Author Archives: Gail Cawley Showalter
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
I could have given up at that point. I could’ve said, “Maybe this isn’t meant to be.” My desire to prove the test wrong was as strong as my desire to achieve something that would change my life. I had a brief meeting with the dean as a formality.
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
“Joy to the World” was playing on the car radio, but I did not feel any joy in my world. It was five days before Christmas – the first Christmas since my divorce and the first one I would spend without my children.
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
My knees buckled with fear, as I scooped up his drooping body, and carried him to the car. His thin limbs spread out on the car seat like a worn-out stuffed toy.
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
The divorce was finalized in early October. I was drained physically and emotionally.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir
I remember the day. I wore a dress my mother had made. I looked simple, thin, and frail, nothing flashy or sexy about me.
Father’s Day Letter to My Sons
I’m sharing my letter that will give insight to all dads with little girls.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir
“Have I told you today how much I love you?” Bob would say every night as his head hit the pillow. I had to trust him. Trust became more and more difficult as he and Cassie were going to Houston together every day.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir
I was pregnant with our second child, Damon when we moved into the house that I thought would be our forever home.
What I Now Know Without a Doubt for Mother’s Day
So many resilient women struggle with hard realities: ill children, major and minor disappointments in love, job problems, or no job, or, worse, no job skills.
Gail Cawley Showalter 