Don’t you love those pieces of plain construction paper that are turned into spectacular artwork? Typically, designed with hand drawn stick figures and hearts? The words scribbled, “I love you Mom,” or “I love you Dad.” And how about the paintings with bright colored paint! Oh, the simplicity and love demonstrated in children’s artwork. Single […]
Single Parents & Loneliness: Another Approach
Oh my gosh, it is about to happen. The emails keep coming. The stores look different. The candy is the same, just a different shape. The pinks, the reds. Yes, Valentine’s Day is on the horizon. I knew immediately what I would write about. Hold that thought. About and Shop First, check out the Home page of […]
How To Survive as a Single Parent: Reflections From 2019
Cheers to you, as we start the new year! Two thousand and twenty or twenty-twenty, however you prefer to say it, is officially upon us. As I was busily writing the crystal ball post I promised you, my mind was flashing back over 2019 and all of the great progress our website has made since the official […]
What Does Single Parenting Teach Our Children?
Three days after Christmas I asked myself, “What will I write about this week?” And then, it became perfectly clear after what happened at our home yesterday. More about that in just a minute. Would You Look in a Crystal Ball? First, I want to tell you about the crystal ball. You know, the fortune-telling object that supposedly […]
One Way to Let Go at the Holidays
We often talk about family traditions that revolve around our holidays. Traditions, though, are unique for each family. To illustrate, what is sacred for one may be entirely different for another. Furthermore, single parents may take on a very different approach to traditions to manage our well-being, health, and healing. Old Tradition Before I became a […]