A Living Trust is a legal tool to help you better manage your property, or make sure your family will be taken care of after you're gone. Essentially, a trust is a transfer of legal title from the owner (or the grantor or trustor) to an institution or person (a...
Back-to-school shopping is my favorite retail shopping season. Just look at all that yummy paper, bright ink pens, handy glue sticks, and notebooks in all sizes and shades. When I was a kid and finally old enough, my mom turned me loose to visit the aisles in the...
What do single moms need most? From my personal experience as the solo mom of seven, hope and healing for single moms is a common desire. In answer to this need, the popular and ever-expanding YouVersion Bible app features a faith-based devotional for solo moms titled...
Do you have what is necessary to be a mompreneur? Entrepreneurs and mompreneurs can build a business in a variety of ways from owning a franchise, to becoming a company representative or affiliate to a product line. You can sell service or goods through a virtual or...
Looking back at one of the most meaningful conversations around the topic of single-mom families and The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make, I had no idea our two-day interview with Focus on the Family would be one of the most listened to of 2024. Find Part 1 of...
Two steps can help you be a better friend. What kind of friend are you? What is it like to be with you? If an honest assessment shows room for improvement, today is the opportune moment to make some shifts. If you are ready for shifty days, here are two shifts you can...
There are two basic ways to maximize your financial security and stability. You can improve your finances by cutting costs and by increasing income. Additionally, the two most common sources for improving income toward financial security are being a mompreneur with...
Family relationships are formative for our lives and community. Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh?” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s hand. “I just wanted to be sure of you.” A.A. Milne “Holidays with family is when we all...
Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!) offer guidance to single moms (and dads!) as they navigate life with their children. They examine some of the best decisions a single mom can make—things like choosing to thrive, creating a nurturing home, introducing your child to Jesus, and learning to respond to situations in healthy ways. It’s an encouraging conversation for the single parent! (Part 2 of 2)
How do you set up a healthy home office for optimum productivity? Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it’s home to work we go. Whether working from home is customary for you, conducive for raising your family, or part of a pivot your industry made to work around extenuating...
We’ve heard of soccer moms and stage mothers. I’m a writer who trailers my kids and horses across the nation. My Apple computer, fondly christened MacBeth, is the essential I bring along.