Single Parents

Whether it’s your year to send the kids off to be with Dad or you’re planning a quiet dinner at home with you and your children, it is my prayer for you this Thanksgiving that the Lord reminds you of His faithfulness, surrounds you with an uplifting single mom community and that His Spirit cultivates in you a thankful heart this season and the whole year through.

So what’s the big deal? You’re single and you’re a mom––but girl’s just wanna have fun, right? What if I told you––wrong?

God’s Word is living because its author is living. Children grow up, life moves on, but God’s Word always soothes our fragmented places.

God is more interested nurturing your children than you are. This is a promise from the Lord: “The Lord is a father of the fatherless.”

Single Moms, when Father’s Day comes around do you feel alone––maybe even discouraged? Do you find yourself holding back tears because your little ones have no daddy upon whom they can shower homemade cards and kisses? Or maybe you’re the mom who stands alone in the doorway of your home as your children ride away to enjoy a few hours of playtime––with their every-other-weekend dad.

In a perfect world, every child has two parents to share the load of raising and loving them. But life, as we all know, isn’t perfect.Family life comes with surprises, tragedies, or changes, that will sometimes require parenting alone.Single parenting through separation, death, or divorce, isn’t what anyone desires. But it’s a life situation in which you can teach your children about faith in God.And because holding on to what’s true in the middle of any confusion is always best, here are 10 loving truths single parents need to hear, and Scriptures that prove they are true:

Behind the closed doors of your home, it can be easy in the challenging moments to give way to deep loneliness as a single mom. A day like Mother's Day may only enhance those emotions.

Since you know everything that's coming in and what's going out, you can determine where you can make immediate changes. Even taking those small steps to reduce something feels empowering.

Moms see every scary and frightening change, yet they love so much and raise their children to care and love. Single moms are amazing, and we need to be thankful for all that they do.

The best friend and companion you need right now is God, and the best way to invite Him in is to show a willingness to be intimate with Him.

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You can’t help but feel a sense of loss when everyone else is celebrating their own relationships.

If you’re like many single moms, the holidays can be the most difficult time of the year.

Kids who carry their moms’ emotional needs will suffer anxiety, bitterness, and resentment later on in life. They will feel guilt for trying to set boundaries with you. If you do not set boundaries now for what you will and won’t share with your children, you will create a dysfunctional home scenario.

Should a single mom date? Shouldn't she? What rules should be followed, if she does?