More than a dozen stories came to mind as I sat down to answer this question submitted in one of Elisa’s (from MoretoBe.com)  in-real-life ETC Gatherings:

“What defines a bad boyfriend?”

I didn’t have a lot of boyfriends before I got married, but the ones I had would definitely be considered “bad.” I could list for you characteristic after characteristic and make a pretty complete definition from personal experience.

Or I could keep it simple by going to the Bible and seeing what God has to say.

I went to the Bible. And there it was – simple criteria for determining between a good and bad boyfriend . . .

Read more in my post today at More to Be!

The subject line of an email I received in my inbox last winter read:

Screaming, Crying, and Pulling My Hair Out – Literally!

It was January 1st, and before I even opened it my heart already started throbbing for the young, single girl on the other side of the screen. I knew exactly what she was feeling, and I wasn’t at all surprised by what I read.

She described New Years Eve — that dreadful day for a single woman — which outweighs all the hopeful possibilities a new year could bring. The scene she painted was nothing new.Everyone was coupled up at the party…except her. Midnight came, kisses of celebration were shared, and, as she wrote, “I stood alone.”

Is this girl also you?

Are you, too, screaming, crying, and pulling your hair out because all you desire is to be married but instead you “stand alone”?

Today I’m sharing some encouragement at More to Be to the girl who’s never been on a date from a girl who knows exactly how you feel. 

Please join me there.