-2021-

You can chart while single!

When I first learned about charting, it seemed like you should only chart if you were engaged or married. However, charting your cycle while single actually has many benefits!

-2020-

When All Your Friends Are Engaged… And You’re Not

When you’re the only one not engaged in your group of friends, it can be hard to be content and happy with your relationship status.

How the Coronavirus is Teaching Me to Wait Well

Not knowing when the Coronavirus is going to end bothers me. However, waiting for it to end is teaching me how to wait well.

-2019-

Can Singles Have A Happy Ending?

Is it possible for singles to have a happy ending? Marriage is not the only way for a happy ending! Singles can have a happily ever after as well!

Five Tips for SURVIVING Wedding Season like a Pro

Wedding season can be nearly impossible if you’re single. Here are five great tips for how to survive wedding season with a smile on your face.

Is It Sinful To Have A Crush On A Guy?

Have you ever wondered if it is sinful to have a crush? If so, you’re not alone. In this article, we examine if it could be sinful to have crushes.

Back in February, I surveyed 150 singles. These were mainly people from the Joy Because Grace Newsletter or from the Blimey Cow Patreon Facebook Group. Today, I’m sharing the results from this survey. I hope you find these results as interesting as I do. Additionally, I hope that if you’re single, these results give you some encouragement and remind you that you are not alone in this singleness-journey.

Can We Choose Who We Fall In Love With?

Is love something we just “fall” into regardless of if we want to or not? Or is love a choice? Can we choose who we fall in love with?

-2018-

Do NOT Write Letters to your Future Husband

If you can help it, don’t write letters to your future husband. I can tell you it’s way much more trouble than it is worth.

Nothing Is Wrong With You If You Have Never Dated Before

To all my friends who have never dated before: You are not a weirdo. You are not a loser. Nothing is wrong with you. I promise. Here’s why…

“What If He’s The One?” – The Problem With Viewing Acquaintances As Prospective Husbands

Have you ever found yourself wondering if that cute acquaintance of yours is “the one?” In this article we’re discussing why it’s bad to view guys as prospective husbands.

Dos and Don’ts: How To Deal With A Crush

Do you ever find yourself confused when you have a crush? Emotions can be baffling things, so here are some dos and don’ts for handling your crush.

Placing My Identity on Singleness

Shortly after I started dating for the first time, I realized I had made a terrible mistake! I had been placing my identity on singleness!

Is Praying For My Crush To Like Me Okay?

Have you ever wondered, “Is praying for my crush to like me okay?” In this article, we tackle that issue and discover how to truly pray for our crushes.

How To Handle A Breakup

Wondering how to handle a breakup as a Christian? Today, I’m interviewing one of my friends about her breakup experiences so we can learn from her.

3 Ways To Have An Awesome Valentine’s Day As A Single Girl

Facing Valentine’s Day as a single girl can be daunting, but never fear! Discover three ways you can make this the best Valentine’s Day yet!

The Problem with Crushes

The main problem with crushes is that we have a crush on a guy based on characteristics that we’ve imagined him to have, instead of reality.

-2017-

What a Children’s Book Taught Me About Waiting

Waiting is not easy. Just ask Gerald the Elephant. Just ask anybody! But even though waiting is NOT easy, it’s definitely worth it. Here’s why…

When Your Long Distance Relationship Doesn’t Work Out

Whenever I start to feel sad about my breakup, I remember that healing cannot come unless I go through pain and hurt. Remembering this gives me hope.

Single? This is What You’re Missing Out On

If you’re like me and you’ve asked yourself “What if I’m missing out on something?” at one time or another, I want to tell you what you’re missing out on.

Why I’m Taking A Dating Fast

Dating spun me out of control until I couldn’t see straight. I finally realized I needed a change; I needed a dating fast.

I Would Rather have Jesus than a Husband

It wouldn’t be the end of the world if I were single forever because I have Jesus Christ in my life. I know I will be able to thrive if I never get married.

Is My Singleness a Punishment from God?

Singleness is not a punishment. A boyfriend is not a reward for godliness & singleness isn’t a punishment for sinfulness.

How to Respond with Godliness When You Don’t Like Someone Back

It’s hard to know how to properly turn down a guy when you don’t return his crush, so here’s how to respond with godliness when you don’t like someone back.

3 Reminders for When You Write to Your Future Husband

Do you write to your future husband? If so, these three reminders are just what you need!

17 Adventures to go on by Yourself This Summer

Being alone is different from feeling lonely. If you find yourself with some alone time this summer, here are 17 solo-adventures you can go on.

To the girl who’s going through a breakup…

My friend, if you are hurting because you are going through a breakup, I am here for you. I will share your sorrow and point you to the One who heals.

4 Ways to Handle a Crush

Having a crush on a guy is fun and exciting, but it can also be very hard. It’s hard to control ourselves and our emotions in a proper and God-honoring way.

7 Things to Know about the Future Wedding

I don’t think this longing for a wedding is necessarily a bad thing. We will, after all, one day be wed to Christ. Here’s what we need to know about the future wedding.

How to Find Your Identity While Single

How, with all of those different, beautiful labels, could I not feel purpose? Could I not know who I was? Because, I was lacking the one title that mattered the most.

The One Thing I Pray for my Future Husband More Than Anything Else

Praying for our future husbands is super important. Here is the one thing I pray for my future husband more than anything else.

The #1 Worst Thing about Being Single: Loneliness

Feeling lonely stinks! Loneliness can certainly be a symptom of singleness, but singleness does not have to equal feeling alone.

Single, but Someone’s Wife: Why I Write to My Future Husband

Instead of daydreaming, I write to my future husband because it helps me think seriously about what I want in a husband and who I want to be as a wife.

3 Things To Do When Facing Peer Pressure to get a Boyfriend

Experiencing peer pressure to get a boyfriend can be a real bummer. Here are 3 things to do to stand strong in being contently single.

How to Put Your Mind on God {instead of Guys}

Have you ever found yourself committing idolatry by putting your crush before God in your heart? Here are 3 ways to put your mind on God instead of on guys.

MYTH: Life Begins at “I Do”

Here’s some happy news: Life doesn’t begin when we say “I do” to our future husbands. Nope! The truth is, life begins when we say “I will” to God.

How Praying for Our Future Husbands Can Help Our Outlook of Being Single

Praying for our future husbands is a great way to bless them before we meet them, and it’s a way we can change our outlook as singles.

Thoughts on Giving Your Heart to a Guy

What does it mean to give your heart to a guy? What does it look like?

The Single Girl’s Valentine’s Day Survival Guide

Surviving Valentine’s Day as a single girl can seem like a feat, but it doesn’t have to be. Here are 7 ways you can have a great Valentine’s Day.

The BEST Advice for Singles from Married Women

20+ married women tell all: “If you could give a single Christian sister any advice about her single years, what would it be?” Such good advice found here!

5 Ways We Can Halt the Loneliness of Singleness

One of the prime reasons it’s so hard to be single is the loneliness it brings. Here are 5 ways we can stop loneliness in it’s tracks.

6 Ways Singles Can Serve in Orphan Care

Being single does not disqualify you from caring for orphans! You don’t have to wait until you are married to show an orphan the love of Christ.

3 Things to do When All Your Friends are Dating… And You’re Not

It can be really hard to be single when all our friends are dating someone. Here are three things you can do when you feel left out.

-2016-

2 Reasons Why You Are STILL Single

Ever wonder if singleness even has a point? There are reasons why you are single. Here are two possibilities of why God might want you single right now.

Maybe We Need This Season of Singleness

I’m learning to trust God in every area of my life and I want to be thankful for singleness. After all, maybe I really do need this season of singleness.

Singleness Does NOT Define Me

In this dating-driven culture we live in, being single can be rough. But guess what? Singleness does NOT define us. Nope. And it never did.

How to Survive Life After a Breakup

There is no magic formula to avoid or stop the pain that occurs after a breakup. But here are a few ways we can ride the roller coaster to see that hope.

How to Endure a Season of Waiting

Waiting for something can be super hard, so here are a few things to keep in mind for when you are in a season of waiting.

God Writes Unique Love Stories

God has a unique and lovely story for each of our lives and it is essential that we learn to trust God where we are at in life.

The 7 BEST Things about Being Single

It can be hard being single, but there are good aspects to this season too. Here are the 7 best things about being single.

Dreaming of Yellow Roses

I want my future boyfriend to be my friend, first. Before he becomes a giver of romantic love.

3 Myths About Being Single

There are many negative myths about being single. And if you’ve been single for a while it can be difficult to catch these lies and replace them with truth.

Why We Should Surrender our Singleness

It’s hard for me to trust God in this aspect of my life, but I’m learning the value of surrendering singleness to Him and learn to trust Him in everything.

Why Does Our Singleness Come Before God?

If our God is good, and if He is good all the time, why do we look at singleness as being an empty, void chapter? Why does our singleness come before God?

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