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Letting Go

It held on by a tiny sinew and stuck out of his top lip like one in a bad set of hillbilly teeth. The tiny baby tooth was

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Poured Out, Not Wasted

Once or twice a year I clean my children’s closet and exchange last season’s clothes for the next. The event takes days of mental preparation as I work

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5 Single Parent Priorities

As single parents don’t you sometimes wish you could open a surprise envelope under the mat on the front porch and find the answers to navigating your parent

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I Mess Up

I mess up. I mess up a lot. I speak sharply to a friend. I eat that brownie. I snuggle under the sheets instead of getting up to

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Frazzled

Alone? Overlooked? Deficient? Overwhelmed? I love to sit on my back patio and watch the wildlife strolling through our trees.  Just the other day I heard and saw

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Is God Really Sufficient?

We live in a world where we’re led to believe that all of our gaps, voids, and insufficiencies can be filled with something.  According to society, the world

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My Thoughts on Survive N Thrive

I had been remarried for only three months when I went to my first Survive ‘N’ Thrive conference.  I attended, not as a single mom, but because someone invited me

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I Get You

Are you a single mom? I GET YOU this Christmas! I saw a single mom at church last Sunday. A dear lady. Friend. Professional business woman I respect

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