- 20s to early 30s
- Recently married or single
- Recently graduated college
- Moved away from home
- Don't have kids
Interested in:
- Technology
- Learning/ideas
- Travelling
- Connecting with others
Concerned about:
- Jobs & money
- Relationships
- Growing spiritually
- Applying the Bible of our youth to our present life
- Making a difference in our sphere
- Being a Christian without compromising
We are too aware of the current situation with teenagers and the fact that we are losing them to this world. We work hard to teach them and to protect them, but no matter how we look it, we lose them. They are going to grow up, and leave.
Once these teenagers get out of college, a small problem arises. We ignore them until they are popping multiple babies, homeschooling, or mastering the art of house-wifing.
But what about those of us who are in between? We are career women who may or may not be married, but we are certainly not rushing into those children. So what do we do in the meantime?
Those of us who fall into that whole age-bracket/life-stage get ignored and segregated. Sometimes even treated as if we are 2nd class citizens. Believe me, I have been given the guilt trip multiple times simply because I don't have children. I have been left out or ignored for similar reasons. One of my closest friends (who is single) gets guilt-tripped all the time for not having a boyfriend. Is that really the way things should be?
Do we really have to fit into the cookie cutter mold of Christianity?
God created those of us who fall into this category uniquely. We are different. That's what God wants for us. He created us all differently for a reason. We don't have to be Betty Homemaker to fulfill God's individual plan for our lives.
So if you have any say, please let us be who God has created us to be. Don't force us into your preconceived mold. Let us flourish in God's design, and above all don't ignore, forget, reject, or neglect us.
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