An Abundant Banquet
I once attended a wedding celebration in Taiwan that included a bountiful, 13-course meal. The food just kept coming—noodles, dumplings, stir-fry, soups. My cup was never empty, and I...
Category: Singleness
Independence
At the mature age of two and a half, I would choose one of my mom’s nursing school textbooks off the bookshelf and proudly begin to “read.” My mom...
The Dark Side of Green
There is a dark side to singleness. An ugly, evil, green dark side. Four years ago, I was preparing to move to my...
Pulled Taut from the Heavenlies
When I hear the word tension, all the negative feelings rise to the surface. I think of tense muscles, hard meetings, and walking-on-eggshells to avoid a burst. My knee-jerk...
When Preparation Means Waiting
The holidays have a way of rubbing salt in the raw wounds of my singleness. While God and I continue to have conversations around the dream...
A Time for Lament {The Grove: Singleness}
If you are a woman completely content in your singleness, bless you, sister. Seriously, go with God and change the world right where you are, and teach us your...
Dear Single Girl
Dear Single Girl: You are not lacking. Did you know that? Has anyone told you that? All those youth group sermons where you...
Questions From a Single Nomad
My left ring finger is empty. It’s not bare: a freckle marks the spot where a ring might sit. But nothing winds around it as a reminder of a...
Jesus Cares
God, do you really care? Do you see these tears that I have cried again? Are you tired yet of hearing me pray about the same topic? Does pouring...
A Different Kind of Rich
“God giving you a husband does not prove his goodness- marriage isn’t even inherently good. But God is good, always…. When God’s goodness becomes dependent on his delivery, you have...
