Sharing Custody of My Kids - An Invitation to Rest in God
Sharing custody of our two little girls was unbearable. I longed for my daughters' presence in my life. Watching cartoons while lying on the floor, fetching 100 drinks of water at bedtime, hugs, kisses, exploring bugs, and making messes, were no longer taken for granted.
One morning I stared at the green numbers on my alarm clock and got up...... >Read More
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Managing Your Finances
"Women used to dream of Prince Charming marrying them and living happily ever after. Not so nowadays, Prince Charming either turns out to be a frog (2 out of 4 marriages in Canada end in divorce) or else he croaks (there are a million widows in Canada)!" - Betty Sane and Lynn MacFarlane, Every Woman's Money Book
Some statistics indicate... >Read More
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budgeting,
divorce,
finances,
geri fernet,
loss,
single-parents,
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Empty Nest: Season of Change
Last night, while going through an old box of pictures of my children in their growing up years, I reviewed the seasons of change that we have all gone through. The baby pictures, school year pictures, and works of art made for me for Mother's Day, my birthday and other holidays warm my heart even more now.
My youngest daughter... >Read More
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Hope When Life is Tough
Growing up in the projects of Dunedin, Florida was tough. We lived across from a sewage treatment plant and with it came every negative stereotype you can imagine. But throughout my childhood I never realized we were poor, because there was always so much love. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything.
Broken promises
My mom was only 18 when...... >Read More
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Meeting the Challenge of Being a Single Mom
The coping strategies in this article come from Michele's interviews from single moms who've "been there" and found ways to work through the brokenness and live in hope.
1. Grieve in order to heal.
Every Friday before dinner, newly-single mother Rebekah instituted a "crying time". Rebekah and her children vented frustrations and even cried...... >Read More
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Confessions of a Survivalist
Life has a way of changing. After 18 years as a homemaker, I went into business with my husband. We opened an archery pro shop and began an adventure that we could never have imagined.
Our tiny shop grew by leaps and bounds. In 1984 we began an international wholesale division that twice made the list of America's fastest-growing companies.... >Read More
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Feelings, Forgiveness and Peace
Angelique had never really known her father. He had deserted her mother... >more
The Ups and Downs of Step-Parenting
One evening, shortly after Richard and I married, he settled into his... >more
What Do You Fear?
