Connally Gilliam - Revelations of a Single Woman: Loving the Life I Didnt Expect

Connally Gilliams unflinching honesty about her own personal journey and struggles for her own dreams serves as a testimony that temporarily closed doors may be but open windows for much more! Our attitudes define whether we look through the prism of a half-full or half-empty world. Connallys search is about coming home.

C HRISTINE D OLAN

Investigative journalist and author of Shattered InnocenceThe Millennium Holocaust

This book is not just for those of us who, for now, remain unintentionally single, but for anyone struggling with a deep restlessness for that good somethingwhatever it may bethat they long for, strive for, and hope will become a reality in this life.

K RISTEN B UCHER

Lawyer, Washington, DC

Miss Gilliam opens up realistically how the Christian life may need to be lived out by an increasing number of single women. This book will bring comfort and renewal for all those living with enforced singleness, as well as challenge all of us to show more empathy and nurture within the real needs of Christian community today.

J AMES M. H OUSTON

Founding principal of Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, and professor emeritus of spiritual theology

Revelations of a Single Woman gives an articulate, humorous, and candid voice to so many of my same desires, struggles, and fears as a single woman. Connally runs emotionally naked through this book. It is so refreshing to read a book on singlehood by an author who is (gasp) single. She sets the example of living a life full of honest expression that is ultimately surrendered to a God who is worthy of our complete faith and trust. Every friend, relative, and pastor of a single woman should read Revelations of a SingleWoman. Do you really want to know what its like to be living (and really trying to love) a life you didnt expect? Read this book. This is what its like.

A MY T AYLOR

Program director, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles

Connally Gilliam has written a remarkable, moving, and inspirational book. I have already given the book, with the strongest of recommendations, to both of my single daughters, as well as to my wife, a professional psychotherapist. Connally Gilliam is to be commended for writing a book that will make a real difference in the lives of those who read it.

D R. R ICHARD L AND

President, Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and author of Imagine! A God-Blessed America: How It Could Happen and What It Would Look Like

What a relief to laugh and cry at the exploration of pertinent issues that society has yet to figure out how to graciously address. Connallys book serves as a great spiritual and practical compass for single women attempting to navigate the myriad of uncharted professional and social arenas now open to us. It is refreshing to read that other women in other cities are facing the same challenges, asking the same questions, and wrestling to find the same fulfillment that I am.

R ACHEL K RAINES

Serious, brutally honest, and easy to read. And it keeps a sense of humor (without any silliness or fluff). This is one of those topics that is difficult to broach rationally and impossible to deal with emotionally, yet she does both perfectly. The demographic changes that are upon us are here to stay, so far as I can tell, and this is going to be a very important guide for so many.

J AMES D AVISON H UNTER

Author of Evangelicalism: The Coming Generation

Ive started reading a few Christian singles books. This is the first one Ive finished. And reread. And recommended. This is not another book on how to survive being single! Its an authentic look at singlenessincluding the difficulties and disappointmentsin the context of living.

S ARAH M ASON, 23, C HICAGO

Connally Gillam tackles the subject of unintentional singleness with something so freshso truethat this book feels like one long, cool cup of water. Its full of insight and encouragement for any woman navigating the changing landscape of relationships, marriage, and singleness.

P AULA R INEHART

Author of Strong Women, Soft Hearts and Sex and the Soul of a Woman

I found it to be insightful and honest, with a refreshing dose of humor and candor. She masterfully articulates the fact that the issues and struggles are real, yet she gently leads the reader again and again to the God of hope who can and will meet us in our places of pain and disappointment. Gilliam dares to discuss even the secret and seldom talked about topics that face single women without coming across as preachy or prudish; her openhearted style draws the reader in. I am anxious to recommend it to my friends!

K ELLI D ONOVAN, 36, D ENVER

The bracing and soul-strengthening work Connally Gilliam has done in this book will be a continuing blessing to singles, and to those everywhere who love them.

F REDERICA M ATHEWES- G REEN

Author of Gender: Men, Women, Sex, and Feminism

Connally Gilliam bravely opens up to us by sharing her journey in a postmodern world, where the reasonable expectations for life, career, marriage, and family are in a continual state of change. In a delightful manner (and with a surprising lack of man bashing), she provides a welcome respite from the continuous flow of how-to books for singles. Revelations of a Single Woman is absolutely timely and provides the honesty and insight that are needed.

E LIZABETH W EBB

Actress, playwright, and filmmaker, New York

Connally Gilliam has found her voice for speaking to an entire generation of women. She has done so in a way that helps us all understand the biblical and cultural vocabulary needed for a genuinely personal approach to singleness in a post-personal era.

D R. J OSEPH S KIP R YAN

Senior minister, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, and author of That You May Believe: Studies in the Gospel of John and Worship: Beholding the Beauty of the Lord

Connallys book is a collection of field notes for women living on the uncharted frontierlands of unintentional single life. The stories and experiences she catalogs here will be both laughably and painfully familiar.

L IZ K IMBERLIN

Graduate student, Philadelphia

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Revelations of a Single Woman

Copyright 2006 by Connally Gilliam. All rights reserved.

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