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Opening the Hope chest: A single Girl’s Guide to Homemaking

Single women can be homemakers

What if you don’t have to be married to open your hope chest? And if you do open it, what do you do with the things inside it? Writer and teacher Carmen Dillon shares biblical truth about what a home truly is and gives practical tips for how to make a home as a single woman. Find out how to thrive as a single homemaker by embracing God-given creativity, unconventional hospitality, and maybe even an electric screwdriver.

Learn how to . . .

Fund a home as a single woman
Navigate living with parents or roommates
Ensure safety when living alone
Build community as a single
Enjoy singleness while desiring to be married

Includes questions for personal reflection or group discussion.

If you are a single – a teenager, a college student, a professional woman, or especially someone who says, “I don’t know what category I am” – Opening the Hope Chest will encourage you and equip you to embrace the fulfilling life God has called you to live today.

Get your copy of Opening the Hope Chest here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGMGBG4K

Praise for Opening the Hope Chest

Being single is not easy. It can be a season of disappointment and unfulfilled longings. Yet it can also be a season of fruitfulness, growth, and joy! Opening the Hope Chest, Carmen challenges single women to use this season for God’s glory and not to miss the opportunities right in front of them. It is full of practical encouragement, thought-provoking questions, and truth from God’s Word. Carmen’s heart to encourage her sisters in Christ shines beautifully through this book. I am thankful for her willingness to share her story, and I think you will be too!

Sarah (Mally) Hancockfounder of Bright Lights and author of Speak Truth in Your Heart

Opening the Hope Chest addresses all the nooks and crannies of the single life. From dinner options to decor to dating, Carmen offers great advice as someone who is seeking the Lord’s guidance in all things. By the end of this book about singleness, you’ll discover that single living is not so much about being single as it is simply about living well.

Sarah EshlemanMFA, author and editor