Brenda Rodgers

Category: For Single Women

  • 6 Reasons Single Women Should Decorate for Christmas

    “Decorating for Christmas is a lot of work. And money.”

    You tell yourself this as you look around your home come mid-November.

    “If I had a husband and some kids I’d do it. But just for me it’s a waste. What’s the point? I’ll just wait until I get married.Then I’ll decorate and bake and make cool crafts at Christmas time.”

    And so you wait. And maybe years past by and you still wait.

    But what are you waiting for – really?

    Today it’s Single Saturdays at Woman to Woman Ministries. I’m sharing six reasons single women should decorate for Christmas. Join me there to read more!

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  • Morgan McFarlin :: An Interview with a Single Woman Making a Difference

    It’s day 31 of 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women. The last day of the series! You can find a list of all the interviews in this post.

    Also, be sure to enter the giveaway to win an autographed copy of Allison K. Flexer’s new book Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman at the bottom of today’s interview. This giveaway will continue through Friday!

    Today I’m talking with Morgan McFarlin! Morgan says:

    The secret to living a purposeful and fulfilling life? Realizing that God created me distinctly and for a unique purpose. My purpose is not dependent on my relationship status, rather, it is essential to God’s plan that I live each day fully. Do I believe that God means for me to be married someday? Yes, of course. But this doesn’t mean that I can sit around and wait to “start my life” when Mr. Right saunters in. I don’t want to look back on this time in my life and have any regrets. And I know that if I don’t embrace the now, right now, I will eventually wish I had.

    I can relate so much to Morgan’s interview! Like Morgan, all I wanted to be was a wife and mother. This is hard as a single woman because you question your purpose when marriage isn’t a reality at the time. I also love that Morgan supports Natural Family Planning. I use Natural Family Planning. So sit back and enjoy this wonderful interiew with Morgan that ends our 31 Days series !

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  • Faith McHaney :: An Interview with a Single Woman Making a Difference

    It’s day 30 of 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women. You can find a list of all the interviews in this post.

    Also, be sure to enter the giveaway to win an autographed copy of Allison K. Flexer’s new book Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman at the bottom of today’s interview. This giveaway will continue through Friday!

    Today I’m talking with Faith McHaney! Faith says:

    My advice would be to get before the Lord and truly find out what His will is for your life. That’s why you’re here, to fulfill His will for your life, and His will for you will happen whether you’re married or not. God created YOU for a purpose and He will definitely show it to you, and you don’t have to be married to carry out that purpose. Be encouraged and trust God. 

    Faith is 26-years-old and lives in Russellville, Alabama. She has a God-story filled with redemption and healing after facing depression and drug abuse. Read more about Faith below!

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  • Beth Anne Eretto :: An Interview with a Single Woman Making a Difference

    It’s day 29 of 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women. You can find a list of all the interviews in this post.

    Also, be sure to enter the giveaway to win an autographed copy of Allison K. Flexer’s new book Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman at the bottom of today’s interview. This giveaway will continue through Friday!

    Today I’m talking with Beth Anne Eretto! Beth Anne says:

    Do things you have always wanted to do: travel, start a business, learn to sew, buy a Kitchenaid! Trust me you won’t regret doing any of these things before you get married. I love being able to travel a lot and think it really helps me grow as a single person.

    Beth Anne is 28-years-old living in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a virtual assistant and blogger! Be sure to check out Beth Anne on her blog Beth Anne’s Best!

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  • Katie Herzing :: An Interview with a Single Woman Making a Difference

    It’s day 28 of 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women. You can find a list of all the interviews in this post.

    Also, be sure to enter the giveaway to win an autographed copy of Allison K. Flexer’s new book Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman at the bottom of today’s interview. This giveaway will continue through Friday!

    Today I’m talking with Katie Herzing! Katie says:

    After I read Emily Stimpson’s book The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide for the Single Years, I changed a few of my thoughts on the single years. She made one interesting point that being single is a choice – that I’m not married right now because I’m choosing not to be. It is my choice to be single. I’m choosing to wait for God’s Plan, not my own. I’m choosing to uphold my future marriage to a higher standard based on mutual faith in God.

    Katie is a woman after my own heart! She is originally from Pennsylvania, but now lives in Charlotte, NC and loves the south! She says, “I love being a Southern girl and cannot see myself moving back north any time soon.” Yay! You may know, but I am also a southerner – born and raised – and I love all things south! Katie blogs at Waiting for Patience, so be sure to connect with her there, too!

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  • Lisa Anderson :: An Interview with a Single Woman Making a Difference

    Can you believe this is our last week of October, and our last week of 31 Days of Interviews with Single Women? Too fast, friends, too fast! (If you’ve miss any of the interviews, you can find a list of all of them in this post.)

    I have heard wonderful comments from all of you about these interviews, and I’m so happy they have encouraged you! To end this series, we’re having a giveaway that starts today! I’m giving away one copy of the book Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman: Dispelling 10 Common Myths by Allison K. Flexer. (Read my full review of Allison’s book in this post.) So be sure to enter to win below!

    And today I’m also happy to introduce you to Lisa Anderson! Lisa says:

    I fully believe in honoring marriage, and because I believe it’s in God’s plan for most people, to ignore it or never speak of it is both sinful and unhelpful. That said, I have to also embrace that God has a purpose for me right now. Singleness isn’t a waiting room for marriage. Life doesn’t begin at marriage, so what am I doing today to maximize the season I’m in while still preparing for the one to come?

    I am so honored to interview Lisa Anderson! If you don’t already know Lisa, she is the director of young adults for Focus on the Family, she runs Boundless.org, an affiliate website from Focus on the Family which is for single young adults, and she hosts The Boundless Show, a national radio program and podcast that focuses on relationships, life and faith. Needless to say, her interview is full of wisdom! While I was reading it, I kept saying, “Yes!”,  to almost every sentence!

    Thank you, Lisa, for taking time our of your packed schedule to talk to us today! I know it’s going to encourage many, many women!

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