It was 2007, and I had just recently left my home and my marriage due to continued emotional, verbal and physical abuse.  My oldest daughter was about three years old at the time and we had just moved into an apartment.

My friend’s husband is a police officer with the K9 unit with the local police department. His dog, Leeon, is an amazing animal who takes his job very seriously. When Leeon isn’t working, he is your typical dog that likes to play. Even though Leeon is well trained at listening to his master’s voice, he still requires being on a harness when outside. His master keeps him on a leash not as a punishment but rather to keep him safe.

For me to write on this subject certainly opens a can of worms. Worms are like problems, irritants, difficulties, and who likes those? Yet as single parents, they’re often unavoidable.

I remember well one of the loneliest times of my life. I had spent a long day sitting in a hospital waiting room. My husband’s cancer surgery had gone well, but it was stressful to say the least. As I sat in my car to go home, I took a moment to try to collect myself. I turned on the ignition, but all of a sudden, fear and loneliness flooded my mind and the tears flowed

That is no more essential than when a child heads off to college. If we’re holding on too tight, they will be less prepared to leave for college as mature adults making their own decisions.

Here are four concepts to help you release your college-bound young adult:

As an American History teacher for eighteen years, any chance to visit historical sites sets my blood to racing.  On a recent vacation to Massachusetts, my car positioned its course to Plymouth to see the infamous rock where sea-wearied Pilgrims disembarked in the New World.

Good Friday sounds like an oxymoron, a figure of speech emphasizing two contradictory words. According to the English language “good” means something useful or desirable, so why would Christ’s death on the Cross be considered “good?”

My four-year-old granddaughter was in the backseat of my car last week watching a child’s Easter video, and it upset her when it commented that Jesus was hurt at the cross – no gory details, just a twist in the story. I thought, “How can I tell her the Easter story and leave out the sacrifice of Jesus at the cross?” I can’t.

In a perfect world, every child would have a loving, godly mother and father living in the same house with them, complete with sweet lullabies and kind platitudes. Unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes, women have to pick up the reigns and do the best we can.

Yesterday, I spent the day painting the walls and ceiling in my house. I have little to no affection whatsoever for the art of house painting; however, once resolved to attack the task at hand, I find a solace in the process, and the finished effect always earns my admiration of the new, clean look and feel to the room.

After speaking to a group of single parents recently, I was reminded afresh of the struggles in passing the children back and forth to two different households and the wear and tear it can be on your soul.

The goal of this article to discuss why it is important to make time for Estate Planning and some of the things you should consider in the process. 

I’m sure we could all agree that reading the Bible is an important practice in the life of a Believer. I’ve been reading my Bible for years.  Sometimes I am engaged in a formal study that keeps me on track and directs me in my daily reading.  Other times I find myself stumbling around a bit trying to decide what to read. Does that ever happen to you? 

Over the years, I would have good intentions to start saving early and buying early but it never seemed to work.  Some expense always came up. Here are some things I did that really made a huge difference.

Our motives have a wonderful drive, our momentum is caught up in the excitement of the new, and our hope hinges on change! With the many things that the New Year represents, we can choose to make the best of our lives—or let it get the best of us.

I’ve been snow skiing for at least ten years and yet I wouldn’t call myself a skier.  I’m more of a faller, a roller or sometimes, just a snow-covered whiner.

I struggle with raising my kids. As a solo parent, I never feel like I am enough for them. You’ve probably read the articles about moms wanting to be “enough” on various blogs. I’ve read them, too. But I still struggle with it. Every day probably. You too?

It is finally Christmas! Everyone’s been going in a million different directions.

Are you a single mom? I GET YOU this Christmas!