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How I Stopped Asking “Why?”

My name is Michelle, and I recently stopped asking “Why?” Not just to anyone — specifically to God. Things really got intense for me at the end of last year, when I received an email from my then workplace, saying they weren’t renewing my contract. An …

A Single Lady’s Quest to go on 40 Dates

I remember clearly, and in a slow-motion kind of way, this scene from my sweet little sister’s wedding: Before turning her back to the crowd of single ladies who would vie for her bouquet of white lilies, my sister spotted me in the crowd. She was a fo …

3 Life Lessons About Walking in God’s Will

Last Christmas, I found myself reflecting on the past year more than usual. If I had to characterize the year with one word, it would be “change.” I started a new job with a nonprofit a couple of states away, which meant cramming as much of my life as …

Here’s What Love Looks Like After 50 Years

With the rise of the Millennial comes the rise of the extended single life. Most of us won’t marry until at least age 27, studies show, and 25 percent will never marry at all, according to a Pew research study. Maybe that’s because we love our individu …

Blessed in the Midst of a Meltdown

I had two breakdowns in the past week — the kind of breakdown that happens when you’re emotionally drained and trying to hold back tears because you are not in a private place, so you end up just kind of leaking tears until the dam bursts and you have …

Uncensored: Online Dating Advice (for Women)

OK girls, let’s get real. Online dating can be brutal. This year has been my initiation into all things online dating, and let’s just say that the tears factor has been exponential. I thought I was an emotionally stable human being before this — that t …

Seven Reasons I’m Glad to Be Single in 2016

I doubt I’ll ever write a book about dating, but if I do, it will without doubt include a story from my best friend’s wedding. As I stood in the receiving line, greeting guests, an old friend made a point to start a conversation with me. Eyes ablaze, s …

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