Today is Saturday. I woke up and realized I wanted to use this day to retreat, reflect, and keep this simple. Partly because this question has been heavy on my heart all week, “How are our single parents going to get through this pandemic?” It may be that when we no longer know what to […]
Single Parents: Do You Have a 24-Hour Lifeline?
Well, it happened again. Today, in a moment of frustration, I let out a cry to the universe, “Does anybody care? What has happened to mankind?” No sooner had the words come out of my mouth, I deeply regretted saying them. The reason: I did not want to experience a situation in my day showing […]
National Single Parent Day: Do You Know the Date?
National Single Parent Day is March 21, 2020. Surprisingly, I just learned about this nationally recognized day established in 1984! Why is this significant? Because I was a single parent for eight years and never knew the day existed. So, I thought to myself, what a wonderful opportunity to bring single parents into the spotlight […]
Why is Being a Single Parent Hard?
First, let’s address the big question of the new year: “Would you look in a crystal ball to see what your future holds?” I have been dangling this question in front of you for the past couple weeks. This will lead to our bigger question: Why is Being a Single Parent Hard? Welcome, New Readers […]
O Tender Tree
As my teenage child and I set off to the Christmas Tree Farm this past weekend, I thought to myself how easy this was compared to when I was a single parent and my child was a toddler. We both knew what we had to accomplish to get ourselves a family Christmas tree! Life today does not […]