Tag Archives: Contentment

Someone recently asked me, “Are you praying for a wife?” I answered honestly, “No, not really.” The person seemed surprised. “But why not?” My reply was something like: “Well, I’m young, and I just moved here and started a new life on my own. I don’t need to settle down right away.” It’s a nice line. One I’ve grown accustomed …

A little while ago, a good friend of mine asked me, “When have you ever felt ‘this is it’”?  It was just another way of asking, “When in life have you been completely content?” The more I thought about this question, three images or pictures kept coming to mind. All three pictures are representative of larger themes of contentment in …

In the last year, I’ve been a member of the big three dating sites at one time or another: Christian Mingle, eHarmony, Match.com. I get those notifications in my inbox saying, “Sign up in the next 72 hours to save 60% and find the love of your life.” Okay, I added the last part for dramatic effect, but you get …

Let me clear the air about where I am in life. I am a single male. I recently passed the dreaded precipice of 40.  I live in Asia and have lived here for most of the last 12 years. My work takes me back to America a few times a year, but my adult life has largely been invested in …