What opposite-sex attracted Christian has set foot in a place over & over again despite feeling unwelcome? At this point, I imagined the majority of never-married, divorced and widowed opposite-sex attracted Christian men and women quietly raising their hand from their spot in the corner of the church or from their inconspicuous seat there in the back row of chairs.
š¤š maybe SSA etc & single people should be as one in the church (as should everyone) because it is hard to feel all alone in a gathering of people meant to be your family... maybe my parents etc where better at this than us I drove my mum & my boys four hours
And half to a birthday party of some one who was single when I was growing but a very important part of our family....we are starting small but praying my boys have the same prefably bigger experience of a (wide) family
My wife was 39 when we married. It was the 1st time for her, the 2nd (and last) for me. She experienced exactly what you describe. Except double. In the USA we have Mother's Day. You see, my wife is infertile. We skip church on Mother's Day. And on just about any Sunday featuring some kind of kiddy program. I imagine the other infertile women feel the same way. I can only imagine the pain of singleness and infertility together. My wife wrote a book about her experience called, "No One to Call Me Mommy".
Wonderful article, Iām so incredibly sorry that youāve been made to feel invisible. When my wife and I got married we were heartbroken to find that our single friends assumed that they might not see us anymore, or that we would be less likely to invite them round. We had an āopen-blindā policy, which meant that if our blinds on the front end of the house were open, anyone could knock on the window and come in for food, company, silence, discipleship, advice, books, etc. 99% of the people who came through our door were single, I hope in our small way we helped to make sure they didnāt feel invisible.
š¤š maybe SSA etc & single people should be as one in the church (as should everyone) because it is hard to feel all alone in a gathering of people meant to be your family... maybe my parents etc where better at this than us I drove my mum & my boys four hours
And half to a birthday party of some one who was single when I was growing but a very important part of our family....we are starting small but praying my boys have the same prefably bigger experience of a (wide) family
My wife was 39 when we married. It was the 1st time for her, the 2nd (and last) for me. She experienced exactly what you describe. Except double. In the USA we have Mother's Day. You see, my wife is infertile. We skip church on Mother's Day. And on just about any Sunday featuring some kind of kiddy program. I imagine the other infertile women feel the same way. I can only imagine the pain of singleness and infertility together. My wife wrote a book about her experience called, "No One to Call Me Mommy".
Thanks Dani.
Iām wondering where that 25% figure comes from?
Wonderful article, Iām so incredibly sorry that youāve been made to feel invisible. When my wife and I got married we were heartbroken to find that our single friends assumed that they might not see us anymore, or that we would be less likely to invite them round. We had an āopen-blindā policy, which meant that if our blinds on the front end of the house were open, anyone could knock on the window and come in for food, company, silence, discipleship, advice, books, etc. 99% of the people who came through our door were single, I hope in our small way we helped to make sure they didnāt feel invisible.