Dancing in the Rain

Happy Valentine's weekend! I know for many single people this can be a hard season. I'd be lying if I tried to claim I've never struggled with some extra longing for a person to call my own around Valentine's! I've technically been single for 34 years. But, we'll only count the ones since I was old enough to think about being in a romantic relationship, which still brings us to like 20 years. That's a lot of practice at something when you think about it! As encouragement to all the singles out there on Valentine's day, and as a wrap up to this series on singleness that has been a year in the making, I thought I would share a few things I've learned are key to remember in this journey. Chase Jesus.  Really and truly, this is THE most important thing for anyone, in any stage of life, to remember. More than chasing dreams, goals, applause, status, money, power, attention, or even relationships, we need to be chasing Jesus. We need to be building our liv...

satisfied. Something about the word just stirs me deep in my soul. I see the world around me running at a frantic pace in search of satisfaction. Commercials tell us this thing or that thing will satisfy us, books tell us that this lifestyle or that diet will satisfy us, we reach for this job or that degree or those relationships to satisfy us. But every time we jump a fence we discover that the grass is not actually greener on the other side.  We remain unsatisfied. We even have a song all about how "I can't get no satisfaction." I can't sing that song. Not because it's a 1965 rock song, but because it isn't true for me. I  can  get satisfaction. I am, in fact,  satisfied . Deeply, securely, forever,  singularly satisfied . Why the focus on singularly ?  I'm so glad you asked! See, I got the idea for this blog post on Valentine's Day.  As a single person.  Again/still.  My social media was filled to overflowing with t...