Category budgeting as a single mom

One Voice Evolving

“One Voice Evolving” Podcast

July 9, 2025 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, boundary setting, budgeting as a single mom, Christian perspective, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, Divorce, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, How to persevere, Keep going, learning during solitude, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood · Leave a comment

A book review

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Single Motherhood, “A Beacon of Light”

June 25, 2025 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, boundary setting, budgeting as a single mom, Christian perspective, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, Divorce, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, How to persevere, Keep going, learning during solitude, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood · Leave a comment

A book review

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I’m taking a pause from memoir

June 15, 2025 · by · in Bonding with Children, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, church, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, Divorce, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, Religion, Single Mothers · 1 Comment

Announcing a pause to concentrate on book launch

Money Matters All Year

January 7, 2020 · by · in budgeting as a single mom, finances, finances a single mom, Gail Cawley Showalter, money management, Money Matters, needing versus wanting · Leave a comment

All the wise people I know have financial sense. They understand how to manage money. They understand how to add and subtract. You cannot subtract more than you add to your bank account. Spending more money than you have is not acceptable. Money is simple. It is a commodity of exchange we receive for our time, our skill. So why do so many have so little financial sense?

ABCs of Wisdom

September 1, 2019 · by · in Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, dealing with life as single parent, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, going to school as single mother, Living Learning Loving, returning to college · 1 Comment

Continuing even when things get tough is determination. D is for determination.Wisdom doesn’t come easily. It comes over time when you are determined.

Mom with her son and daughter with Christmas gifts

10 Ways to Create a Joy-Filled Christmas

November 23, 2018 · by · in budgeting as a single mom, divorce recovery for the kids, Gail Cawley Showalter, Parenting, parents without partners · Leave a comment

The approaching Christmas holiday can cause stress for single parents. I remember standing in the check out line at Toys R Us a few days before the first Christmas after the divorce. I had to wait until I received my December paycheck before I could buy my three kids’ presents. Most single parents struggle to […]

How to Get Through a Divorce and Move On

May 3, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, ministering to single moms, overcoming loneliness, parenting alone, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, teaching children with visual Impairments, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · 1 Comment

Living Learning LovingLesson & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Review from Amazon reader: “You are not alone” isn’t enough unless you connect with the one who says it. From chapter 1, you will connect with Gail as she opens her heart in a way that will touch yours. Her words paint a picture that […]

Money Matters SMORE Card Deck

Money-Never Enough

February 4, 2016 · by · in budgeting as a single mom, dealing with life as single parent, finances a single mom, Gail Cawley Showalter, grants for college, money management, Money Matters, Single Mothers, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · 1 Comment

Single Moms Never Have Enough Money Here’s a Bite of Soul Food Click above for link to brief audio message Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in regular and special education for twenty years […]