My young teenage daughter came in the side yard door, finished and tired from rust-proofing the swing supports. I heard the crash down the basement stairs. I saw the brown paint splashed over the recently painted white cement wall. Then, my scolding onslaught began. Did I see her shocked face, sense her apprehension, or even [...]
As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible impact donor support has made in the lives of single mothers in our TLSM family. Did you know that each year more than 150,000 single mothers connect to The Life of a Single Mom® for services, [...]
Single again, it didn’t take long to find myself back in an "adolescent-feeling" lifestyle. A Christian and doing all the right “things” for a decade, some may have said I was mature. I certainly thought I was. Yet my roots of faith were not well established. The divorce tornado that tore through my home brought [...]
The day my first-born got his driver’s license and pulled out of the driveway alone with my two younger daughters in tow, tears streamed down my face. One or two lone tears gently flowed down my face, but one or two quickly turned into a river, as I peered out the window. “This is it. [...]
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”- Romans 12:2 -“Why is my parenting method not working?”“Why is dating so difficult?”“How am I ever going to change? I [...]
As the vibrant hues of summer fade into the warm and inviting rotation of autumn, we find ourselves in the midst of a beautiful transition. The changing leaves paint a breathtaking picture of transformation, reminding us that just as nature gracefully adapts to the seasons, we also have the ability to navigate the seasons of [...]
What if God used creativity to bring about healing in your life? I know He did for me. When my life settled down from the initial panic and grief of losing my husband, I started trying to pick up the pieces on my own. But how God started to pick up the pieces for me through [...]
As of December 31st, 2022, The Life of a Single Mom crested over the 1,000,000th single mom served! That is a lot of moms! We are so grateful for the work the Lord continues to allow us to do, as we seek to create lasting change in the lives of women and children for generations to [...]
In parenting, even our best ideas don’t always work. What do you do when you hit another wall with your child? You get back up and go at it again.Parenting is all about trial and error, working at it from one another, then backing up and trying a different angle until it works. You may [...]
Life is hard and the wounds left by its treacherous journey of valleys and mountaintops can be deep. Most of us have faced more battles than we know what to do with, as we swing against rejection, loneliness, financial ruin, loss, and pain. Parenting challenges and family wounds can leave us limping. Repeated broken hearts [...]
Welcome to Unstuck Ministries
Have you heard? The Life of a Single Mom® is now UNSTUCK MINISTRIES! While we will remain one of the nation's largest providers of single mom curriculum and services, we have expanded new programs to ALL women! Check out our new website and social media for all the details! And welcome to Unstuck Ministries - where bound women become free!
