As a single woman, Carolyn McCulley benefited from visiting the homes of other families.

And as I went to these women's homes and I saw the peace and the order, I saw all sorts of things like linen napkins and candles being lit in the bathroom.

And I thought, my goodness, there's this whole side of femininity that I've never considered.

It's Monday, June 13th, and you're listening to Rev. there's this whole side of femininity that I've never considered.

It's Monday, June 13th, and you're listening to revive our hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss.

Here's Nancy.

When I go out and speak at women's conferences, I find that about a third, maybe as much as 40% of our audience, are women who are currently single.

And I find that many women who are single are kind of living their lives in limbo, waiting for something to happen down the road, that's something being marriage, in order to really start living life.

Well, our guest on Revive Our Hearts this week is a woman who believes that women who are single

can live purposeful, intentional, and meaningful lives right now.

Carolyn McCulley, welcome to revive our hearts.

Thank you.

And thanks so much for writing this wonderful book called Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye?

And the subtitle is Trusting God with a Hope Deferred.

And I love how practical you are throughout this book.

As you unpack

Proverbs chapter 31, a chapter generally thought of as applying to married women, and yet

you say these are character qualities that need to be true in all women's lives, that femininity

is not something you have to be married to pursue. That's right. And because she is such a well-developed

woman, she is a gracious hostess, she is a good cook, she is a very savvy businesswoman,

she handles her finance as well. There's something there for women in every season of our lives

to be able to look at and say this is a standard of excellence and biblical wisdom in a woman's life.

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