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Hiding Is Not Humility-My Own Worst Enemy for Single Moms

January 21, 2019 · by · in Book for single moms, book for single mothers, Divorce, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers · 3 Comments

by Gail Cawley Showalter, Founder of SMORE for Women from My Own Worst Enemy  by Janet Davis  Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you heard a voice in your head say, “Just who do you think you are?”  And what was your answer? Did you back off? Did you cower? Did you have a […]

What is Acceptance, 7 Steps to Get Past Divorce

August 14, 2017 · by · in Accepting change, accepting life, accepting loss, Living Learning Loving, Living with Grief, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

What does that mean exactly? After much thought this is the conclusion I’ve come to- Acceptance is the willingness to embrace what is.

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How to Handle “Alone”

June 20, 2016 · by · in accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, how can I find peace?, learning during solitude, learning during time alone, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Spend Some Time Alone   Related post: Creativity in Solitude You may have noticed by now that I say a lot about being alone, solitude, or simply being by yourself. There is a good reason for this-no there are many good reasons for this. I’ve had forced time spend alone and I’ve learned the true […]

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4 Keys to Perseverance

June 5, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Believe & Persevere my article in Single Matters online magazine Believe and persevere are two words that are loaded with promise for the fruitful future. Without believing, you won’t think you can persevere. And without persevering, you won’t have the fruit of what you believe. Read more. . . Gail raised three children as a single mother before she […]

Who Are You?

May 23, 2016 · by · in accepting yourself, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, courageous living, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Enneagram, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, loving yourself, overcoming difficulties, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, personality profiles, raising kids in a crazy world, Single Mothers, spiritual growth, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · 5 Comments

Do You Remember Who You Are? Related posts: Journey to Self, Am I Strong or Weak?, Who Am I? We saw The Lion King last night at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Magnificent! I admit I’d forgotten so many of the meaningful lines in the story. The one that lingers in my mind for the […]

How to Get Through a Divorce and Move On

May 3, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, how do I get out of this hell?, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, ministering to single moms, overcoming loneliness, parenting alone, parents without partners, Personality Predicaments, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, Single Mothers, SMORE for Women, spiritual growth, study for small groups, study guide for single moms, teaching children with visual Impairments, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms, value of solitude, valuing morality, what blind kids taught me · 1 Comment

Living Learning LovingLesson & Encouragement on the Path of Motherhood Review from Amazon reader: “You are not alone” isn’t enough unless you connect with the one who says it. From chapter 1, you will connect with Gail as she opens her heart in a way that will touch yours. Her words paint a picture that […]

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Single Moms Shouldn’t Live with Regret

April 15, 2016 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, accepting yourself, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, dealing with life as single parent, Single Matters, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

  Single Moms, I hope you are not living with regret. I believe that regret is an awful feeing that only brings us down, never up. If you’ve lived-you have regret. Be honest, we all do. Some may seem more significant than others. All regret, however, brings with it a sense of guilt or shame. […]

7 Steps to Overcome Your Divorce

March 29, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, coping with loss of a lover, Divorce, divorce recovery, how do I make it through a divorce, overcoming hurtful relationship, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

Overcoming Divorce from This Emotional Life An emotional support system isn’t all you need to get over your grief. Divorce is said to be on of the most profoundly painful experiences that a human being can survive. . . [read more] Related posts: Top 10 Things to Do When . . ., Grief [a video], […]

Do You Live with Regrets?

February 29, 2016 · by · in accepting loss, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, death of a marriage, developing your strengths, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, how can I find peace?, how do I make it through a divorce, making the most with what you have, new beginnings, new starts, overcoming hurtful relationship, overcoming past abuse, Single Mothers · Leave a comment

  Click HERE for Audio Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She has experienced the potholes, pests, and perils of being the single head-of-household. As an educator in regular and special education for twenty years she knows a great deal about child development and how to handle kids. She is […]

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Speaker of the House

October 8, 2015 · by · in Author, gail cawley, Gail Cawley Showalter, Living Learning Loving, speaker for women, Speaker of the House, Texas motivational speaker · Leave a comment

Speaker of the House True Story I came home from high school one day very enthusiastic after taking my first civics class. At the dinner table I proceeded to announce that I had decided what I wanted to be. “Oh,” said my dad. “And what might that be?” To which I replied with a confident […]

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