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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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Following the Voice of God

Which Voice Do You Hear? Which voice is louder… the still small whisper of God’s voice within your heart or the voice of others around you? We’ve all heard that old saying time and time again, “Mama knows best!”  We’ve also heard that sister or best friend declare what we should do in troublesome situations.  […]

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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 […]

Do Not Lose Hope

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul and Sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” -Emily Dickinson

Do Not Fear

  “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

Seeing Through “Faith Eyes”

#faith As we see the shape of our economy, senseless crimes, poverty (not limited to finances), natural disasters and anything else that going on in this world, where does faith fit in? In the SMORE Sunday Group, this Sunday, we will journey through this together and discuss those things we know for sure and how to […]

Single Moms, Move Forward

TURN THE PAGE Like ink on paper, your past just seems to stare you in the face. “I could have”….”I should have”….”If only”….”What if” They all try to drown out the song of Amazing Grace. You can’t rewrite your story, but God can for His glory. He’s the Author and the Finisher; knows the beginning […]

Repent may not really mean what you think

Repent in Greek means to have a change of one’s mind and heart.

Single Moms Are the Strongest Women in the World

YOUR STRENGTHS Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.                           – Frances De Sales Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. If you will acknowledge your strengths and downplay your weaknesses, you will discover a clear image of yourself and how you act, react, and interact with others. By concentrating on your […]

Single yet Not Alone on the Path

An old parable tells of a man lost deep in the forest when he suddenly meets another traveler. Now I will find my way out with this other traveler he thinks. “Tell me, sir, which way out of the forest?” he asks. The stranger replies, “Friend, I do not know. I too need to find the way. […]