Jul 23 2009
published article: Thoughts from the Ship of Singleness
The position I find myself in is one of watching my friends face into futures that are taking shape, with comforting lines and seemingly predictable challenges, while my own future still looks like an open horizon at sea. Light and darkness in a sky that goes on forever.
Often I feel like a capable captain aboard my little ship, but other times I sit down very small and swallow a lump in my throat as I face out at that big, big world. The waves lapping at my boat are the only sound.
Still, as unsteady as my footing can feel, being out at sea is an adventure with a lot to teach me. So what am I learning out here on my little ship?
“Thoughts from the Ship of Singleness,” my latest article, is up on Boundless.org. Suzanne Hadley was kind enough to post about it on Boundless Line, so you can also read her thoughts and some general discussion on the topic of singleness here.
I read the article, and it was amazing! It’s great advice that I think all single christian women should read.
Hello,
I’ve just read the article and I had to say, thank you.
It is beautiful.
Not just the content which is pretty relevant and insightful but the way you write…i love the way you use words and express yourself. Beautiful.
You took me back to my childhood days when I read Anne of green gables.
Thank you, you made my day.
PS: I’d love to able to write that well one day. what advice can you give (to a 29year old female doctor/surgeon in South Africa. oh and single too.) Where and how do i begin writting.
Thanks so much for commenting!
Dache, L.M. Montgomery is one of my favourite authors, especially the “Anne” books. So that compliment means a lot!
As for advice, two things: First, read. Sounds like you already do that, and Montgomery is a good place to start
. Second, write. Just write — anytime, anywhere, on the computer or in a notebook or whatever. Write about anything. If it interests you, if you’re passionate about it, write about it. Stories or just thoughts or essays or anything you like. There is no wrong way to begin.
If you want to learn the finer points of the craft, most books on writing will help you think through what you’re doing. But I’d spend a lot of time writing before I started looking to the “experts”; otherwise you might just get confused or overwhelmed or lose your own edge.