Category Restoration
Lessons from Loneliness
Lessons from Loneliness by Nicole Blean exclusively for SMORE http://180degrees4singlemoms.blogspot.com/ For years, I battled with loneliness until one day I realized it’s just logically part of the single mom territory, which helped me to face it head-on instead of allowing feelings of fear or depression to swallow me up each time they hit. Facing […]
What Do You Talk About?
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” –Eleanor Roosevelt Gail Cawley Showalter Let’s talk about ideas. We can talk about the party we went to last weekend. We can talk about how our friends, or enemies, dressed. We can talk about the game and all the plays. We can talk […]
Prayer for Grown Children
A Mother’s Prayer for Grown Children Dear Father, Please intervene in the lives of my all-grown up children today. Let the Holy Spirit intervene in their hearts in such a way that it is undeniable. Let all deceit be uncovered. Let every form of evil be recognized as such and protect them from it. Let love […]
Setting Healthy Boundaries
Blue Jays and Boundaries The blue jay is a stunningly beautiful bird, but what he offers in beauty, he lacks in balance. He has a well-earned reputation for being the neighborhood bully. He stakes his claim to territory, whether rightfully his or not, and staunchly defends it. His tactics are aggressive and downright selfish […]
Do Not Fear
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
Single Moms Worldwide Share Common Bonds
Single Mothers Across the Globe Gail Cawley Showalter We know you follow us from the Philipines, Brazil, India, Jamaica, Canada, Australia, the UK, Africa and elsewhere. Tell us about your life as a single mom. Tell us about your children. How do you support yourself and provide for your children? Do you have a support […]
Seeing Through “Faith Eyes”
#faith As we see the shape of our economy, senseless crimes, poverty (not limited to finances), natural disasters and anything else that going on in this world, where does faith fit in? In the SMORE Sunday Group, this Sunday, we will journey through this together and discuss those things we know for sure and how to […]
Obstacles to Goals
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford #overcomingproblems #goalsetting #singlemoms
Children with Disabilities
When I was a Teacher of the Visually Impaired I learned how much of an impact having a child with a disability had on marriage. In the seven years I worked with families I witnessed four divorces of the parents of my students. Single mothers are frequently left caring for children with few resources. When […]
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