so what does SWF mean?  and what is all this about anyway?

well, first things first, SWF is an acronym taken directly from the want-ads.  and to be more specific, the personal ads.  yes, dear friends, you read that right.  SWF means single white female.

in the midst of life as of late i have been thinking through what it means to be a mature, single, adult female who loves Jesus and wants to walk with Him well.  or, even more so, what that can even look like.  i mean yeah, there are plenty of resources out there for us single ladies about contentment while you wait and finding “the one” and preparing to court “the one” and all things of that nature.  which, don’t get me wrong, those are all good things, but we are woefully lacking in regards to being encouraged to just live and love and take full advantage of being single whether it be for a season or for a lifetime.

you don’t hear too much of that these days–encouragement to dive headfirst into loving Jesus and living the abundant life of walking with and for and toward Jesus as a single person.  encouragement that points us toward truly fixing our eyes on Jesus and the things of eternity rather than helping to foster the insane mindset that is already natural to our being-redeemed-but-still-divided hearts: “ok Jesus, my eyes are fixed on you.  now that that’s all settled, where is my future husband?”

ick.

so here it is… a response to this woeful lack.

here, for you and for me and for anyone else who stumbles upon this site, i am determined to chronicle this crazy season of my life and encourage you (and me) in the process.  i am determined to encourage you (and me) to fix our eyes upon our King who loves us and has called us for a purpose–a purpose that doesn’t start with marriage or children or a new job or whatever else might be going on in your life.  it is a purpose that starts the moment we believe Him, the moment we give our lives and hearts over to Him because He gave His life up for us.

you may have heard some refer to singleness as a gift.  you may also have heard some joke about “wanting to give the gift back.”

well i’m convinced it is a gift.  let’s find out why–and what we can do with it–together.  hopefully we’ll glean some wisdom and share a few laughs along the way.