Encouragement for the Single and Childless Christian Woman

Take the alternative route with gumption.

There are going to be and currently are many single Christian women who, for reasons of personal or cultural, will not be able to marry. As a result of their convictions, they will not be able to have children. Understand this: God has a plan for all women. I want to talk to you all about the Involved Auntie. The Involved Auntie existed in times past. Ask a Gen Xer. Most of them had one. Now, that sort of woman is gone--vanished, and birth rates have dropped. Coincidence? I don't think so.

The Involved Auntie adventured. She didn't spend her free time at the bar--she spent it with her nieces and nephews. She took them on walks into forests and drove them to zoos. She gave them timeless memories. She relieved parents. She helped raise her siblings' children. She was a valued member of the village.

If you are blessed or hindered by temporary or permanent singleness, be the Involved Auntie. To Single and Childless Women: You could be the difference between a sister or sister-in-law having one child or five children. Those children could all be disciples for Christ because of YOU.

Pursuing motherhood today is scary for many reasons, but a perceived lack of support and security are paramount. An Involved Auntie can solve that.

Being an Involved Auntie instead of a mother does NOT mean you will die alone.

The matriarch of my husband's family is an Involved Auntie. She never married or had children of her own, and she's about to be 100 years old. She is the focal point of many family gatherings. She is not alone in old age. She is sharp.

Not a single one of her nieces or nephews has forgotten her.

Do the hard things, even if the hard thing is NOT being a Mom. You can bless so many people by going the road less traveled.

Don’t overlook your calling.

(Aunt Viv had kids of her own, yet still, she was an Involved Auntie to Will, who most Americans are all familiar with, haha.)

(Some more classic Involved Auntie archetypes in popular media to reflect on.)