Q. I’ve been divorced almost 7 years and my ex was the first and last man I’ve ever been with. I also have 2 teenagers from this previous marriage. So to be honest I was not looking for anyone. My pastor’s son’s best friend started playing drums at our church last year. In January of this year I felt this…
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Single Woman who is Frustrated with Dating and Breaking up Over and Over
(Click Here for a printable PDF version) Blaming others for where I am in life is the same as giving them my power. I will take full responsibility for the choices I make with my money, my relationships, and my emotions. I may have been victimized, but I am not a victim. Not cultivating a relationship with God leads to making…
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Gift Giving Guide: How and What to Give When You’re Not Sure of your Status
My friend’s grandmother has 6 kids, 27 grandkids, and several great-grandkids. Every Christmas, she receives a tons of gifts. One year as they were opening gifts, they noticed that the gifts looked familiar. Familiar as in, “these are the same gifts that we gave grandma in previous years.” Grandma had re-gifted almost everything they had given her! Gift giving is awkward…
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The One thing that’s Scarier than Being Alone for the Rest of Your life
One hot Saturday afternoon, I found myself locked out of my car and my apartment. This was a few years before I got married. I had come home from a friend’s wedding, got out of the car, and locked it –with the keys inside. There I was, standing in the parking lot, waving neighbors down so I could borrow a…
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