Monsoon season in the Arizona desert is electric. So are attitudes of teenage girls, well, at least my daughter’s. We are experiencing the hottest, most blistering summer on record, with too many days reaching 109-116 degrees. ☀ When I first moved to AZ, the monsoons in late July and August were a regular occurrence. Some […]
Category: SML (Single Mom Life)
My Unseen Lover
Being single, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have much significance in my life. I mean, it was fun to watch my daughter prepare small gifts for her middle school entourage and I loved giving her a mug from The Fix filled with chocolates and a balloon (especially since gift-giving/receiving is her primary love language; she thanked me multiple times throughout the day for it). I […]
Teenage Storm
I keep a small flip-the-page type calendar on my kitchen table. Each day offers a positive thought and a Bible verse. Yesterday, it stated: ‘Sometimes we just have to hide in God’s shadow until the storm passes by.’ It was extracted from Psalm 57:1 which reads, ‘In You my soul takes refuge. I will take […]
Wrapping Christmas
The opposite personalities of my kids showed up yet again recently. They are equally lovable, but extremely different. Here is how they wrapped Christmas for me this year (without the help of the other parent because there’s isn’t one readily available! #singleparentgiftprep #getcreative #stillloved) … My energetic daughter’s primary love language is gift-giving. She has been […]
Exhausting Details
We all experience exhausting details throughout our lives, but for the sake of time today, I will spare you from mine! Instead, I’m posting some powerful, renewing lyrics that I sometimes run to during the extreme moments of exhaustion. Words that help me process the path ahead as a single mom and navigate it one […]
More or Less, I’m a Mess.
It’s true. There have been seasons in my life when I wouldn’t dare admit it, but lately? I will broadcast it to everyone. I’M A MESS. The good news about knowing I’m a mess (and owning it), is that I’m still loved. God created humans and loves each one unconditionally. He loved me when I […]
Not So SAD After All
S.A.D. is the acronym for Singles Awareness Day, an actual holiday most often ‘celebrated’ on Feb. 14. Yes readers, I’m not the only one saying, ‘I am fully aware of my fully single status on a day like today!’ When your expectations are at zero, then you can’t be disappointed, only pleasantly surprised, right? Well, […]
It Takes a Village …
To quote the meaning of many African proverbs (not a certain politician’s book): ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ I like to call my village Sistahville. Over the past few years of being a single mom, that lovely village phrase has come to mind, and then recently, it came to life! I would […]
Waiting on God…
Months ago, I threw together a wall display in my bedroom, using homemade letters from a beautiful friend who decorated them with cool, eclectic paper designs (photo doesn’t do them justice) and a hand-me-down wall decal another friend found during her laundry room clean-out project. One was a special birthday gift and the other was […]