Category Restoration
Fear is no way to start your day
How would your maker have you approach your day? from Answered Prayers by Julia Cameron You enter your day as if it were a combat zone. You are frightened and defensive. You expect the worst. Bring your day to me. Let me create for you harmony and peace. Allow me to let the best […]
Assistance for Single Moms Who Need to Find Their Strengths
Discover & Live in Your Strengths Gail Cawley Showalter, Founder SMORE for Women Hold these two thoughts in your head at the same time: Think of a personal strength Think about your birth order in your family of origin As you hold these two thoughts consider how your birth order may have influenced your strength […]
Repent may not really mean what you think
Repent in Greek means to have a change of one’s mind and heart.
Single Moms Are the Strongest Women in the World
YOUR STRENGTHS Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength. – Frances De Sales Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. If you will acknowledge your strengths and downplay your weaknesses, you will discover a clear image of yourself and how you act, react, and interact with others. By concentrating on your […]
Single yet Not Alone on the Path
An old parable tells of a man lost deep in the forest when he suddenly meets another traveler. Now I will find my way out with this other traveler he thinks. “Tell me, sir, which way out of the forest?” he asks. The stranger replies, “Friend, I do not know. I too need to find the way. […]
Who Will Love Me-Unconditionally?
by Jennifer Maggio There is a beautiful song out there by JJ Heller called “Love Me” (http://bitly/yxfoU). As I was driving home the a couple of years ago, my then 15-year-old son mentioned to me that he loved this song and asked me to turn the radio up. As I began to listen to the words, […]
Single Mothers, It’s Time to Take Care of YOU
by Diane Flanagan Diane is a single mom and freelance writer who lives in North Carolina. When was the last time you took a few minutes for yourself? And no, hiding in the bathroom with a candy bar doesn’t count. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are about 9.9 million single moms in the United […]
Education for Single Mothers Makes the Difference
First appeared in the Beaumont Enterprise, Mother’s Day Editorial – May 2013 by Gail Cawley Showalter More children are growing up with single mothers. Many of the girls become single moms themselves. Today 41% of births occur outside of marriage. Consider the children: 59% (389,481) of young children in poor families live with a single […]
Learning to Be Alone
Can You Stand alone? When it really counts, can you stand alone? When life throws you a curve how do you handle it? Are you able to say “no” when you know you ought to? All of these take courage. If you think courage can only be demonstrated on a battlefield or in a hospital, […]
Single Moms: Grief has stages
Grief has stages. It’s best not to be stuck on a stage when the curtain closes. ~ Have I been in a stage of grief too long? Perhaps I will move to the next act. I spent lots and lots of time on stage in my younger years. Many rehearsals preceded the performance. And […]
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