I Was Blind (Dating), But Now I See: My Misadventures in Dating, Waiting, and Stumbling into Love By Stephanie Rische
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I checked my e mail and found an invitation to join a group from my church on a two week trip to Thailand The purpose of the trip was to work alongside an organization in Bangkok that assisted women trapped in the sex industry The group would be going to the red light district and offering hope to the women there connecting girls on the streets with an established organization and teaching English and practical skills to women who had gotten out of the industry and were looking to rebuild their lives 194. Blind spots book Dietrich Bonhoeffer 3 said that the defining characteristic of followers of Christ is that they bear one another s burdens It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brotherGod took men upon Himself and they weighted Him to the ground.
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Including her much loved nieces She blogs at stephanierische. I Was blinded My Thoughts Ok let me just say that this book was not what I thought it was going to be it was so much better this was a very beautifully written book I do love how I was completely in my feelings with this book I felt like I was laugh out loud yet at the same time I wanted to shake her I love how the lord was there every step of the way to guide her The lessons learned in this book can be learned by a lot of people I m so happy she finally found love in Daniel I highly recommend this book I really enjoyed every moment of it. I was blind but now i see verse Star Rating Overall I give I Was Blind Dating.
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And grow old with A marriage where she is known and she knows another That is the longing for all of our hearts and I think that need also drives us to the feet of Jesus It is the waiting that we all share whether we are married or not We are always waiting for somethingbettersomething to make us complete. I Was blindgate house something to make us happier It is in the waiting we learn to trust and wait on God and His timing It is in the waiting we draw closer to Him and desire to know him better There is also humor in waiting and I appreciated the wit and humor of the blond dates that with a Ebenezer rock with a name written on it ended up as a tangible symbol of God s faithfulness The torture of a blind date and checking off the list can do damage to anyone s well being But in those blind dates.
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One of my favorite books of 2016 I Was Blind Dating But Now I See is the story not only of Stephanie Rische s Misadventures in Dating Waiting and Stumbling into Love but also of the life lessons God taught her during this season of her life Both single and married readers will be encouraged that no matter what they may be waiting for God can give them the grace to make the most of their days even if it feels like their lives have been put on hold Rische is a gifted writer who brings both wisdom and humor to her memoir Stephanie Rische I Was Blind Dating But Now I See My Misadventures In Dating Waiting And Stumbling Into Love by Stephanie Rische Note This book was provided free of charge by Tyndale Montemum in exchange for an honest review Although this book like many that I read 1 is written by and clearly aimed at an audience of women it has a degree of relevance to my own life that is rather frightening There is a great and unpleasant truth at the heart of this particular book One the one hand this book is written about the author s immensely awkward experiences in blind dating over the course of several years in the mid to late twenties and early thirties and it is awkward enough that it would not be difficult to imagine a romantic comedy being made out of this material in the not very distant future as it makes for the perfect material for a true life Christian romance comedy on the order of Bridget Jones Diary On the other hand this book was written not while the author was in the midst of the immensely awkward era of trying to live a godly and decent life despite the frustration of being interminably single and the subject of the misguided matchmaking of her friends and coworkers a problem that not only women can identify with but after she had found her husband It is therefore a book aimed at comforting those who are still in the process of waiting with the implied promise that if one holds on long enough and learns how to live wisely enough that this too shall pass and the reader will presumably find their prince since this book seems to assume that the only people who read this kind of book are women In that light it is a bit awkward that the book has so much material that is of alarming personal relevance to my own life 2. I Was blindd The author is one of the editors of Tyndale Press a publisher I often read and review books for and is not only a good editor but is also a very solid writer as well writing a memoir of awkward single life that is also a book of faith In terms of its structure the book is organized around 8 blind dates where the names have been hidden to protect the guilty The author uses humorous nicknames for the various blind dates from blond guy to linebaker to Mr Very and those men are surely not going to be pleased about what is written about most of them The eight sections of the book are divided as follows waiting faithfulness community hope prayer gratitude joy and journey ending with an epilogue about the blind date where she met her husband At nearly 300 pages long this book has time for a lot of awkwardness and manages to find it in prayer meetings a detailed inventory of her bridesmaid dresses which seems to be a thing among singleton women and a discussion of how she became the spinster older sister when both of her younger siblings married before she did This book is an extended reflection on prolonged singlehood as a dark night of the soul something that many people can relate to It examines the ways that churches in their assumption that most people are married tend to be places where singles often feel less than fully appreciated It examines the way that it is hard to get perspective and that one feels happier when one is devoted to service and to praying on behalf of other people except when their own struggles are unsuccessful too It examines the way that people who are single try to avoid the problem of loneliness how it is hard to recognize God s presence in hard times and how one needs both kindness as well as accountability It is the struggle of an educated and somewhat shy woman to find a good man and to become an even better woman in the time spent single Of course it is written as a happy story in large part because the author is looking back on the past not looking at the present and in that it reminds us that singlehood is a time best appreciated like most parts of life when it is already gone 1 See for example 2 Here are some quotes to provide examples Is it just me or does the term blind date make you want to curl up in the fetal position due to post traumatic stress Anyone who has ever experienced that particular brand of awkwardness won t soon forget it And if any subject is worthy of a book this is it Especially when most blind dates are set up by well meaning married people who happen to know two single people and decide they should be totally compatible simply because they re both single What could possibly go wrong xv Whenever my rationalizations crept in I d remind myself that my role model in this hospitality gig wasn t Martha Stewart It was Jesus If a thirtysomething bachelor with no fine china and no dining room could live a life of hospitality I figured I had no excuses I d have to do the best I could with what I had during this season even if it looked different from what I d imagined And even if it meant I d have to break out a store bought pie for dessert 91. Blind date book club One typical Monday morning I went to my work mailbox and found an interoffice envelope with another envelope inside it the smaller one clearly having been opened and resealed with tape several times as if the sender had been second guessing whether to send it. I was blind but now i see hymn My stomach went sour the minute I opened it It was from one of my coworkers a seasoned and respected man who I knew was married with several children The note was filled with unsolicited praise for mebut not about my work It gushed about my personality my talents my appearance It didn t quality as sexual harassment but it felt completely out of line It made me feel like I was getting dragged into something shameful and ugly Yes I wanted to be told I was beautiful but not by a married man. Blind spots book My first reaction was a mixture of horror and guilt Had I done something to indicate that this kind of communication would be welcome I was sure I d done nothing to solicit attention like this I felt angry exposed vulnerable 152 153. Blind spots book Over my lunch break that day but God remained with them and they with God In bearing with men God maintained fellowship with them 221 3 See for example Stephanie Rische This book is like reading my heart and soul on a page She asked the same questions I ve asked and felt the same things I ve felt I laughed and I cried It hit me deep and I believe this is one of those times when God knew I needed to read this right now I m going to buy a physical copy to mark up and reference as needed but man this was a good book Stephanie Rische What the back cover says Eight setups Eight awkward dates Eight things God tried to teach her along the way Some of which she s still trying to figure out Stephanie Rische was starting to feel invisible All around her her friends were getting married and she found herself decidedly alone Stephanie couldn t help but wonder if there was something broken in her was she not pretty enough Not fun enough Not dateable enough whatever that meant So she started praying in earnest for God to bring the right man into her life And instead He brought her matchmakers Eight of them to be precise. I Was blindhouse Beloved blogger Stephanie Rische debuts with this charming vulnerable and who are we kidding often mortifying true story of a girl who tried really hard to find someone to fall in love with even when she mostly just ended up falling flat on her face But amid the most cringeworthy setups and awkward encounters Stephanie found God s grace and love meeting her there in ways she never could have imagined once she opened her eyes to see. Blind spots book Who Wrote it Stephanie Rische is a senior editor of nonfiction books at Tyndale House Publishers as well as a freelance writer for various publications including Today s Christian Woman Today s Christian Living magazine Marriage Partnership and her. The country of the blind pdf meneutics She and her husband Daniel live in the Chicago area where they enjoy riding their bikes making homemade ice cream and swapping bad puns She has several little princesses in her life But Now I See 5 STARS I received this copy from Tyndale Publishing for free in return for my honest review Stephanie Rische RESE A COMPLETA EN ESPA OLIf you are single this book is for you. Blind spots book Let s be honest Time passes and there comes a time when it seems as if everyone cared about your singleness as if it were a disease which you need to be cured The problem arises when you start to believe what others say and start worrying about being alone. The blind side book I was blind dating but now I see is a book full of humor honesty and much hope The author is very sincere in sharing their own experiences with dating and thus makes the reader feel identified. I Was blindconnect This book made me laugh reflect and opened my eyes to the Bible because it taught me what it teaches about God s love This is not the typical book for singles but has many biblical foundation that teaches you to stop thinking about singleness as a problem and fix your eyes on God and rest in His promises I recieved a copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion Stephanie Rische 
Stephanie Rische is a senior editor of nonfiction books at Tyndale House Publishers as well as a freelance writer for various publications including Today s Christian Woman Today s Christian Living magazine Marriage Partnership and her. Smart blind stick project report pdf meneutics She and her husband Daniel live in the Chicago area where they enjoy riding their bikes making homemade ice cream and swapping bad puns She has several little princesses in her life including her much loved nieces She blogs at stephanierische. I was blinded by the light lyrics Eight setups Eight awkward dates Eight things God tried to teach her along the way Some of which she s still trying to figure out Stephanie Rische was starting to feel invisible All around her her friends were getting married and she found herself decidedly alone Stephanie couldn t help but wonder if there was something broken in her was she not pretty enough Not fun enough Not dateable enough whatever that meant So she started praying in earnest for God to bring the right man into her life And instead He brought her matchmakers Eight of them to be precise Beloved blogger Stephanie Rische debuts with this charming vulnerable and who are we kidding often mortifying true story of a girl who tried really hard to find someone to fall in love with even when she mostly just ended up falling flat on her face But amid the most cringeworthy setups and awkward encounters Stephanie found God s grace and love meeting her there in ways she never could have imagined once she opened her eyes to see I Was Blind Dating But Now I See My Misadventures in Dating Waiting and Stumbling into LoveThis book wasn t what I had expected when I selected it from the library I was expecting it to have comedic elements to it That being said I wasn t at all disappointed by it either I actually quite enjoyed it Stephanie has a rich perspective of what it means to be single in a church that is dominated by families FYI she is Christian She is set up by various people in her life and this book is a story of 8 different blind dates and the lessons she learned from dating those individuals More than a dating perspective Stephanie shares a very personal spiritual journey she takes through the lens of these dates The spiritual journey is what I ended up being most interested in In my own life I am single in a church that is dominated by families Since my divorce I ve dated off and on with little success but I ve gained a few funny stories here and there I too am undertaking a spiritual journey although mine is of a quest to regain my faith as it seems to have disappeared during the last few years As I read Stephanie s experiences her trials and blessings and lessons I felt uplifted and cheered I felt a flicker of something that I hadn t felt in a while A few favorite parts lines things I want to remember. I was blinded by the light Advent wasn t a pretty wreath or a glowing ring of candles It was holding your breath And in that moment an epiphany of sorts came to me Why not celebrate four weeks of Advent now Sure the calendar was all wrong and Christmas was already in the rearview mirror but maybe I needed to declare a personal Advent a few weeks of dedicating myself to waiting well Simeon style The first one candle is for hope The second love The candle for the week the lone pink one stands for joy And the last one is for peace Each morning I d get up before dawn and light a candle asking God for one of those four gifts I d pray that my waiting wouldn t be stagnant that it would instead be infused with hope with love with joy with peace So I had a choice about what I was going to put my faith in statistics of the God who brought victory to an against all odds army Would I trust my own strength or the God who also brought Sarah a son when she was ninety years old the God who added 3000 people to the church in a single day in the book of Acts the God who rose from the dead after three days If he was big enough for those kinds of miraculous numbers maybe he was big enough to handle the scary numbers in my life too. Blind date book club But now I decided it was time to get a grown up couch Not so much for the feng shui of the room or to meet some unspoken set of interior decorating standards but as a symbol that I wanted to really embrace my right now life Not my someday when I have a husband life note this is something I ve really struggled with putting my life on hold since I ve felt I ve been in a transitory place in my life One of my ways of embracing my own right now life I just purchased tickets for a trip to DC in the fall No waiting I knew what it was like to get my hopes up only to have them shattered on the rocks of real lifeAnd I didn t have an answer to my predicament Was there any compelling reason to hope I thought about Emily Dickinson s famous poem that describes hope as the thing with feathers That perches in the soul Like Emily I treated hope like so much wishful thinking a feather that fell haphazardly wherever it chose After doing a little digging about hope I was intrigued to discover that in church history the image used to depict the idea was pretty much the opposite of a feather an anchor Up until around the fifth century AD the anchor was one of the main symbols for Christianity prevalent than a cross Believers in the first century even had the image of an anchor etched into their tombs as a symbol of the eternal hope they clung toWhat if hope wasn t so much about the thing I was hoping for itself but a tether to keep me close to God the granter of hopes Without hope I d drift aimlessly in the big ocean of doubt and fear and uncertainty Hope was a good thing but only when it was anchored in a person not a circumstance Stephanie Rische Such a good book I liked the way that it was laid out in many different little stories It was also extremely relatable to someone in their early thirties who has dated ALL the wrong men to go and find that my person was not who I had expected in a good way Highly recommend Stephanie Rische This was one of the most perfect books I could ever read especially at this time of my life I truly believe the Lord brought this book into my life right now because He knew how much I would gain from it So many fabulous quotes Great personal connections to spiritual and scriptural stories and experiences that the author shared Open and honest with humor and understanding on my part because I know exactly what she has been through since I have been and still am going through it Loved the religious aspect because I cannot see my dating life without that being a part of it Wonderful ideas to put in to play to help me right now on my journey in the desert So so so good Stephanie Rische I m not someone who spends a lot of time being sad about the fact that I m not married right now even though when I was younger I assumed I would be by this point in my life I m just too busy working and freaking out about my own character flaws and reading books until 1 a. Blind date with a book box m to be concerned about the fact that I m not sharing my life with a husband Plus I still live with my family and am blessed with awesome friends so I m rarely if ever provided with time to actually be lonely. I was blind but now i see bible And yet there are times where I wish the story was different This summer I was camping with my family at the same place we camp every year We have so many good memories there and every year is just as fun as the last But this year weirdly enough I was hit with a wave of sadness every morning as I was walking to the showers one of my few unaccompanied moments For some reason the thought would pop into my head that by this time in my life I always assumed we d have another person in our camping party my husband I d imagined showing him my favorite places making him stomp through the woods in search of wild blackberries with me and roasting marshmallows while telling stories by the campfire I didn t wallow in the sadness but it was interesting to realize that what I d assumed was contentment in my singleness might be a case of preoccupation with other things and when those things were removed even briefly I felt sad about my singleness I m not saying that it s bad to fill your life with other things just that I realized that I probably cared a little even than I d admit to myself about my relationship status I prayed about it a lot that week and at some point I thought of this book and decided I definitely needed to read it I d been eyeing it on hoopla for quite some time because the title amuses me and as a single Christian female in her mid twenties I knew that I was the exact demographic for which this book was written But it s an ebook and I low key despise reading ebooks on my laptop. I Was blindg BUT NOW I HAD A KINDLE So a month and a half after deciding I really really needed to read it I used my last remaining hoopla borrow for August and decided I d do just that I immediately fell in love not with any of Stephanie s dates but with her writing style sense of humor and perspective I love her honesty and the balanced approach she takes to telling her story explaining what she was feeling and what God was teaching her through her circumstances with equal frankness And quite honestly I m amazed at how graciously and lovingly she treats the people in these pages There were so many opportunities for her to make humorously snarky but hurtful remarks about other people and I can t recall her taking a single one And some of those people definitely deserved it imo. Blind spots book I finished this book the same day I started it I just didn t update it on here I was embarrassed by my own total lack of discipline in reading this book And when it came right down to it I was also a little unsure of how to describe it It s not a devotional book but it has devotional elements It s not a romantic comedy although certain parts of it might fit in with one of those plots It s mostly a book about living well about not making your circumstances a hindrance to growing closer to God or seizing all that life has for you I hate to even make a comparison like this mostly because I don t usually find these kinds of comparisons to be helpful but this book and Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist probably fall in the same category of Christian semi devotional semi autobiographical works that will make you cry because they re SO RELATABLE. The blind side book If you are searching for answers from God in your single season or if you just really like reading about cringe worthy setups because c mon that s pretty fun I recommend you peek into Stephanie s journey by reading this book You might just find something that speaks to your heart Stephanie Rische I know you God seemed to be saying and I know that if you stored away my provision you would forget the one who gave it to you in the first place I will give the grace you need Just enough for today No I am not dating I am happily married we have had our share of happy and not so much and have been for over 30 years but I have to tell you what I have learned from Stephanie Rische s account on dating and waiting for Mr Right has taught me much about my own broken heart She has shared her longing for a husband to share her life with have kids how do you learn about God s faithfulness In the same way it is not always the successes in life but in the failures that I cling to who God is What a great reminder. I Was blindado This is not another testimony about being single but about the gospel I love when a testimony speaks to my heart as well My longings for God s presence and how my desires turn into what God desires Rische reminds us a sermon on marriage or a book on marriage only isolates those that are single divorced or whose spouse does not go to church It is in the how to we lose the Gospel Some quotes that I found encouraging. Blind spots book The Psalms never answered why Instead they answered another question Who Who is this God we re praying to Who am I in relation to this big God As a family of one I could embrace parts of the abundant life that my married friend couldn t And there were aspects of abundance that she as a mother of 2. I Was blinder Maybe that s the definition of true contentment choosing to rest in who God is regardless of the circumstances I was truly blessed by this sweet and humorous testimony and reminded that our true longings are of God A Special Thank You to Tyndale House Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review Stephanie Rische
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