Category Gail Cawley Showalter
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
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
I remember the day. I wore a dress my mother had made. I looked simple, thin, and frail, nothing flashy or sexy about me.
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.
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.
Single Moms – Have You Ever Been Hurt By a Charmer?
Single Moms, Don’t be misled “One of the reasons you may never feel you can get the upper hand in the situation is that invalidators or ‘nasties’ are not nasty all the time. It’s when their feelings of insecurity or inferiority are on the rampage that we receive a bruising. Invalidators usually try to look big, but […]
Were You Ever a Single Mom Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place?
Single Moms find themselves in lose-lose situations. “For many women, difficulties and disappointments are frequent events; however, as with most rough journeys in life, there is much to learn. There are experiences that look much like “rocks in the road” but once they are polished, they become gems.” – from Living Learning Loving Revised Edition […]
Living Learning Loving book for Single Moms and Others
“As a woman who has been through a divorce and who parented three children for sixteen years, I have learned a few survival skills in the process and believe life is all about growth and letting experience be one of the best teachers life can offer.” the second edition of Living Learning Loving will be […]
Heartache is a Kind of Grief
When you experience the heartache of rejection, a divorce or breakup, you are experiencing grief.
How to Deal with Difficult People
The more problematic is what to do about people who have caused you pain, physically or emotionally. These people may be risky for you to associate with. You have to decide whether or not to allow the person into your personal circle.
Who Are You?
“You have forgotten who you are. Look inside yourself. You are more than what you have become. Remember who you are. Remember. . .”
– Mufasa speaking to Simba
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