Single Parents Archives

Dear single moms: single dads here. We know you have it rough, but so do we. Here are some things I hope for you...

In order for a single-parent home to survive the transition from what was to what is, changes have to take place.

Raising children is Kingdom work. You cannot do it perfectly, but neither did the moms of the Bible, and we are still feeling the impact of their...

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” –George Herbert

Here's the question: If God dropped the survival mask, would you grab ahold of its life-giving air? The good news is, he has!

On the last day of school, I want my first thoughts to be: this will be a great summer.

“I should be dead, paralyzed, or locked up in prison.” These are the words I use when sharing my testimony with others.

Though I’m sure my kids can tell when I’m going through something, we sort of have a don’t ask, don’t tell policy.

You have the ability to help shape the perception your children have of the world. Do you take this task seriously?

As a single parent and the parent of a special needs child, I sometimes felt as if I had a double dose of loneliness.

You’d think my trickiest mothering season would've been transitioning to a single mom. And yet, that was not the toughest stretch.

I am very aware that my kids will not be with me much longer. So, I am taking mental pictures all the time.

I think there are two things we can agree on as single parents: 1) Co-parenting is necessary. 2) It is not always easy!

When I was a single mom with two elementary children, I had to gear up a week in advance for the big day: Valentine’s Day.

One reality that kept me from enjoying the present as a single mom was feeling entombed between the past and the future.