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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.

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Religious Reorientation: a Memoir

June 19, 2024 · by · in death of a marriage, divine chaos, Divorce, divorce recovery, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, Learning to Value Morality, message in the chaos, overcoming difficulties · Leave a comment

I remember the day. I wore a dress my mother had made. I looked simple, thin, and frail, nothing flashy or sexy about me.

Why Authenticity is Important

October 30, 2020 · by · in accepting yourself, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, knowing yourself, Life Coach, Life Coaching, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Your spiritual life and your physical life may be in conflict as mine was. I think that the goal of spiritual growth is to bring them into complete coordination with each other. Freedom comes to life when you are authentic in all ways.

Why You Should Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

July 17, 2020 · by · in courageous living, developing your strengths, Don't give up, empowerment, facing change, fear, Gail Cawley Showalter, going to school as single mother · 1 Comment

I know from life in the school of hard knocks that in order to make progress and move forward in our lives we must step out of our comfort zone.

How to Maintain Your Vehicle

October 29, 2018 · by · in Car maintenance, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, gail showalter, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Car Maintenance Tips
If your car overheats (steam from under hood or gauge shows hot) do NOT continue to drive it. Do NOT remove radiator cap! Do NOT add cold water while still hot.

People Pleaser Reminder: Someone else's thoughts and desires do not require a change in your own beliefs or another item on your to-do list.

How to Know if You Are a People Pleaser

November 4, 2016 · by · in developing your strengths, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, overcoming difficulties, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers · 1 Comment

Are You a People Pleaser? You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically-to say ‘no’ to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside. – Stephen Covey Setting priorities means setting boundaries. Yes, that same old subject again—boundaries. I want […]

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How Shame Steals Your Power

November 2, 2016 · by · in accepting yourself, developing your strengths, empowerment, Gail Cawley Showalter, how can I find peace?, overcoming past abuse, shame, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

  Is Shame Stealing Your Power? Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough. – Brené Brown “Shame on you!” was something we said when I was a kid. Of course we had no idea, really, what we were saying or that we were putting the other person […]