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Reasons for Prolonged Singleness 9

Julieanne Bartlett May 30, 2023 2 Comments

We are concluding this series on the reasons for prolonged singleness! This month is Part 9, wherein I will cover one last reason that people may stay single. As I stated in last month’s blog post, this series does not present an exhaustive list. There can always be other reasons for prolonged singleness. However, my intention was to provide an inventory of the reasons I have encountered both...

Reasons for Prolonged Singleness 8

Julieanne Bartlett April 17, 2023 0 Comments

Hello there and thank you for continuing along with me in this series on the reasons for prolonged singleness. We are now on Part 8 and have one more blog post in the series to cover after this one. While this topic has taken some time (there was also a break in there) I do think it was good to cover individually the various reasons for prolonged singleness. Of course, the reasons offered in...

Reasons for Prolonged Singleness Part 6

Julieanne Bartlett February 10, 2023 2 Comments

Hello! I hope you are doing well. It’s hard to believe we have moved into 2023 already, it being halfway through the month of February. There is so much to look forward to with God. I want to thank you for staying with me, bearing in patience as I have missed several month’s blog posts. I won’t bore you with all the details of my difficult year; suffice it to say that 2022 was a challenge...

Reasons for Prolonged Singleness Part 5

Julieanne Bartlett September 29, 2022 4 Comments

As we move along into the season of Fall and with this series on reasons for prolonged singleness, this month’s topic of discussion is spiritual warfare and the accompanying need for prayer. Now, I have always known that the devil exists and tries to wreak havoc in our lives. However, it is the exact way in which he attacks singles that I am going to point out. This blog post is a little...

Reasons for Prolonged Singleness Part 2

Julieanne Bartlett April 28, 2022 4 Comments

In last month’s blog, Reasons for Prolonged Singleness Part 1, I introduced the current series wherein I will be covering a number of reasons that people get stuck in prolonged singleness. As I have shared in previous posts, I was very afraid that God had called me to singleness even though I had a deep desire to marry. I struggled for a long time trying to understand what his will for me was...

Reasons for Prolonged Singleness Part 1

Julieanne Bartlett March 29, 2022 2 Comments

Prolonged Singleness. When I first heard the term applied to my struggle of finding a husband, I was strangely comforted. There was a name for what I was dealing with. I was in my mid-thirties at the time and had been unable to maintain a relationship with a man to marriage. In my blog post, “Prolonged Singleness: Are You Stuck in the Single State?,” I shared my discovery of the concept of...

Must I Be Perfect to Marry?

Julieanne Bartlett November 30, 2021 0 Comments

You do not have to have it all together to get married; marriage will help heal you As a person who was single until the age of 42, I would ruminate on all the possibilities as to why I could not meet a suitable spouse. All the reasons I could not sustain a relationship with someone for a reasonable amount of time. In our society where perfection is always the standard, I naturally concluded...

An October Update

Julieanne Bartlett October 18, 2021 0 Comments

Hello everyone! This month’s blog post is more like a letter to you, as I wanted to update you on things on which I am working. I am working on a big project which I hope to share the details with you soon. Also, I have been part of an amazing panel of women on the “Anchored in Faith” podcast. We are doing a four-part series entitled, “At the Women’s Well.” We are discussing topics...

The Struggle to Marry

Julieanne Bartlett September 10, 2021 6 Comments

I first began hearing that there was a vocation to the single life over 15 years ago, when I, myself, was still single. In my late thirties, I was discouraged, and seriously seeking God for a spouse. Various individuals would routinely comment to me that perhaps I was called to be single. I believe this comment was offered by well-meaning folks who lacked a theological foundation on how to offer...

Prolonged Singleness and the Bible: A Study of Tobit, Part III

Julieanne Bartlett July 9, 2021 2 Comments

This month, I continue with the study of the book of Tobit, specifically looking at prolonged singleness in the Bible. In the blog post, “Prolonged Singleness and the Bible: A Study of Tobit Part I,” I provided a summary of the Book of Tobit. Next, in the blog post, “Prolonged Singleness and the Bible: A Study of Tobit Part II,” I probed Sarah’s situation and how it mirrors our...

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