Sucker for a Good Story

I was married in my second year of seminary, so when I got divorced a couple years ago and re-entered the dating pool, I experienced for the first time the […]

Love the One You’re With?

I can remember being told by some folks while I was in seminary that my best (and perhaps my only) chances of finding someone to love and marry would be […]

Sleeping to One Side

I sleep alone in my queen-size bed and I’ve slept alone in this bed for almost two years. You’d think that after two years, I’d sleep sprawled in the middle […]

Love at First Sight

I remember the day in 2010 that I first saw his picture online.  That night, my friend Sarah and I were having dinner at Los Arcos, and over our fajitas […]

What Not to Say to a Single Clergywoman

There might have been a TV show called, “Kids Say the Darnedest Things,” but it’s actually adults who say the darnedest things. I especially began to notice this after becoming […]

Failing the Bechdel Test

We were driving to my parents’ house when my sister, Lindsey, mentioned the Bechdel Test. I had never heard of it, so I had to ask what it was. “It’s […]

Alone in a Tent

It all started with a beat up orange tent I bought for $15 at a garage sale near my apartment.  Buying it was a whim; I saw it set up […]

Single Mixers and Stereotypes

I can’t bring myself to join an online dating service. It feels like shopping to me. But I also can’t quite resign myself to being single in the suburbs for […]

The Real Pastors of the Midwest

I want my own reality show.  I’ve not made this a secret anywhere…I think my life would make a great reality show.  Maybe I’ve watched one too many episodes of […]

Single and Dangerous

“Overly educated, though not overly snobby. Interested in Friday night dates and Saturday adventures to quirky festivals while sharing a funnel cake. Foodie (but not a cook) with opinions on Bluegrass, […]