Single Mom Sunday

Single Mom Sunday is my way to connect with single moms all over the world on Periscope and my blog. We gather at 7 pm Central Standard Time every Sunday on Periscope to discuss various topics and to get connected and inspired. On the blog, there is a guest post or a post from me. The last 3 have been guest posts and really good ones. So, check them out! I make up the topic on Periscope, design a plan, and you all chime in. I love it and am having a blast hosting it. I think it is an amazing new technology that allows us to build our tribe. So, you know we have plans later today. Wink!

My Growth as a Single Mom

Where do I start in telling how being a single mom made me grow up? Hmm? Because until the boys, I thought I was grown. I thought I had it going on, knew where I was going, and had it all figured out. No ma’am! I did not. My babies made me grow up even though I thought I was grown. I thought I was a hard worker. They improved that. I thought I was fearless. They showed me how to be even more fearless like a lioness protecting her cubs. (Really. You should have seen me when they said someone picked on them. It was like Optimus Prime coming to the rescue. Lol!) I acted like an adult, so no worries, but I was not having my kiddos picked on. You know what I mean? When your little sweet loves are not treated well, the Lockness monster comes out! Lol! I learned to be brave and to stand up even more for what I believed. Children make sure you rise to the occasion because they are always watching.

I thought I knew love. Oh, I only understood the beginning of it. 

In their own special way, my boys grew another part of my heart. Sure, I fuss at them, talk about them, and cannot understand why my whole house smells like boys, but they are mine. Raising them is not easy, but it has so many good parts. If I had to do this work/ministry of parenting with their dad, I wouldn’t have been my happy, fun-loving, “lover of life” self. We were not to be. Praise God! And there’s nothing wrong with admitting that. No hate. Its my truth. We could co-parent sure if that were an option. But he chose not to. C’est la vie. Es la vida. That’s life! That ain’t the point. But, I say that for my sisters yet holding on to the past. Grow through it honey. Grow through it.

But me! I’m great! I get to pour into my boys and they– they change me. Soften me. My two big hearts. So, if you’re out there whining and pining  about doing thus work/ministry alone, I want you to really get honest about what you lost. Really get honest. Look at the facts. Not the good times. All the times. Were they really that good? Were you treated with love and respect? Adored and honored? If not, keep living. Your greater hasn’t come yet. And to have it, you gotta let go. Raise your babies with all you have. You’ll see they make you better and you become open to love and live again all while becoming the “you” you were destined to be.

I’m glad to be able to parent alone and in peace. That’s not to say I don’t want help. I just know I have to do what I gotta do until someone worthy of all this comes along. So do you! So, Woman up! and Rock the life you got!

By the way, I’ll be discussing how I have grown on today’s Periscope. I invite you to join me and come with tidbits to share about your journey. Women constantly ask me for connection, events, calls, etc. This is our start. Let’s do this! See you at 7!

As always,

Do It Anyway!

P.S.

Are you a single mom? Got a story to share on Single Mom Sunday? You can write for me.