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Pam Kanaly Pam Kanaly

I Get You

Are you a single mom? I GET YOU this Christmas!

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Esther Hunter, MBA Esther Hunter, MBA

Discover the Beauty Within You

Beauty Points The beauty within you is released in stages. It requires transformation, or “complete metamorphosis” just like a butterfly!

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Gail Showalter Gail Showalter

How to Persevere Past the Potholes – Second Part

Let’s talk turkey.  Life is difficult. However, our God is bigger than “difficult.” You can fly like an eagle even if you are a single mother. So how do you handle life’s potholes, pests, and perils?

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Louise Tucker Jones Louise Tucker Jones

Wishes and Dreams

I was thirty years old when I gave birth to my youngest child. Jay was quickly diagnosed with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease. My little bundle of joy was a very sick baby. His immune system just didn’t kick in.

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Gail Showalter Gail Showalter

The Potholes

Let’s talk turkey.  Life is difficult. However, our God is bigger than “difficult.”

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Pam Kanaly Pam Kanaly

Do You Need A Good Laugh?

I recall one day when I was a single mom, someone came up to me and commented, “Pam you used to be funny.” And my reply was, “Well, life used to be funnier.”  Sound familiar?

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Dena Johnson Dena Johnson

Picking Up the Pieces

Storms happen. In Oklahoma, we are very familiar with tornadoes that rip houses from their foundations. They leave a trail of debris and piles of rubble. They forever alter the landscape.

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Sarah Rodriguez Sarah Rodriguez

Go Back

On my social media feeds my sweet friends have been posting the most adorable pictures of their children’s first day of school.

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Pam Kanaly Pam Kanaly

Lighten Up

I discovered something last week.  I’m a creature of habit and stuck in a rut of doing life the same way every day

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Christi Donaldson Christi Donaldson

Growth Chart

I have been transferring old VHS tapes to our computer recently. It’s been fun looking back and remembering high school, college, and when the kids were little.

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Melissa Fisher Melissa Fisher

Mission: Survive N Thrive

I attended Survive ‘N’ Thrive two summers after my divorce was final. At that point, I was done crying, had found my way back to Christ and I was looking

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