Mourning by Mourning
I couldn’t cry. I knew if I started I would never stop. My whole world had crashed before my very eyes but I had to be strong. I had to hold it together. I had to seem like everything was going to be all right. For their sake I needed to be in control at all times. Did they know... >Read More
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challenges & conflicts,
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Joann McDonald,
loneliness and isolation,
sex and love,
single-parents,
Women,
women and men
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Stepping Out in Faith
My husband was gone--and now I would have to determine how I would support myself and my five-year-old younger daughter. I was offered a full-time job in the downtown office where I had done some part-time work. "Oh, Lord," I prayed, "what should I do? I hate the thought of putting Lori in the care of others all summer... >Read More
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changed lives,
closet issues,
divorce,
Dr. Muriel Larson,
Family,
forgiveness,
healthy marriage,
improving your marriage,
intimacy,
remarriage,
single-parents,
spiritual growth,
spirituality,
Women
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An Uncanny Calm: Facing the fear of cancer
“Yes, the tumor is definitely cancer."
This news from my husband's neurosurgeon should have shaken my world, but I felt an uncanny calm.
But I was not always this way… just two months before, I had been an emotional basket case. Not only had we just learned that my husband had an inoperable brain tumor of uncertain pathology, but my mother...... >Read More
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changed lives,
chronic illness,
closet issues,
Darlene McLeod,
faith,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
single-parents,
Women
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When You Pass Through the Waters
Hearing the words “you” and “cancer” in the same sentence is never easy. It doesn’t get any easier when it’s directed towards someone you love. After a series of tests the doctors confirmed that my husband had a malignant and hard to treat brain cancer. The diagnosis was his, but cancer was something we both had to face.
In the...... >Read More
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Bible study,
chronic illness,
Darlene McLeod,
loss,
single-parents,
spiritual growth,
spirituality,
Women
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Recognizing Your Boaz: Getting a second chance
When my precocious five-year-old prophesied that she’d one day marry a prince, have a big wedding, and become a nice mommy with lots of children, I smiled. I was moved by the purity of her hope, but then unexpected happened--I began to weep.
Every tear unearthed memories of my own age of innocence, when I too believed that my life... >Read More
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Aisha Long-Bascom,
Bible,
Bible study,
divorce,
self-esteem,
sex and love,
single-parents,
spiritual growth,
Women
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What Matters Most
“Mom, did you know there are things worse than dying? I don’t think my friends know that.”
I could not believe my ears. Those were totally unexpected words coming from my son, Daniel, who was a fresh kindergarten graduate at the time. Concern for him was never far from my mind since the sudden and tragic death of his daddy... >Read More
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Family,
linda baumann,
loss,
parenting,
single-parents,
spirituality,
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Keeping Your Kids on Your Team: Working Moms Put the Pieces Together
When Josie Alvord turned twenty-one she found herself living the life of a total stranger. She had regularly given thought to the kind of life she hoped to lead one day – a life full of children, a loving husband, a home in the country. But when her husband abandoned her and their six-month-old son, Josie's previous wishes suddenly... >Read More
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Career,
Family,
motherhood,
mothers,
parenting,
single-parents,
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Dealing With Your Teen and Sneaky Deceit
Often, a child will take advantage of you in any way he... >more
Can a Single Mother Afford to Stay Home?
Is it possible for a single mother of three (15, 12, and... >more
What Do You Fear?
