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A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 8 God has given every believer a calling. Single or married, family or not, young or old, we all have a calling and a purpose on this earth. Ephesians 2:10, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” What are your good works? Have you asked God what His specific, unique purpose is for you right now? Marriage isn't the prerequisite to living on a mission. Can it be

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 7 Have you ever found yourself constantly on dating apps, looking and reaching out on them daily, and maybe even jumping from one relationship to the next without much of a break or any break at all? Have you ever stayed with someone in a relationship because you simply didn’t want to be alone or to start over or admit you “failed” again at another relationship? When we’re dating with desperation, we can find ourselves in any one of t

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 6 Why do we hate to be alone? What is it that drives us to never experience loneliness? Last week we talked about how we are designed to live life together. I meet people of all types who struggle to be alone, because that initiates a “lonely” response inside of them they don't know what to do with. Maybe you grew up and never learned how to be alone and be okay. Maybe being alone was dangerous or you don’t know how to feel safe just

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 5 Have you ever thought to yourself, "When I get married..." "I'll travel." "I'll buy a house." "I'll start that ministry." “I’ll be fulfilled.” Do any of these thoughts sound familiar to you? They sure do to me. It’s so easy for us to discount ourselves and to think there’s something missing from our qualifications to pursue all God has for us. We can look around at all the couples that surround us and think that we don’t have the s

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 4 The title for this post might make you think I’m referring to a romantic relationship. That is not at all the case. What I do mean is we need people around whom we can walk through life together. Single people tend to not get nearly the amount of physical touch needed to feel connected and to overcome loneliness. This is not limited to single people, but the lack of other humans around if you are single and live alone makes human tou

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 3 I used to think that once I moved to this new city I was dreaming about, I found someone to love me, or I finally scored that job I’d been dreaming of that I’d finally feel satisfied. I’ve moved to plenty of new cities, I’ve been happily married and happily single, and I love what I do and yet I have still felt unsatisfied at times. C.S. Lewis said, "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most

A 10-part faith-based blog series: Week 2 Why do we idolize romantic relationships in our world today? Why do we introduce ourselves most often with our relationship roles instead of as individuals? Why does it seem like so many others in our lives are obsessed with helping us get out of our singleness? I believe one answer to these questions is fear. Fear of being alone, fear of being left out or insignificant, and fear of the unknown being three common fears people str

Week 1: A 10-part faith-based blog series Joy Is Not Waiting at the Altar. Joy can be found here and now. The world often tells us our story begins when we meet "the one." But God tells a different story. Our identity is not found in our relationship status—it’s found in Jesus. This series is an invitation to embrace your singleness with purpose, joy, and live your life now not waiting for some potential future time. My goal is to help you embrace where God has you right now

Anxiety can feel overwhelming. For many people, it shows up as constant worry, racing thoughts, tension in the body, or a sense of being stuck in fear about the future. You may even find yourself wondering why it feels so hard to just “calm down” or “have more faith.” If that’s where you are, you are not alone—and there is nothing wrong with you for feeling this way. Christian counseling for anxiety offers a space where your emotional struggles are taken seriously and your fa