\u201cWhy can\u2019t I just be single and happy and stop wanting more?\u201d The question haunted Sharyn Kopf until a friend responded: \u201cYou\u2019re grieving something you\u2019ve lost. It\u2019s okay to be sad.\u201d Funny how one moment can change a person\u2019s perspective. With those ten words, this friend gave a name to Sharyn\u2019s struggles as a single woman: Grief. We all understand the sorrow of loss. But grieving singleness? Doesn\u2019t that go against the biblical command to \u201cbe content\u201d? Is it possible to enjoy the gifts of an unmarried life and still long for a husband and family of one\u2019s own? Using the seven stages of grief\u2014denial, disbelief, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and hope\u2014along with Scripture and her own experiences, Sharyn will walk with you through your own grief process. Within these pages, we\u2019ll take a look at: \u2022 How God feels about our singleness \u2022 The longing for children \u2022 Our tendency to fluctuate between believing we\u2019re too picky and worrying we\u2019re not good enough to attract a man \u2022 Bargaining our way into and out of relationships \u2022 How to deal with regret \u2022 The stress of financial difficulties like job loss, low income, and handling it all on your own \u2022 What long-term singleness does to our self-esteem \u2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cWhy can\u2019t I just be single and happy and stop wanting more?\u201d The question haunted Sharyn Kopf until a friend responded: \u201cYou\u2019re grieving something you\u2019ve lost. It\u2019s okay to be sad.\u201d Funny how one moment can change a person\u2019s perspective. With those ten words, this friend gave a name to Sharyn\u2019s struggles as a single woman: Grief. We all understand the sorrow of loss. But grieving singleness? Doesn\u2019t that go against the biblical command to \u201cbe content\u201d? Is it possible to enjoy the gifts of an unmarried life and still long for a husband and family of one\u2019s own? Using the seven stages of grief\u2014denial, disbelief, bargaining, guilt, anger, depression, and hope\u2014along with Scripture and her own experiences, Sharyn will walk with you through your own grief process. Within these pages, we\u2019ll take a look at: \u2022 How God feels about our singleness \u2022 The longing for children \u2022 Our tendency to fluctuate between believing we\u2019re too picky and worrying we\u2019re not good enough to attract a man \u2022 Bargaining our way into and out of relationships \u2022 How to deal with regret \u2022 The stress of financial difficulties like job loss, low income, and handling it all on your own \u2022 What long-term singleness does to our self-esteem \u2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[33],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n