In my 8th-grade Leadership class, we take a variety of personality tests to help us understand who God made us to be. And as I always say, the tests are merely tools. They aren’t the final authority on who we are, and we don’t have to accept everything they say as true about us. But… Continue reading To Those Who Don’t Fall in Love Easily
I know we all love the classic standby of a great dinner date, but sometimes we just need some fresh ideas for dates. Don’t worry. I’ve come to your rescue with a few things that have come to mind over the past few months. My apologies in advance for only including things that I think… Continue reading 52 Dates: A Year’s Worth of Inspiration
The four of us women sat on the dock in the warm October sunlight; one of us married, her arms around her almost-two-year-old, the other three of us single. And in our quiet conversation, us single ladies were attempting to put into words what we wanted our married friend to know. She so kindly wanted… Continue reading But a Spouse Will Satisfy That Longing
Ten years ago, the list of her hungers had been rather long. Tonight, her list had been reduced to one simple thing: She hungered to be held. She hungered to be surrounded by the strong, protective arms of a man who knew her soul well and cherished it. She longed to be held in a… Continue reading She Hungered to be Held
Life is not a fairy tale. Wishes don’t come true on command. Princes don’t show up on cue. Happy endings aren’t guaranteed. And singing animals don’t flock About princesses in captivity. Life—real life—is messy and broken. Sometimes you’re weeping into your pillow, Staring out the window at bleak prospects, Praying the same tired prayers… Continue reading Life is Not a Fairy Tale
She held secrets that no one else knew about— Delightfully fanciful secrets of her quiet, inner life— Where she would dream dreams about the future, Hold wistful trysts over past memories, And get lost in joyful moments of the present. She was at home with herself And pleasantly satisfied with her own company, For… Continue reading The One Who Would Enter that Sacred Space
“What’s your type?” people might ask those in the dating pool. Or, “He’s just not my type,” a girl might say in response to why she’s not interested in someone. Or, as some junior high boys told me recently, “Girls at this age don’t care about personality. They just care about hotness” (the girls might… Continue reading Do You Have a “Type”?
(Much of this content first appeared in a seminar I gave in spring 2018 entitled “Redeemed Womanhood: An Alternative to Cultural Feminism.” You can see the rest of the content in these blog posts on “Why I’m Not a Feminist …”, “Does the Answer to a Woman’s Identity Crisis Lie in Her Career?”, and “Should… Continue reading Submission: A Dirty Word or a Path to Fulfillment?
Remember the “True Love Waits” movement of the early 2000s? The signing of the pledges and the wearing of the purity rings and the songs about waiting for your future husband? I was all in for that movement and was a little over-zealous in my “pursuit of purity.” And while I still fully believe that… Continue reading True Love Does Not Wait
“You know what?” she whispered to him. “I just love being near you, even if we’re just working side by side and not talking.” Don’t we all long for the person who brings our souls comfort? Isn’t it the loveliest to have someone who is familiar with us and all our rhythms? The one with… Continue reading Let Me Be Your Witness: A Love Story of Growing Old Together
The Vintage Girl 