Category Single Mothers

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

Work for Single Moms is Essential

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Teaching Kids Manners is Daily Process Adults Must Demonstrate

“Please” and “Thank You” are just the beginning Gail Cawley Showalter Our three year old granddaughter was consuming orange slices from the drink bar at Fuzzy Taco’s while we waited for our order. After she sucked all the juice from her last slice, she turned to her mom and said, “Go get me more oranges!” […]

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 […]

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. […]

Single Moms Can Bond with Family Fun, Especially in the Summer Time

5 Healthy Travel Tips for Families by Kendra Thornton Over-planning for a vacation is never a good idea, as it can take both the enjoyment from the experience and cause additional stress when things don’t go according to plan.  But for parents taking their children with them traveling, it is just as big a mistake […]