Category Single Mothers

Gail on mic at radio station

Education & Single Motherhood: Keys to Self-Sufficiency With Gail Showalter

Click image for the podcast recording. I raised three children as a single mother before I remarried. I have experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in both regular and special education for twenty years. I am the founder of Single Moms EmpowerEd, a nonprofit organization dedicated to […]

8 kids with a variety of expresssions

Parenting a Child Not Like You

Parents and their children do not necessarily have the same personalities. Our inborn natures make us each unique and yet similar.

Parent to Child Personality Chart

We are all different with our own personalities. I began studying personalities over 25 years ago. Just knowing that other people are entitled to their own ways of being helps build healthy relationships. To receive my “Parent to Child Personality Chart, email me with Personality Chart in the subject line.          In southeast Texas, I’m […]

Gail and Treva at sewing machine

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 […]

Book cover with a mom and three children waling hand in hand

I’m taking a pause from memoir

Announcing a pause to concentrate on book launch

My Thoughts on Religion

Christian growth over many years of experience in various churches.

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.