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Single Is as Single Does: Miss-Adventures in Single Living
When asked why she's never married Dana smiles, and says, "I just haven't found a man who could stand to be as deliriously happy as I would make him."
Are you navigating life without a partner?
Do you feel like you're the only one?
Are you fearful of being found dead in your apartment days away from being eaten by your cats?
Have any of these things ever happened to you?
Been an emergency room patient in Italy?
Become unemployed and homeless within a two-day period?
Experienced a nervous breakdown during a power outage?
Found yourself trapped in a bathtub and can't get out?
Frightened by a home-invading maple leaf?
"I've had decisions I'm not proud of, seasons of surprising maturity, and times of utter humiliation. But it's all me." Join Dana as she shares her experiences with humor and transparency. You'll finish thinking, "Well, if she can do it then certainly I can."
Are you navigating life without a partner?
Do you feel like you're the only one?
Are you fearful of being found dead in your apartment days away from being eaten by your cats?
Have any of these things ever happened to you?
Been an emergency room patient in Italy?
Become unemployed and homeless within a two-day period?
Experienced a nervous breakdown during a power outage?
Found yourself trapped in a bathtub and can't get out?
Frightened by a home-invading maple leaf?
"I've had decisions I'm not proud of, seasons of surprising maturity, and times of utter humiliation. But it's all me." Join Dana as she shares her experiences with humor and transparency. You'll finish thinking, "Well, if she can do it then certainly I can."
209 pages, Paperback
Published October 19, 2019
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Dana Brown
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Dana Brown (2^): gentle romance
Dana Brown (3^) children's book illustrator
explicit warning!
Dana Brown (4^): adult
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October 31, 2019
In “Single Is As Single Does,” Dana muses about her life as a single Christ-following woman. Although we are not the same age, I relate to Dana’s experiences with well-meaning friends suggesting online dating, feeling her blood boil as she hears of her married girlfriends being “allowed” to indulge by their husbands, daydreaming about celebrity boyfriends, and being reminded in various ways that we already have the undying love and support of Jesus Christ no matter our marital status.
Dana’s writing is transparent and honest. One chapter includes her journal entries after a particularly devastating breakup. She argued with God about whether or not to leave that section in the book (she didn’t want to, he wanted her to) and she eventually sided with him. The beautiful thing about ugly, sad, hurtful things in our lives is that we come out of them with scars and wisdom that we can use to help others who will eventually walk through similar ugly, sad, and hurtful things.
People tend to view singleness (particularly in Christian women) as a tragedy or the best thing ever. In my experience, it’s both. Some days, I can’t imagine anything better than being independent and single. Other days, I see how others are growing and thriving in marriages and think, “I want that!” Dana captures both sides of this complicated coin. I want to, as she calls it, “bloom how I am planted, as a wonderfully blessed single woman. Until, maybe one day, I’m replanted in a pot alongside someone else” (p. 166). Whether or not marriage is in the future for either of us, I appreciate reading about the life of a woman who is living a full and fulfilling life without waiting on Mr. Right.
Dana’s writing is transparent and honest. One chapter includes her journal entries after a particularly devastating breakup. She argued with God about whether or not to leave that section in the book (she didn’t want to, he wanted her to) and she eventually sided with him. The beautiful thing about ugly, sad, hurtful things in our lives is that we come out of them with scars and wisdom that we can use to help others who will eventually walk through similar ugly, sad, and hurtful things.
People tend to view singleness (particularly in Christian women) as a tragedy or the best thing ever. In my experience, it’s both. Some days, I can’t imagine anything better than being independent and single. Other days, I see how others are growing and thriving in marriages and think, “I want that!” Dana captures both sides of this complicated coin. I want to, as she calls it, “bloom how I am planted, as a wonderfully blessed single woman. Until, maybe one day, I’m replanted in a pot alongside someone else” (p. 166). Whether or not marriage is in the future for either of us, I appreciate reading about the life of a woman who is living a full and fulfilling life without waiting on Mr. Right.
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