Category Single Mothers
About Gail Cawley Showalter
The Old Bird with Feathers of Wisdom for Women and a Soft Spot for Single Mothers As described on PerplexityGail Cawley Showalter is an author, motivational speaker, and life coach known for her work empowering single mothers. A single mother of three for sixteen years, she has dedicated her life to supporting women facing similar […]
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Sometimes Life Hurts & Yet Divine Messages Still Come
There are people without a conscience, and sadly they do not experience joy either. They are not to be scorned but pitied.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Grandchildren Blessings
I was blessed with nine grandchildren from my husband’s children. Here are just a few of the numerous pictures of them- I raised three children as a single mother before I remarried. In 2007 I founded SMORE for Women, a nonprofit whose goal is Single Moms, Overjoyed, Rejuvenated, and Empowered. I’m also a Certified Professional Coach […]
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – Precious Grandchildren
My sons gave us five beautiful, and more importantly, healthy grandchildren. To protect their privacy, I do not identify them here. Here are just a few of the numerous pictures of them- Religious Reorientation I didn’t know how my grandchildren would be taught religious beliefs and given spiritual guidance. Since I had raised my children […]
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir – More Than a Synchronicity, Part 3
In the years that followed when my hands held Kaylin’s, when she went through eye surgery, extensive sinus surgery, and urinary tract infections I knew that my love for her was as my Father’s love for me—unconditional in every way.
Nothing Like Us Ever Was?
Gail’s on Her Soapbox-a Sunday Rant Warning! This may not sit well with all of you readers. I’ve had so much on my mind that it is spilling out. I’m concerned, NO I’m down right worried about, not just our country, but our planet. What have we been thinking? We have a presidential candidate who […]
Religious Reorientation, a Memoir
“Joy to the World” was playing on the car radio, but I did not feel any joy in my world. It was five days before Christmas – the first Christmas since my divorce and the first one I would spend without my children.
Religious Reorientation: a Memoir
“Have I told you today how much I love you?” Bob would say every night as his head hit the pillow. I had to trust him. Trust became more and more difficult as he and Cassie were going to Houston together every day.
Gail Cawley Showalter 