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Author: Fern Horst

Fern is a writer, life-long learner, and life purpose advocate who longs to see individuals set free to be who God created them to be and to fulfill the purpose for which He created them. Her calling in singleness is to give witness that a relationship with Jesus is all-sufficient and all-satisfying and provides immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine. Her mission in maintaining this website is to provide inspiration, encouragement, and support for singles who desire to live purposeful lives for Jesus.
A Single’s Guide to Thriving at Christmas
Holidays as a Single

A Single’s Guide to Thriving at Christmas

I started to write this blog post thinking it would be a guide to surviving Christmas as singles. So many of us – not just singles – think of the holidays from the perspective of just getting through them. I…

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How Jesus Defeated the Grinch
Holidays as a Single

How Jesus Defeated the Grinch

The signs that Christmas is coming soon are all around us now. Christmas music follows us everywhere we go, decorations line the streets and cover homes and lawns, people are scurrying around in stores agonizing over what gifts to buy,…

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A Place to Belong
Relationship with Jesus

A Place to Belong

A number of years ago I attended a women’s retreat where a former missionary was the speaker. She and her husband had raised their children during the years they had served in missions, thousands of miles from the homes of…

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What Are Your Top Three?
Holidays as a Single

What Are Your Top Three?

It’s that time of year again in the United States when many gather around Thanksgiving Day dinner tables laden with food and surrounded by relatives and friends. But many also don’t. You know who you are. Your parents may be…

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Lonely in Church?
Singles in Community

Lonely in Church?

I grew up in a small church, the daughter of a pastor who had a shepherd’s heart and a wife with the gift of hospitality. My parents invested deeply in the lives of many people and our home was a…

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The Truth About Our Worth
Relationship with Jesus

The Truth About Our Worth

Years ago my young nephew came to visit for several days with his suitcase in tow. As soon as he arrived he opened it and pulled out his most prized possession at the time — his sling shot! He told…

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What About Me, God? Bless me, too!
Relationship with Jesus

What About Me, God? Bless me, too!

Have you ever looked at others’ lives and wondered why they have the blessings they do, when you don’t? I sure have! It’s a human trait that goes way back — all the way to Adam and Eve. The temptation that…

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I Love My Freedom, But Now What?
Fulfillment and Purpose in Singleness

I Love My Freedom, But Now What?

In the survey I conducted before relaunching Purposeful Singleness, the vast majority of you indicated the aspect you like most about being single is your freedom. I would concur with that. The independence, the ability to be flexible and spontaneous,…

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The Ultimate Secret of Contentment
Fulfillment and Purpose in Singleness

The Ultimate Secret of Contentment

Our natural state as earthly beings is not contentment. We are always desiring more and better of anything and everything. If we are single we desire marriage; if we are married we desire our spouse to be more this, or…

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Finding Peace When We Don’t Understand
Recovering from Rejection

Finding Peace When We Don’t Understand

I am analytical by nature. When it comes to figuring out how something works so I can use it, or getting to the root of a problem so I can move forward, that characteristic serves me well. But when it…

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Not Loving Your Life? Don’t Ditch Facebook!
Fulfillment and Purpose in Singleness

Not Loving Your Life? Don’t Ditch Facebook!

I love Facebook. Most of the time, anyway. Here’s why. In my 50 plus years of life I’ve lived and worked in numerous locations. My “tribe” is scattered all over the globe. Gone are the days when the majority of…

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Removing the Hindrances from Singleness
Scripture on Singleness

Removing the Hindrances from Singleness

Many view singleness as a limitation rather than an advantage. I’d say it’s a fairly common perspective among Christians and non-Christians alike. It’s funny how we collectively forget that Jesus was single, and certainly nothing held Him back. And we…

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