Category Single Mothers

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 […]

6 Ways to Turn Your Kids Into Avid Readers

Reading Opens a Whole New World for Your Child All parents want their children to be a good readers, but it can be tough to know exactly how to make it happen. Independent reading can significantly help when it comes to academic success, but actually getting your kid to read can be a challenge. Maybe […]

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 […]

Not Enough Time to Do It All?

I Need Counseling But Don’t Have Time I received this awesome article from Linda Newton lindanewtonspeak.com and I wanted to share it with you. This is a common lament from folks who take care of everyone else and fail to put themselves on the list! Perhaps it’s your turn for some TLC. By: Christine Hammond […]

Junkfood Really is Junk and Bad for Kids’ Health

Junk Food and Kids: Could It Be Making Childhood Illnesses Worse? We are all familiar nowadays with the fact that we ought to avoid junk food for kids as it tends to have high salt and high fat content.  Eve Pierce, health writer, tells us about new research now pointing to the fact that junk […]

Sunday Scripture for Single Moms

Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. – James 5:16

Always in a Hurry?

When you’re living a distracted life, every minute must be accounted for. You feel like you must be checking something off the list, staring at a screen, or rushing off to the next destination. And no matter how many ways you divide your time and attention, no matter how many duties you try and multi-task, […]

Obstacles to Goals

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”  – Henry Ford #overcomingproblems #goalsetting #singlemoms

How I Learned My Four Year Old Daughter’s Personality Type

Children’s games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play. – Montaigne, Essays Gail Cawley Showalter    Determining your child’s personality type is easier than you think. The last thing most women want to hear when they have a two-and-a-half year old and a thirteen month old is that they are […]

We Imagine Having a Dream Job

  We imagine having a dream job. ~ If I were going to my dream job, how would I do my hair? Related post: Our Attitude About Work  Contact Gail