Author Archives: Gail Cawley Showalter

You Are What You Eat

  By Stephanie Harren It has been said that “You are what you eat.”  Children need healthy meals, but where does a busy single mom start? Planning your Week Getting ready for the work week ahead can be overwhelming enough but when you add in kid’s activities, church activities, and your own activities; it can […]

Single Moms, Build the Boundaries Around Cyberbullying

The Invisible Bully by Katie Sullivan Cyberbullying. It’s real. It’s terrible, and it’s happening in your backyard. As a single parent, the burden falls on you to stop this from happening. A teenage girl from Acworth was in the process of filing a lawsuit against several of her classmates for a cyberbullying attack, according to abcNews.com. The […]

Can you remember…

For more on the Single Mom Card Deck go to SMORE for Women Can you remember the laughter of a loved one from your childhood? ~ When did I last laugh with my children? What fun! Contact Gail

Personality Predicaments for Single Moms

For more on the Single Mom Card Deck go to SMORE for Women Some of us are calm, easy and slower than others. We may drive the tense, excitable, worrisome, and driven ones crazy. ~~~ In what ways am I different from my children? Related Post: If My Child Enjoys Being Silly Contact Gail

Career Advice & Money Saving Tips for Newly Single Moms

Parenting: it’s the hardest job of all, yet it doesn’t include a paycheck. And as a single mom, you’re likely facing even more energy-sapping challenges. Whatever the reason for your newly single parent status, adjusting can be difficult. You’re responsible for balancing the emotional and financial needs of your family — while loving and teaching your […]

Single Moms: Grief has stages

  Grief has stages. It’s best not to be stuck on a stage when the curtain closes. ~ Have I been in a stage of grief too long? Perhaps I will move to the next act. I spent lots and lots of time on stage in my younger years. Many rehearsals preceded the performance. And […]

Single Mothers Getting Over Divorce

How can you recover from divorce? Single moms, I encourage you to look at your life and all the circumstances you face in a new way. See More. I encourage you to pray for new insight into your present situation. See More. I encourage you to open doors that were previously closed and See More. […]

Single Moms: Appearances Do Matter

For more on the Single Mom Card Deck go to SMORE for Women Appearances do matter… especially to the male viewer. ~ Am I enhancing my assets? Related Post: We Are Attracted to Our Emotional Equal Contact Gail

Single Moms Must Make Plans and Right Choices Everyday

Making Plans and Right Choices Gail Cawley Showalter First – The decision Run it through a process. Ask yourself: What is the origin or need for a decision? Do I have intuitive reservation or hesitation about it? Am I believing thoughts that are counter productive in my situation? What are the possibilities of different choices? How […]

Tips for Single Mothers are the first to offer food to their children

For more on the Single Mom Card Deck go to SMORE for Women Mothers are the first to offer food to their children. Have I taught my children to love the foods that love them back? I can start today. Contact Gail