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Halfway to Sunday

December 19, 2025 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter · Leave a comment

Episode Summary Today we’re talking about those moments when life does not go as planned…when the map changes and you’re left starting over. Our guest, Gail Showalter, shares how God met her in ordinary details and how small, faithful steps turned pain into purpose. We’ll talk boundaries that protect your peace, support that steadies your […]

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Books Arrived – all 2000!

October 14, 2025 · by · in Accepting change, accepting loss, accepting solitude, Author, Bonding with Family Fun, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, boundary setting, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, Divorce, divorce recovery, Don't give up, empowerment, Enneagram, Gail Cawley Showalter, Growing spiritually, how do I make it through a divorce, identify your strengths, Job Jump Starts, knowing yourself, learning during solitude, learning from blind students, Learning to Value Morality, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, living with solitude, Loving the Growth, making family fun, ministering to single moms, ministry guide for single moms, morals, Mother Love, nasty people, parents without partners, personality profiles, Prayer is aligning our will with God's, returning to college, Setting Boundaries, Single Mothers, study guide for single moms, value of solitude, what blind kids taught me · Leave a comment

All 2000 of my books were just delivered by UPS.

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Please Spread fo Single Moms

October 3, 2025 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter · 1 Comment

I need a favor. Please call Barnes & Noble and ask if they have my book, Living, Learning, Loving. They do not have it on the shelf YET, but your calling could make it happen. Do this for the single moms you know. B&N Beaumont. Texas 409-898-1111 I raised three children as a single mother […]

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I’m taking a pause from memoir

June 15, 2025 · by · in Bonding with Children, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, budgeting as a single mom, church, coping with loneliness, coping with loss of a lover, courageous living, dealing with life as single parent, death of a marriage, Divorce, divorce recovery, Gail Cawley Showalter, Religion, Single Mothers · 1 Comment

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Single Moms – Have You Ever Been Hurt By a Charmer?

January 30, 2023 · by · in Gail Cawley Showalter, nasty people · Leave a comment

Single Moms, Don’t be misled “One of the reasons you may never feel you can get the upper hand in the situation is that invalidators or ‘nasties’ are not nasty all the time.  It’s when their feelings of insecurity or inferiority are on the rampage that we receive a bruising.  Invalidators usually try to look big, but […]

Who Are You?

September 8, 2021 · 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 · Leave a comment

“You have forgotten who you are. Look inside yourself. You are more than what you have become. Remember who you are. Remember. . .”
– Mufasa speaking to Simba

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Solitude and Living Learning Loving

October 8, 2018 · by · in Single Mothers · Leave a comment

It’s not easy to explain my need for solitude.

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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 […]

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Education Builds Self Awareness

May 15, 2016 · by · in Author, Book for single moms, book for single mothers, Christian perspective, courageous living, developing your strengths, Education is key, facing change, Gail Cawley Showalter, going to school as single mother, Growing spiritually, identify your strengths, Lessons of Insight and Encouragement on the path of motherhood, Living Learning Loving, Loving the Growth, new starts, overcoming difficulties, overcoming hurtful relationship, returning to college, Single Mothers, the tough old bird with a soft spot for single moms · Leave a comment

Related articles: Education is Key, Baby Steps to College Education opens doors. For me gaining a Master’s Degree was not only an adventure it was a confidence booster of the best kind. I took one step at a time until I found doors opening.  I like the illustration of the Israelites carrying the Ark of […]

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