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I was chatting with a friend recently and she mentioned she’s started asking herself, “What would I do if I knew I would never get married?”   What dreams would she pursue? Where would she go? How would her choices be different if she weren’t waiting for her relationship status to change? I thought, how […]

"What would I do if I knew I would never get married?: A single girl's reflection on waiting| Waiting for the one | Singleness Advice | Don't Wait | Live Life | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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What would I do if I knew I would never get married?: A single girl’s reflection on waiting

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Last Saturday night I had a revelation.   I was in the bathroom cleaning, scrubbing a mascara smudge off the sink and trying to scoot the ever-curious kitty cat off the counter, and I realized… …it’s ‪Saturday night‬, and I’m at home scrubbing the bathroom, and I’m…happy? Now this is where some people would say […]

"This isn't what I expected"" Encouragement for when life isn't what it "should" be | Giving Yourself Permission } Unmet Expectations | Daily Encouragement | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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“This isn’t what I expected”: Encouragement for when life isn’t what it “should” be

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Dear-Single-Girl-Youve-Got-This.m4a   Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   Dear Fellow Single Girl,   Whew, girl. I’ve been feeling it lately. That overwhelming feeling I sometimes get when I just wish I had a partner to do this life with. Do you know that feeling I mean? It comes […]

Dear Single Girl, You've Got This | Encouragement for the single girl doing life on her own | Independent Woman | Making it on my own | Single Christian | Singleness Quotes

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Dear single girl, you’ve got this

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Im-A-Single-Christian-And-Im-Not-Intentionally-Preparing-For-Marriage.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I’ve been thinking a lot recently about why marriage seems to be such an idol for singles in the Christian community.   Certainly, people outside of the Christian faith desire to get married, but there seems to be almost a need, […]

I'm a Single Christian and I'm Not Intentionally Preparing for Marriage: Here's Why | Christian Dating | Preparing for Marriage | Christian Women | Single Christian | Following God | God's Plan | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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I’m a single Christian, and I’m not intentionally preparing for marriage

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Encouragement-For-When-You-Cant-Make-Sense-Of-Your-Single-Status.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “He will come when you stop looking for him” “Pray about it” “Have you tried on-line?” “Have you thought about trying a new church?” “You should meet my friend. You’re both really nice.” “Find yourself first” “You’ll find him when you..[move] […]

"I followed everyone's advice and I'm still single: Encouragement for when you can't make sense of your single status" | Singleness Quotes | Dating Advice | Christian Dating | Being Single | Single Life | Single Girl | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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“I followed everyone’s advice and I’m still single”: Encouragement for when you can’t make sense of your single status

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/How-God-Has-Shown-Me-He-Cares-About-My-Love-Story.m4a   Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   God doesn’t care about our love stories.   This is something that I truly believed for many years, and it was based on nothing other than the fact that I was single. I was disappointed, and I was stubborn. No […]

How God Has Shown Me He Cares About My Love Story, Even Though I'm Still Single | Love Story | Singleness Quotes | Christian Dating | Single Christian | Singleness Encouragement | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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How God has shown me He cares about my love story (even though I’m still single)

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Real-Talk_-Singleness-And-Finances.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I’ve been thinking about the best way to approach this post for a while.   I wanted to have all of the answers to the financial challenges of being a single girl making it on her own. But the reality is, […]

Real Talk: Singleness and Finances | Encouragement for the single girl making it on her own | Independent Woman | Making it on my Own | Single Christian | Singleness Quotes | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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Real talk: Singleness and finances

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  What’s this monthly “looking forward to” stuff all about? Check out “What I’m Looking Forward To: April” to read why I started it (and why I think you should, too!) Each week since I wrote “Single Longer than Expected? 10 Tips to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in This Season,” I’ve been posting weekly tips […]

What I'm Looking Forward to: May

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What I’m looking forward to: May

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Why-Singleness-Is-Not-A-Season-Of-Waiting.m4a   Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I recently (ok, recently as in 2 months ago, I’m a bit late with this post), put up a Valentine’s Day post on my Instagram.   Did you see it? It gives some context for this blog, so I’ll give […]

Why Singleness Is Not A Season Of Waiting | Christian Dating | Christian Single | Dating Advice | Single and Waiting | Season of Waiting | justbeautifullyhonest.com

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Why singleness is not a “season of waiting”

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https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Three-Myths-About-Being-Happy-And-Single-4.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   I’m not going to lie to you (the name of the blog would be pretty useless if I did, huh?).   I never wanted to be single and happy. In fact, being single and happy sounded like just about the worst […]

Three Myths About Being Single And Happy | Single and Happy | Singleness Advice | Single Quotes | Single Christian } justbeautifullyhonest.com

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Three myths about being single and happy, and one important truth