The Power of His Desires
I attended a college where “a ring by spring or your money back” wasn’t just a joke. Several weeks into the school year it would inevitably happen: couples started pairing off after connecting in class or through a brother/sister floor event. Pretty soon they would be meeting over coffee and tater tots in the back […]
Yes, We’re Going to Talk About IT
Think about it. Sexuality is one of the most conflict-ridden aspects of life. For the single – How do I live pure and content without resentment, while still experiencing God-given natural sexual desires? For the abused – How do I find healing and hope after the shame and pain from the evil done to me? […]
A Letter to Singles
You are loved. Cherished, even. Not because you were brave enough to move overseas “alone.” Not because you ignored the caring relatives who asked, “How in the world will you find a husband over there?” You are loved. Adored, even. Not because you’re an independent thinker, a strong person. Not because you’ve sacrificed. You are […]
Dreams on the Altar
Twenty six. I read it in a Laura Ingalls Wilder book as a girl. The whispers behind gloved hands, the looks of pity for the woman who reached this age without finding a husband. An “old maid” they would call her. I feared this title. When I celebrated my 26th birthday I wrestled with God. […]
I’ll Find My Niche Someday
Young and single. That was my first phase of life overseas. I remember sitting under a thatched roof, looking out over my misty little village in the Andes mountains. I was just a few months into my new life here. I was making friends, but there was this lonely ache in me like I had […]
6 Doubts of Life Overseas
Can I ask a very real and honest question here today? Can I ask it because I think it needs to be asked for my life and yours? Can I ask it here in this is a safe place, a place where we understand each other’s hearts? I wouldn’t ask it with just anyone, but […]
Singleness
“Twenty seven.” I was 19 and was talking to a fellow counselor at the summer camp where I worked. Many of the counselors were older, married, and mothers to a camper. She smiled and in response to the confident age I announced I was going to get married she said, “I hope it works out, […]
Consistent Transitions
*Sigh* I know you want to do it too. We hear the word transitions and it just makes us want to sigh, or perhaps throw our hands up. If your life is anything like mine, it is full of transitions. Small ones, big ones, hard ones, and thankfully some easy ones. When I’m […]
Changing the rules of the game
The organization I used to be with had a “Career Program” and anyone could apply after one year on the field. Even though I’d been on the field for several years, it wasn’t until I was 30 that I attended a Career Conference as a onetime guest to check it out. The main question (or […]