https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Single-girl-this-is-your-year.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   “This is your year.”   That phrase is one of the most reassuring things someone can say to me. To hear that THIS year, THIS YEAR is going to be MY year, and that they believe it to be so. They […]

https://lauraemichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/I-didn’t-get-married-this-year.m4a Want to hear this post straight from me? Click the link above!   Well y’all, I didn’t get married this year. Again.   No planning was done, no invitations were sent out. I didn’t walk down an aisle (except at the grocery store, which honestly might be better?). No white dresses were bought, or […]

In most years past I’ve found myself bargaining with God this time of year.   “Ok God, I was single for the holidays again this year, but next year is the year it’s going to be different, right?” But over the last several years, I’ve grown weary of waiting to live my life until it […]

“But wouldn’t it be better if…”   Those words have come out of my mouth more times than I can count. And just seeing them now is immediately deflating. Wouldn’t it be better if… Those words have robbed me of all joy on countless special occasions. Birthdays, weddings, vacations, and especially, the holidays. The second […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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] […]

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 […]

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, […]