difficult to keep praying as year after year…

  • Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 40 +

    Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 40 +

    You Are Still in Bloom If you’re in your 40s and still waiting for your husband, I can only imagine your struggles. You probably had a plan for how your life (and love life) would go. So did your parents. So did your siblings. So did your peers. And yet…

  • Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 30+

    Don’t Believe the Lie! How to Stop Feeling Behind When You’re Single at 30+

    If you’re reading this in your 30s and still waiting on God for a husband, I just want to start by saying — I see you. And not only do I see you, I am you. I’m currently in my late 30s and walking this road too. I know what…