I Just Called To Say "I Love You"
Don and Jen's love story started at a pool in Vancouver. After their first date he called her everyday, right around lunch time, just to see how she was. When he proposed she said yes right away. Not long after their first child was born, things got a bit more complicated. Don grew angry and Jen withdrew. They separated... >Read More
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Center Street Church,
communication,
divorce,
marriage,
remarriage,
sex and love
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Single Mom Survival Kit 6: Good Grief
Grieving is caused by a loss of someone or something you loved. It is the realization that something that once was is no longer. I have never experienced heavier grieving then when my husband told me he loved someone else and walked out.
I have had friends disappoint me, dealt with loss of loved ones, and faced unemployment. However, when...... >Read More
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divorce,
grief,
Linda McCutcheon,
single mom,
single mom survival kit,
single parenting
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The Single Mom Survival Kit 5: Memories
Do you enjoy looking at old photos and ‘remembering when’? Do you sit with friends and remember “the good ‘ol days”? It has been said that, ‘A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.’ Memories touch our hearts whether they are painful or give us pleasure. I think all of us have both kinds... >Read More
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divorce,
family issues,
help,
making memories,
single mom,
single mom survival kit,
single parent
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Unloved
Ok, here goes. This is what I realized this morning: No man has ever pursued me. Which means that no man has ever truly known me. Which means that no man has ever truly loved me. Dang.
My marriage is ending and as I walk this road these unwanted thoughts keep running up to me. Just last night I looked... >Read More
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beauty,
broken heart,
depression,
divorce,
Elisabeth K. Corcoran,
faith,
faith & spirituality,
hardship & suffering,
hurt,
marriage,
sadness,
separation,
unloved
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The Single Mom Survival Kit 4: Testing,Testing,1, 2, 3
How is your journey going? I do hope that you are having some victories. Everyone is uniquely and intricately made which means that each single Mom’s journey will be unique. Sometimes this new life feels like living on a roller coaster. Don’t worry, that’s normal!
Hope
Ladies, we need HOPE. Hope makes us move ahead for the greater...... >Read More
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divorce,
family issues,
hope,
prayer,
single mom,
single mom survival kit,
single parent,
trust
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Single Mom Survival Kit 2: Boundaries
As a single mom, boundaries are essential to keep your family’s life stable and constant. Some people think that boundaries are negative because they put limits on our choices. I have to disagree. We all need boundaries to safeguard us for a healthy lifestyle. Without boundaries, life can be one exhausting attempt to catch up.
Some families...... >Read More
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boundaries,
divorce,
Family,
family issues,
Linda McCutcheon,
parenting,
single mom survival kit,
single parent,
single parenting,
survival
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Single Mom Survival Kit: A Box of Resources
I never imagined that I would be a single Mom. It only took a moment, just one question really, to turn my life upside down and change it forever. For years we sat in church together as a family. People used to say we looked like the family from Leave It to Beaver. Now here I was, parenting alone. ... >Read More
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divorce,
Family,
family issues,
Linda McCutcheon,
parenting,
single mom survival kit,
single parent,
single parenting,
survival
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Single Mom Survival Kit 7: Life As It Is
They say that “Life is always greener on the other side of... >more
As Of Today, I Am Divorced
Here are the facts:
One, I have been living apart from my now... >more
What Do You Fear?
