Several women have written to me over the three years since I started Single Mom Smiling. There are some women whose stories I hold close to my heart and will never share here because the women have asked me not to. Other women, like Tara, feel there is nowhere else to turn, that they have …
In the years since I began Single Mom Smiling, one thing has become very clear. Something has to change. It’s strange when tragedy strikes, how your door (and your heart) opens for others to share their personal pain. It wasn’t long after my husband left that the first stranger literally showed up on my doorstep.
Conformity – it’s what I did when I was with him. Unity – it’s what I longed for. Growing up, life was all about doing what was expected, doing the right thing, and we were taught to not question. I don’t blame anyone. It’s just the way it was. I was taught to obey. I brought …
I am a prisoner, held captive by an ex-husband, a court document, and a divorce I never wanted. 75 miles. Of the approximately 197,000,000 square miles on this earth, I am confined to a 75 mile radius. I have written and rewritten this post trying to get the message right. I want you to know …
I’ve never killed anyone. Or have I? The fifth commandment very clearly states, Thou shall not Kill. It seems simple enough. As long as I don’t put a gun to someone and pull the trigger, hold a knife to the throat of another, push someone in front of a moving train, I’ve got that commandment …
