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Christmas is More than Money
An Arranged Encounter I’m about to get out of the car to go into Bed Bath & Beyond to do some Christmas shopping when I see her. A young women is trying to say something to me. When I get out of the car she says, “Directions, directions.” She looks harmless and honest. “I’ve been […]
Single Moms Can Return to College What was your means of income before you returned to college? Before returning to college, I worked for a company in which you could only be promoted if you had a college degree. Can you recall the first trigger or event that caused you to think about returning to […]
Set Boundaries & Live Your Life Gail holds a degree from Lamar University in Speech and a Master’s from the University of Texas. She married Sam after raising three children as a single mother. She was an educator in regular and special education for eighteen years, finishing her professional career as a Braille teacher. […]
Related Posts: LaTasha Returned to College, Kay Miller Horne Returned to College, You Can Return to College Gail holds a degree from Lamar University in Speech and a Master’s from the University of Texas. She married Sam after raising three children as a single mother. She was an educator in regular and special education for […]
To Raise a Secure Child – You Need to Attach When I was raising three kids as a single mother, I was often too exhausted to think straight. I needed direction or a director. Now I’m a tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, and I learned a few things along the […]
What is the Value in Vulnerability? When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. –Madeleine L’Engle As a single mom, I wanted to appear that I had it […]
Gail Cawley Showalter 