Links for Single Ladies

I have compiled a list of links that I hope will be encouraging to young women who are single. Many of these links encouraged my heart and mind a great deal while I was still single.

These articles do not give trite comments to the longinges and desires of the hearts of single women. When I was single, I longed to be married. Even when I was content and wanting God’s best for my life (even if it did not include marriage), I still had the desire for marriage. While I was single, I became tired of hearing the same comments over and over: “You’re still young . . . you have plenty of time to find the right guy” or “I’m sure God will bring you a husband.” These were undoubtedly well-meaning comments, but they did not acknowlege how hard it is to wait when you long for something with all of your heart.

The following blog posts take singleness seriously. They look at the longings of the single heart; they look at the heartache. Yet, the authors of the following posts keep their eyes focused firmly on God and his ultimate plan.

It is my prayer that the following articles will encourage, convict, and challenge your heart.

I am interested in making this list as comprehensive as possible; I would like this list to contain as many uplifting articles regarding singleness as possible. If you have written blog posts pertaining to this subject or have come across blog posts that have been encouraging to you, please send me an email with the link at wholesomewomanhoodATgmailDOTcom. I do not guarantee the link will make the list, but I would love to hear what has encouraged you.

If you do not have a blog but have written something to encourage single ladies, please feel free to send the article to me. I would love to consider it for posting on the blog here to be an encouragement to others.

~ Melinda ~

1. A Guest Post on Contentment
2. Always a Guest, Never a Bride
3. A Poem In Honor of Those Waiting
4. But What If I Never Get Married?
5. The Church, Singleness, and Homosexuality
6. Content But Not Complete, Part 1
7. Content But Not Complete, Part 2
8. Content But Not Complete, Part 3
9. Content But Not Complete, Part 4
10. Courage
11. The Defining Factor
12. Empty Dreams
13. Feminine Friday: Rejoicing in Singleness
14. Finding Balance During Years of Singleness
15. Friends Beyond Marriage, Part 1
16. Friends Beyond Marriage, Part 2
17. God-Given Desires . . . He Doesn’t Fulfill – Part 1
18. Part 2
19. Part 3
20. Part 4
21. Part 5
22. Part 6
23. Ideals and Expectations, Part 1
24. Ideals and Expectations, Part 2
25. Looking For Love
26. The Magic Word
27. More Than A Marriage and a Family
28. Nobody Puts Bekah on a Shelf
29. On Aging
30. The Other Answer
31. Preparing for Someday
32. The Promise
33. Ravi Zacharias on Marriage
34. Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice
35. Rooting Out Bitterness
36. Shelf-Life
37. She Will Come
38. Single Christian Women-My Heroes
39. Singleness: Gift to Cherish or Gift to Return as Soon as Possible? (Part 1)
40. Singleness: Gift to Cherish or Gift to Return as Soon as Possible? (Part 2)
41. Singleness Isn’t Punishment . . . or Purgatory
42. Skills in Singleness
43. The Smart Choice?
    
44. Solitude
45. Somewhere…
    
46. Then I Was Young
47. Waiting 
    
48. What He Wants Me to Be
49. Young(ish), Single, Reformed (new – added April 18, 2012 [as a side note, I don't agree with her view on online dating but that is entirely a matter of opinion.])