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November 25, 2014 · 11:16 am

Podcast Interview: Right Where You Are with Tammy Helfrich

I loved participating in this interview with Tammy Helfrich for her ‘Right Where You Are’ podcast! My episode is live today and you can listen here:right where you are

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Our conversation covered a lot of topics, including:

  • Why Allison is passionate about helping single women
  • Quitting her job and processing her feelings through writing
  • Finding God’s grace in everyday moments
  • Truth, Lies and the Single Woman
  • Her interviews with over 100 women that helped shape the book
  • How her book got published three months before her wedding
  • How she didn’t want to be the expert for single women
  • How hard it was for her to emotionally invest in the book
  • How her book became a healing experience for her
  • How people relate to those who honestly share their stories
  • Her writing process and what works for her
  • How writing conferences helped her
  • Her publishing process and how it was different
  • Spend time listening to God
  • Learning to sit and wait
  • Zephaniah 3:17

You can also find the podcast on iTunes.

I listened on my commute to work this morning…would love for you to listen and let me know what you think in the comments.

Happy Thanksgiving! I am grateful for you!

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October 11, 2014 · 10:43 pm

“That Really Stinks. I’m Sorry.”

baseballSometimes, life knocks us down. Throws us a curveball or a punch…whatever metaphor you want to choose.

Maybe it’s a breakup you didn’t see coming. Or a dream that’s been crushed. Devastating news you’re weren’t expecting.

When those things happen, it’s important to grieve and feel the fullness of it. When I’m sad and angry, I’m not looking for someone to tell me God has a plan and that “all things work together for good for those who love God.”

I know those things. Deep in my heart, I do. I even wrote many of those things in my book for single women. Honestly, I love Romans 8:28 and know it to be true, and there is a time for sharing it. But in the midst of my anger and sadness, I want to hear something else…

“That really stinks. I’m sorry.” Period.

I’m not looking for someone to fix it. I’m looking for a friend who is okay with not having the answers, one who just stands beside me in the messiness of the situation.

I recall being single and camping out emotionally in some really dark places. Not understanding God’s plan and maybe not really caring at that moment. Just hurting.

If you know someone who is in a bad place, or someone who just received news that turned the world upside down, be that friend who simply says,

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And then listen. Maybe tell them you’ll be praying. Unless that friend looks at you and says, “What do you think?”, then just listen.

If you’re hurting today, if you’re the one who got knocked to the ground with some bad news, I’m so sorry. Sometimes, life really stinks. (See what I did there?).

How can I pray for you? Please leave me a comment or email me (allison [at] allisonflexer [dot] com) and let me know. It would be an honor to lift up your name in prayer.

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October 8, 2014 · 10:02 am

A New Friend, A Book Review & A Birthday!

Know that feeling when you meet someone and it seems like you’ve known each other forever? I feel that way about Holly Hrywnak. We haven’t actually met in person yet, but we’ve talked on the phone and we’ve connected online quite a bit over the past month (so much that I no longer have to look up how to spell her last name!!)

Holly is a beautiful 30-year-old single woman, and I wrote Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman for amazing women like her. Check out Holly’s thoughts on the book here in her book review. (She’s also giving away a copy of the book, so definitely check out her post!)

Holly says:

It’s like I’m sitting down with a close friend over a cup of coffee and she’s listening to me spout off the things I’ve been thinking about concerning my singleness. She hears the hurt, the loneliness, and the lies. The lies that tell me that I’m unlovable and unworthy of love.

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In other news, today is my birthday! I’m sure you’re racking your brain about what to get me as a birthday gift (by the way, I totally had to look up whether to use wrack or rack and was surprised by the answer! #grammarnerd). Anyway, I’ll tell you what I would enjoy. If you’ve read Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman, I would love for your to share your thoughts by posting a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It’s so easy, and the birthday girl would be very grateful! 🙂

Thank you for all of your support during the release of Truth, Lies, and the Single Woman!

Have a fantastic October 8th!

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October 7, 2014 · 10:23 am

A Year of Amazing Grace

I’m so grateful to Darcy Wiley for hosting me on her blog today during this final week of the #SingleTruth blog tour. Darcy is a great storyteller, and I love her blog, Message in a Mason Jar. I think you will, too!

A Year of Amazing Grace

Things never really clicked, but I refused to settle. I felt like time was running out on my dreams, the one about getting married and the one about publishing a book for single women.

Read entire guest post here:
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Also, I’m excited to announce my first ever radio interview!

Scott McCausey from Christian Devotions SpeakUp! will be interviewing me tonight at 5PM Central / 6PM Eastern on Blog Talk Radio. Check out what Scott says here:

Who knows a single lady struggling to understand God’s plan for her life? Questions like, “Does God have someone for me? How do I know if this is the person?” Well I have a friend who is joining me tonight to discuss her adventure and her book “Truth, Lies and the Single Woman”. Allison K. Flexer will be with us and just you wait to hear what happened to her, right here at 6:00pm EST:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/christian-devotions/2014/10/07/christian-devotions-speak-up-with-allison-flexer

If you miss the live broadcast, there will be a recorded version on the same site later to listen!

Thank you for all of your support during this exciting time of the book’s release!

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