tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54101502011-08-04T11:20:19.521-05:00The Single FactorSingle as in marital status but single as in the One we need, the One who loves us, the One who deserves our entire focusPink Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694128886164573498noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-89582715174296211652007-01-17T11:43:00.001-06:002007-01-17T11:43:26.073-06:00The greatest factor in anyone's life has to do with his or her answer to this question "Who is Jesus Christ to you?"If your answer is Savior and Lord, then you know the significance that His presence in your life, has.As of this moment, I am turning this blog into more than just a series of ponderings on singleness. Pink Kitty and I have known for a long time that being singleton females means a Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1089750097230545222004-07-13T15:13:00.000-05:002004-07-13T15:21:37.230-05:00Had a great singleness "breakthrough" the other day. Ate by myself at the counter at a Waffle House and then went to a movie by myself. I enjoy shopping alone, even grocery shopping.
Pink Kitty says that the excitement I feel in doing these activities alone will wane eventually---in years to come, that is. Not sure that this will be true. Only time will tell.Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1078239260309253662004-03-02T08:54:00.000-06:002006-03-23T16:28:20.356-06:00Just a note...To keep it active. Elena and I are currently working on some plans that will make this blog part of a larger site.Pink Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694128886164573498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1061148351103889652003-08-17T14:25:00.000-05:002003-08-17T14:25:51.130-05:00Joy
Oh my goodness! It’s been forever and a day or two since one of us last posted to this blog. I bet you were wondering if we would ever come back. We do appreciate the fact that you have taken time out of your day to visit and read what is on our hearts and what we feel led to share with you.
One of the main goals of this site is to share with people the freedom that comes from Christ; Pink Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694128886164573498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1057583570907859062003-07-07T08:12:00.000-05:002003-07-07T08:12:50.956-05:00The Prodigal Daughter
That is the name of a book I saw in an ad today. It is about the parables for women. While I don't know anything else about the book, it did get me to thinking (a dangerous thing if you know me!). One of the intentions was that Jesus meant for each of us to think of ourselves as the subjects of his parables. How the man used the broken vessle to water his plants every Pink Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694128886164573498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1055517313672599452003-06-13T10:15:00.000-05:002003-06-13T10:15:13.566-05:00Ah, another day of partly-clouded skies in Music City. I'm working on the newly designed pages of one of my magazines, looking for little double x's that need to be put in green type. The world of publishing...exciting, no? Actually, I like my job. I'm just having a moment, an "I'm a writer stuck in an office when I'd rather be researching luminous fungi for my next book!" kind of moment. Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1054068614401703462003-05-27T15:50:00.000-05:002003-05-27T15:51:34.013-05:00Lands across the sea are calling me
with ancient melodies known to poets
and singers and dancers and players
of mandolins, pipes, flutes, and castanets.
Windmill-dotted mesetas, boggy moors,
breezy and sunny coastlands, these cradles
of small civilizations that struggled for identity,
for autonomy, for a chance, these must
nurture little tucked-away corners
whose names echo deep places in me.
Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1053624338817334422003-05-22T12:25:00.000-05:002003-05-22T12:25:38.873-05:00"To God be the glory, great things He hath done..." (from "To God Be the Glory"; words by Fanny Crosby, music by William Doane).
A great thing He has done. He has kept me single all these years. He has protected me from abusive dating relationships and from disastrous marriages. He has graciously led me to this season of my life (not the single season, but this time, regardless of its label) Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1053616613817275942003-05-22T10:16:00.000-05:002006-03-23T16:31:15.186-06:00It's been a few days since I did the technical work (not very hard mind you) to start the blog and message board but I want to introduce myself as one of the other contributors to this blog.My question of late has been 'why get married?' What is its purpose beyond procreation? Is it another ministry opprotunity? Is it the need for community? I can understand why God said 'it is not good for man Pink Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694128886164573498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1053533693397020052003-05-21T11:14:00.000-05:002003-05-21T11:14:53.386-05:00In my yen for knowing what God put me on this earth to do, I thought that some activities were spiritual and others were not. I thought that certain careers or vocations were more spiritual than others. Well, not true! Chapter 9 of The Purpose Driven Life (by Rick Warren) explains that no activity is unspiritual when it is done for the purpose of pleasing God.
I do remember a time I dried my Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1053433668918657592003-05-20T07:27:00.000-05:002003-05-20T07:27:48.933-05:00Are you purpose-driven? Am I? I'm not sure what I'm driven by these days. I think what drives me changes. Wonder why. Hrm... That needs chewing on.
Today a group of co-workers and I are doing the second session of 40 Days of Purpose, the companion campaign to Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life. I'm looking forward to delving into the first on the list of our five reasons for living---Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410150.post-1053379154512126602003-05-19T16:19:00.000-05:002003-05-19T16:19:14.550-05:00Welcome to a new blog! I bet you're wondering what's up with the name of this thing? "The Single Factor"? What is she talking about? Well, keep reading.
The Single Factor......for many of us, it's our marital status. Perhaps you're Single and Looking, or you're Single and Loving It. I hope you're not Married and Exploring Options (unless you're buying a new car...then options are good)! My Elenanoreply@blogger.com