Whether you are a young single hoping to be married, a single of any age contemplating a celibate lifestyle, or one of the many under-recognized older singles in the church today, including those who are widowed or divorced, I hope you will find encouragement and affirmation in these pages.

The object of these essays is not to teach you how to grit your teeth and bear the burden of being single, nor is it to teach you how to shed that burden as quickly as possible.

Instead, I hope that you will find yourself encouraged to really live as a single person, to know that your life is not in a holding pattern and your fruitfulness in God is not hampered by your social status.

— Rachel