Tag Archives: help for single moms

Scholarships and Grants for Women

P.E.O. Provides Scholarships and Grants for Women I’ve been the fortunate recipient of the Program for Continuing Education (P.C.E.) grant and it changed the course of my life. There are many more stories of others like these women who received the P.C.E.   Gail raised three children as a single mother before she remarried. She […]

How Personality Assessments Help the Family

We All Have Personalities For an audio message Click on the above title “How Personality Assessments Help the Family.”

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How to Transition from Dysfunction to Harmony

Turn Your Life Around at Buckner Family Transitional Facilities Texas has an answer for single moms who need to turn their lives around. You can spend two years in one of the Buckner Family Transition programs and reboot your life. Here are links to the programs: Amarillo, Texas – Family Place Conroe, Texas – Family […]

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Resources for Single Mom in Southeast Texas

Resource Page on SMORE Site I hope you will visit our resource page. It is loaded with agencies and information for people in southeast Texas. The site includes: Community resources Workforce Solutions Counseling Disability Assistance Domestic Violence Hotline GED Testing Center Housing Education Options Emergency Shelter Emergency Food Assistance Financial Aid for College We try […]

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Are You Confused and Living in Wonderland?

Alice was confused. Are you? God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.- I Corinthians 14:33 KJV Graphic Layout by Laurie Harris, SMORE Board Member

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7 Rules of Life

Rules for Life You’ve probably heard these seven rules before. Last Sunday at the SMORE Sunday Support Group, Mary Simon shared them and we all shared our thoughts about each one. Tell us what you think. Which one speaks the most to you?

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About Gail, A Tough Old Bird with a Soft Spot for Single Moms

About Gail Cawley Showalter This is a weblog for single mothers. The opinions expressed are my own. In addition, my thoughts and opinions change from time to time…I consider this a necessary consequence of having an open mind. This weblog is intended to provide a semi-permanent point in time snapshot and manifestation of the various […]

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Sunday Thought for Single Moms from SMORE

Face Your Fear “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”  – Eleanor Roosevelt

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What Do You Talk About?

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” –Eleanor Roosevelt Gail Cawley Showalter Let’s talk about ideas. We can talk about the party we went to last weekend. We can talk about how our friends, or enemies, dressed. We can talk about the game and all the plays. We can talk […]

Parents-Choose Your Battles

Gail Cawley Showalter My precious little granddaughter was going to be a fashion plate at daycare today. That is until she dug the green rubber boots out of the back corner of her closet. I grabbed her regular shoes and slipped them into the bag going to daycare. Never raised an eyebrow. What difference would […]