Category Single Mothers

Single Moms: Appearances Do Matter

For more on the Single Mom Card Deck go to SMORE for Women Appearances do matter… especially to the male viewer. ~ Am I enhancing my assets? Related Post: We Are Attracted to Our Emotional Equal Contact Gail

Single Moms Must Make Plans and Right Choices Everyday

Making Plans and Right Choices Gail Cawley Showalter First – The decision Run it through a process. Ask yourself: What is the origin or need for a decision? Do I have intuitive reservation or hesitation about it? Am I believing thoughts that are counter productive in my situation? What are the possibilities of different choices? How […]

One Way to Reinvent Yourself After Divorce

This journey may intiminate you. College seems like an impossible hurdle for many single parents. If you think this is the case for you, take another look at the possible destinations.

Divorce Hurts

7 Practical Actions for Making it Through a Divorce or Breakup   by Gail Cawley Showalter, Founder of SMORE for Women There is no ache quite like heartache. Ending a relationship is often a life-altering event. In some cases it means a child may not grow up knowing the ‘other parent.’ In the case of […]

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Boundaries Within, A Boundaries Message with an Easter Twist

 Presented by Gail Cawley Showalter at SMORE Sunday Group Of all our boundaries our internal ones are the most confusing, complex, and conflicting.    When you fail to control your personal issues, habits, even addictions, you may experience embarrassment even shame.   You could be dealing with holding your tongue or abstaining from substance abuse. The degree of the […]

Are You Safe, from Yourself, in Your Workplace?

Boundaries in the Workplace Message presented by Gail for SMORE Class at Calder Baptist Church, February 19, 2012 Do you have enough confidence to protect yourself at work? Not from sexual harassment, racial or age discrimination, but from your own vulnerable boundary lines. Do you have the courage to set boundaries where you spend probably […]

When the Path is Blocked

Taken from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo When the path is blocked, back up and see more of the way. . . .often our path to love is interrupted by a mishap or a problem or something unexpected that needs attending. We tend to call these unexpected things in life “obstacles.” Often the […]

Growth

I am infatuated – by growth. A seed placed in dirt and manure can become a vegetable. An acorn becomes an oak tree. A seed sprouts into a flower. I adore people who embrace personal growth. I live for the moments when I learn something that – Could make me a better person, I could […]

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Are You Protecting or Preparing Your Child?

Are You a Protector or Preparer? Letting your children go-especially to school for the very first time, and another especially plus if you are a single mom-can be like ripping your heart out. We tend to think we are their protector for life instead of their preparer for life. We think we have the power […]

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Budgeting Tips for Single Moms from Dave Ramsey

Career woman. The kids’ taxi driver. Master of the budget. Grocery shopper, chef, and cleaner-upper. Single moms carry these titles and more day in and day out. Talk about busy schedules filled with meaningful responsibilities! Over the years, we’ve had a countless number of single moms call and write in with questions and success stories. […]