Single Parent Prayers

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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Sunday Soup

Props back to the Canadian Bald Guy for the verbal appreciation towards single mama jugglers. Can’t get enough of those kinda affirmations. Really. Most days I feel like I’m doing a mediocre job at best because productivity and the best job possible are REALLY difficult to do on a perpetually empty tank. Yes, the little [...]

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Fortitude

I have a very special friend that sometimes I think I could spend the rest of my life with. We’re both single parents. And lately, it has occurred to me that it will be only by the grace and strength given by God that this (or any other) union into oblivion would/could ever happen. Because…we [...]

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What Do Single Parents Need?

Please visit Jenn’s Blog and let her know what it is that you need as a single parent. I’m a big picture person and its the little things that contribute to the building of big things…perhaps this would be beneficial for starting a movement or ministry opportunity for we struggling single parents.

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Be INSPIRED!!

I’m the recipient of a daily inspirational report from a gentleman by the name of Jeff Young. Jeff is a Single Dad. And he’s lived with Lou Gherig’s Disease since the 80’s. If anyone knows anything about Lou Gherig’s, you know that the prognosis is not good. To beat all odds and live not just [...]

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