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Single Parent Prayers

Posted in Children, Faith, Life, Parenting, Single Dads, Single Motherhood, Single Parent Resources on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Lord, grant me
Time enough
to do all the chores, join in the games, help with the lessons, and say the night prayers, and still have a few moments left over for me.
Energy enough
to be bread-baker and breadwinner, knee-patcher and peacemaker, ballplayer and bill juggler.
Hands enough
to wipe away the tears, to reach out when I’m needed, to [...]

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted in Children, Faith, Inspiration, Parenting, Pictures, Single Motherhood on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there!
For those who do not have Dad’s, know that there IS a Father out there who is seeking you out right now. He wants to be your Father. He is the Father to the Fatherless. (Psalm 68:5)
And for those who are not yet Father’s, there are [...]

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Somewhere along life’s journey, I lost my voice

Posted in Children, Introspection, Life on June 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Not the laryngitis variety.
There’s a little bitty girl inside of me that feels about 5 or 6 years old. A while back I talked about the broken part of me…the part that is completely contrary to the ‘wisdom’ side of me. That when the broken part appears, I feel all kinds of yuck. Stupid. [...]

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My Tiny Tornado

Posted in BB Sunshine, Children, Life, Parenting, Single Motherhood on June 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »

We’ve been up for two hours now…and my house is destroyed. Some days…is all I can do to keep my sanity in tact. She is the busiest, craziest, most curious, messy little cherub I have ever met. Course she’s the only one I’ve ever lived with, too. But today…in less than two hours, she has [...]

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Living in the ‘Now’

Posted in BB Sunshine, Children, Job, Life, Parenting, Single Motherhood on March 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »

The only thing that stays the same is…everything changes.
I’m a pretty spontaneous person; like to fly by the seat of my pants. But I also have discovered a comfort in regiment. Schedules. I think the toddler helped me realize this. It is a balance that I cannot seem to get or keep balanced and [...]

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Children Learn What They Live

Posted in Children, Parenting on March 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children [...]

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