SingleMomOutWest, Author at Single Mom Out West

When You Need a Quiet Place but Can’t Find One.

By SingleMomOutWest January 22, 2023Faith

Finding rest for your soul means quieting yourself before God and centering yourself. It's a challenge for everyone, but peace requires it. Here is my favorite, peaceful music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1nWUgIwRwQ&t=1938s On…

Be a Little Kinder to the Girl You Once Were.

By SingleMomOutWest January 15, 2023Faith

Giving yourself grace and talking kindly about yourself may be the start of finding peace regarding your past. It's around this time of year that I get spring fever. I…

Choosing a New Identity: The Kings Daughter

By SingleMomOutWest January 7, 2023Faith

Gaining a positive self-image is possible, but we must rethink our identity. Seeing ourselves as daughters of "The King," we can start over! The starting point requires us to slow…

Bring On the Mom Jokes. You’re Gonna Need Them!

By SingleMomOutWest December 31, 2022Parenting

Parenting with humor is a decision. Because let's face it, some days we have to look for "the funny" in life! But over time, this decision pays off with happy,…

The God Who Gives the Best Kind of Gifts.

By SingleMomOutWest December 25, 2022Faith

Some days, I don't recognize gifts from God. I'm so wrapped up in difficult circumstances that I miss them. While wrapping the Christmas gifts last night, I had some lulls.…

How to Teach Your Children Truth, Tradition, and Character, One Day at a Time.

By SingleMomOutWest December 18, 2022Parenting

Passing down truth, skills, and traditions ensures success for the next generation. There are so many examples of this! And so many cultures and people that do a great job…

The Challenge of Disciplining as a Single Mom.

By SingleMomOutWest December 4, 2022Parenting

Learning how to discipline kids was one of my greatest struggles. Doing it as a broken single mom became even more difficult. But over time, I learned how to decrease…

Romance with Grit: A Tale of Woe and Love

By SingleMomOutWest November 27, 2022Skills for Single Moms

I'm not Shakespeare, but here's my funny romance short story. One short romance story saturated with too much reality. Ridiculous Romance Movies. It's romance season on TV. And it's killing…

Choosing to be Grateful Means Accepting Life Differently.

By SingleMomOutWest November 20, 2022Faith

Being grateful is always a choice. It may mean sorting through what you thought should happen in your life and looking for and finding things to be grateful for. The…

Learning to Love Boundaries.

By SingleMomOutWest November 13, 2022Parenting

Learning to create boundaries as a single mom is vital. We overextended in every area. Practicing good boundaries about what we can and cannot do will protect us from emotional…