Category Dating Do’s

Do You See Men Clearly?

May 11, 2018 · by · in Dating Do's, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, reasons for marriage, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, words of wisdom for women · Leave a comment

Some of us tend to wear rose-colored glasses when viewing men. We see the potential, not the reality. If the guy appears to have qualities we are looking for, we may assume he is everything we are looking for.

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Who Do You Hang Around With?

April 11, 2018 · by · in Dating Do's, Gail Cawley Showalter, Single Mothers, words of wisdom for women · Leave a comment

We tend to take on the behaviors of those we are around.

Love the Real Deal

February 27, 2018 · by · in Dating Do's, Gail Cawley Showalter, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, relationships, Single Mothers, waiting for the perfect mate · Leave a comment

There really isn’t a perfect mate.

True Love

February 13, 2018 · by · in Dating Do's, Gail Cawley Showalter, Living Learning Loving, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Forget the cutesy valentines, hearts, chocolates and flowers!  

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Beauty & The Beast – Fairy Tales We Believe and Teach Our Daughters

March 24, 2017 · by · in Dating Do's, Parenting · Leave a comment

Beauty & the Beast I’m rerunning an old post here. I could not let this pass-all this talk about a movie. There should be so much more concern with the fairy tales we tell our children. We talk about wanting our daughters to grow up to be self sufficient. We pretend we want them to […]

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3 Needs for Genuine Lasting Love

February 20, 2017 · by · in courageous living, Dating Do's, Gail Cawley Showalter, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Courage is required for a genuine and lasting love relationship. You make yourself vulnerable. You open yourself and share your secrets.It takes time to know if a person respects you. You will be more likely to do this if you first respect yourself. Out of self-respect you can create a respectful relationship.

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Love Requires Attention and Risk

February 6, 2017 · by · in Bonding with Children, Dating Do's, Gail Cawley Showalter, Listening, relationships, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

One act of love is listening. “Listening well is an exercise of attention and by necessity hard work. It is because they do not realize this or because they are not willing to do the work that most people do not listen well.”

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Keeping the Bad Guys Away

September 30, 2016 · by · in Dating Do's, how can I find peace?, living with solitude, Single Mothers, waiting for the perfect mate · 2 Comments

Keep the Bad Guys Away Related posts: From a Man’s Perspective, Dating Do’s, Your Emotional Equal Many girls and women seem to be programmed to attract the bad guys, the wrong guys. By wrong guys I mean men who aren’t good for them. They know the situation isn’t good, but they keep trying to make […]

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A Frog is Still a Frog, Not a Prince-Don’t Kiss Him

August 19, 2016 · by · in Dating Do's, relationships, Single Mothers · 5 Comments

Don’t Kiss the Frog Related post: How to NOT Date a Loser   Women sometimes learn the hard way, but we learn. We know better than to make the same mistake twice. We know now that a frog may be a toad.   This is No Fairytale Once upon a time in a land far, […]

Tips for Single Moms with Stories from a Tough Old Bird Who has Been There

April 19, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Archer's Press, Author, Being a Christian single, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, coping with loneliness, courageous living, Dating Do's, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, Divorce, divorce recovery, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Grieving a Loss, Growing spiritually, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Job Jump Starts, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, lessons of insight and encouragement, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, ministering to single moms, ministry guide for single moms, Money Matters, new starts, overcoming loneliness, parenting alone, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, prayer is, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Setting Boundaries, Single Matters, single mom study guide, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, teaching children with visual Impairments, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · Leave a comment

Living Learning Loving Insights & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood by Gail Cawley Showalter What one mom had to say about this book: I can see how you would not want to put this book down and keep reading ahead. The first chapter was amazing and had many good points to it. When it […]

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