Tag: singleness
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5 Signs You’re Pretending to Be Content in Your Singleness (How to Move to True Contentment Instead)
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Could you be displaying false contentment? Here’s what contentment is not: False contentment is about stuffing your feelings down, pretending the pain doesn’t exist, or constantly achieving because the dopamine hit of getting that car, that house, or that raise helps you to avoid dealing with your feelings. True contentment is not suppression,…
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The Struggle To Be Content: It’s Not As Easy As They Make It Seem
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You know that (slightly) annoying, perfectionistic, Type-A chick who always has to be on time and have everything put together just so? Yep, I hate to admit it, but for a long time I was that girl. Not surprisingly, I struggled with various issues (for example, neck and shoulder pain)…
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Why God’s Timing on Marriage Is Better Than Your Fear of Being Forever Alone
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As a kid, one of my favorite things to do when I was bored was to play with a rubber band. I loved how stretchy and elastic it was. Sometimes, I’d use it as a scrunchie when I couldn’t find my hair scrunchies. Other times, I’d use it as a…
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Feel Unlovable? The Truth You Need to Hear Now
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How many boyfriends have you had? Or even better, have you ever been engaged? What if I told you to imagine someone who graduated high school and college without ever having experienced either of those things? No need to imagine it. That girl was me, the late bloomer. I watched…
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Burning With Passion? How To Be Abstinent When Your Body Craves the Opposite
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It was a night like any other night. I was on the sofa in my satin jammies, munching on a bag of BBQ chips, sipping on a bottle of water, and watching a movie. It was a movie I had seen before: The Ugly Truth starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard…
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Socially Awkward? You Are Not a Lost Cause — How to Rise into Who God Designed You to Be
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Tell me if this sounds familiar. You, Now you’re replaying that moment on a mental loop like it’s a blooper reel. I get it. I’m someone who can be awkward. I’ve stuck my foot in my mouth more times than I can count! Like the time I assumed my classmate…
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From ‘Happily Ever After’ to ‘Divorced’: You Need to Know You Didn’t Fail — You Survived
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I know what it’s like when life doesn’t turn out the way you planned. Divorce isn’t just the end of a relationship. It’s the shattering of a future you prayed for, hoped for, and maybe even built your life around. Maybe you didn’t want to get divorced. Maybe you fought tooth…
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“MY Money Is Not YOUR Money” — How to Set Money Boundaries & Kick Leeches to the Curb
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My phone vibrated. I clicked the side button and saw it was a text. I opened it up and was in disbelief at the contents of the text. There were no greetings. No “Hi,” “How are you,” or even a “Hope all is well.” Just a link to a fundraiser…
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When You Feel Like God Loves Every Other Woman More: The Truth That Will Set Your Heart Free
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I love, love a good love story. I’m the girl who loves to ask: It can be so fun to hear people’s love stories, watch both their faces light up at the memories, and listen to their testimonies of how God provided them a spouse. But what happens when you…
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“I’m Not on Call Just Because I’m Free” How to Set Time Boundaries and Stop Being The Backup Plan
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Has anyone ever made plans for you without asking you first? You’re sitting on the couch in your comfy robe, deep-conditioning your hair and watching The Chosen, and then boom, your phone vibrates: Sis, serious question: when did your free time become a community resource??? Let’s talk about time boundaries, because your time is valuable even…