Single Parenting: Sweetness & Hope

Candy store storefront

Candy stores, one of my favorite things. Simply inviting, sweet, and a delectable experience. Perhaps you too have stepped across the threshold and entered the world of tempting sights and scents? Have you been greeted by the aroma of delicious chocolate as you glimpse splashes of bright rainbow colors in glass jars? Memories of childhood […]

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Single Parent Testimony

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Just in the amount of time it takes to say “my life changed,” it did. Similar to our pandemic. Like you, and most of the world, I am presently living in a surreal way. Although, I am no stranger to a narrowed version of life. I am a survivor of suffering. Familiarity of a restricted […]

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Single Parents: Why Were You Born?

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“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~Mark Twain So much information swirling around us in this pandemic. Myself, unable to concentrate at this time trying to take it all in. At last, I am ready to pick up the pen once again. With the caveat, simple and to […]

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Single Parenting: Art, Love, & Grief Defined

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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 […]

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Single Parents & Loneliness: Another Approach

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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 […]

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