Category Accepting change

Cover of Living, Learning, Loving book

Books Arrived – all 2000!

October 14, 2025 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, Author, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, boundary setting, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, Divorce, divorce recovery, Don't give up, empowerment, Enneagram, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Job Jump Starts, knowing yourself, learning during solitude, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, making family fun, ministering to single moms, ministry guide for single moms, morals, Mother Love, nasty people, parents without partners, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, returning to college, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers, study guide for single moms, value of solitude, what blind kids taught me · Leave a comment

All 2000 of my books were just delivered by UPS.

Religious Reorientation, a Memoir – A Miracle Connection in the Clouds

January 29, 2025 · by · in Accepting change, dealing with life as single parent, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, teaching children with visual Impairments · 2 Comments

I wanted to move to Austin. I spent the entire following summer working on getting another job, a job out of the classroom. I had a Master’s Degree and hoped it would open doors. Nothing. Not one interview. To say I was discouraged is an understatement.

Religious Reorientation, a Memoir

September 11, 2024 · by · in Accepting change, dealing with life as single parent, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, teaching children with visual Impairments · Leave a comment

I wanted to move to Austin. I spent the entire following summer working on getting another job, a job out of the classroom. I had a Master’s Degree and hoped it would open doors. Nothing. Not one interview. To say I was discouraged is an understatement.

Religious Reorientation: a Memoir

June 5, 2024 · by · in Accepting change, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, how do I make it through a divorce, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

“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. 

Very old falling down fence

Religious Reorientation

April 3, 2024 · by · in Accepting change, accepting life, accepting yourself, Caroline Myss, Christian perspective · Leave a comment

As I prepare to share my memoir I am reviewing numerous books that I’ve read. The following books are written by authors that I respect. As you can see, I am not taking my religious reorientation lightly. This list of some of my favorite books will give you and idea of how my journey has carried me through to where I am today. Who knows where tomorrow will take me.

Personal Musings with Messages

October 13, 2023 · by · in Accepting change, accepting life, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

I fully appreciate each day. Acceptance is required and it ain’t easy.

Single mom with her son and daughter by her side

How to Live a Life That Works

March 9, 2021 · by · in Accepting change, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I make it through a divorce, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, living with solitude, money management, Money Matters, single mom study guide, study for small groups, study guide for single moms · Leave a comment

I’ve found that life is filled with one lesson after another. And like most lessons they aren’t easy.

Take Control of Your Thoughts

October 23, 2020 · by · in Accepting change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

I’ve spent a great deal of my adult like (lots of years) thinking about how I think. Why do I always gravitate to the negative? Why do I continually struggle with judgmental reactions to others?

Life Transitions

October 6, 2020 · by · in Accepting change, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, Life Coach, Life Coaching, new beginnings, Restoration, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

With Transitions Comes New Life “Each transition begins with an ending. Change mean letting go of the old before we are able to embrace the new.” -William Bridges read more Talking with women about handling the transitions in their lives is one thing I can do to help. As a Life Coach with years and […]

Transitions Challenge Us to Take a Step Upward

January 14, 2019 · by · in Accepting change, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, making the most with what you have, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Transitions Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.   – Tom Stoppard A new year has dawned and we can look forward to our new days ahead. When our lives go through a change of seasons it is easy to see only the surface side of the situation. If the transition is sad […]

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