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The SW30: Day 3 ~ Describe a Moment or Day When Being Single Was Really Awesome


Okay. . . my answer may sound corny or cliche but I'm so serious when I say. . . Right Now! 

Most people know that I'm very serious about my relationship with God and I love being able to help others.  In the last few months, I've really been trying to focus on whatever I can do to make a difference and draw people to Him. 

When I first began Ladies of Virtue. . . Empowered! or L.O.V.E., I was hosting meetings with a few girls- about 20 minutes away from my house (on MD's Eastern Shore).  I went on an unofficial break for about a year but later found out that there was interest in Pennsylvania.  So about this time last year (October 2012), I hosted the first PA L.O.V.E. Meeting.  In recent months, the meetings have been taking place in both Maryland and Pennsylvania.  However, people have been asking me to take it to additional locations.

The fact that I am single makes it easier for me to focus on L.O.V.E.! The time that I spend with these ladies is priceless!  Although I'm leading the discussions, I always tell the ladies that I'm ready to learn from and grow WITH them! We all have something to share. The purpose of the group is to support one another as we apply God's Word to our lives. It's an opportunity to share 'common-sense advice with a Biblical foundation.' We literally talk, laugh and cry in every meeting :-).

In (re)starting the meetings, I have been praying to be a blessing to every lady that comes through the door but I can truly say that interacting with the participants... this experience in general has been a tremendous blessing to me!  We are able to encourage and empower one another and bond in a nurturing and loving environment.

Right now, I'm able to travel to PA, etc. and not feel rushed to get back to MD!  I'm able to work late into the night- typing up outlines and doing research without disturbing my husband.  I don't have to balance making copies, printing materials, buying refreshments AND changing diapers, preparing meals, etc.  One day, I'm sure I'll be grateful to be able to meet those familial obligations but right now, I feel blessed to be able to travel and meet with these ladies whenever I can.

It's as though  I'm truly understanding 1 Corinthians 7:34.  Here's how it's translated in The Message Bible:
When you’re unmarried, you’re free to concentrate on simply pleasing the Master.  Marriage involves you in all the nuts and bolts of domestic life and in wanting to please your spouse, leading to so many more demands on your attention. The time and energy that married people spend on caring for and nurturing each other, the unmarried can spend in becoming whole and holy instruments of God. 

That is what I'm focusing on.  I want to be all that God has created me to be! I want my life to be pleasing in His sight.  I pray that He uses me to be a blessing to my L.O.V.E.ly Ladies & that we continue to inspire and encourage each other in our walks with Him.

Can you understand why I appreciate being single in this season?

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