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Finding the Right Daycare

Many of us as single parents are forced to put our children in daycare at one time or another. Now that you only have one income the pressure to provide can be overwhelming. As much as you hate being away from your children, there often is no other option. Trusting someone else to care for your children while you are away can be a challenge for many single parents. You want to make sure they are well cared for, but you also don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for someone to do it. Naturally daycare can be … Continue reading →

Finding Peace

When you are in the middle of a divorce you may feel as if you will never find peace again. Even though I knew without a doubt that my divorce was the right thing, my heart was still aching for what should have been. It was one of the darkest times in my life. I have never felt a pain so intense. I was afraid of what lay ahead for me and my son. It was a fear of the unknown. We had to start our lives all over again and I didn’t even know where to start. This was … Continue reading →

Finding and Keeping the Faith

In my two years as a mom to a child with cystic fibrosis, I have me many other parents of children with special health care needs. Each child’s need has been different, from cerebral palsy to epilepsy and spina bifida to Down syndrome. One thing seems to remain the same between these parents, their faith. While each one has been given the challenge of raising a child with a disability, each one also has had the strength and the faith to endure, and to create a safe and happy life for their child. So what came first, the child or … Continue reading →

Finding Me Time And Not Feeling Guilty About It

Anyone who’s a single parent knows it’s a full-time job and then some. You fulfill the role as maid, nurse, cook, disciplinarian, leader, handyman, psychologist, friend, confidant, teacher, and more. Combined with the fact that I homeschooled my kids and had a full-time job, so I could pay the bills, keep a roof over our heads, and clothes on our backs, it left no time for “me” time. Or so I thought. I went through two decades of setting myself aside so I could take care of the house, the kids and everything else that was crammed into my already … Continue reading →

Increase Your Spirituality Through Finding Balance

As I look for peace in my life I find that it is directly related to my current level of spirituality and my focus on putting God and family first in my life. When I do this I am more at peace. I feel that I can accomplish more and everything else just falls into place. I write about this topic a lot, because I also find that it is too easy to allow myself to fall out of balance. It is easy to stop trusting the Lord and to worry obsessively about things that I have no control over. … Continue reading →

Find Peace Through Temple Attendance

If you are struggling with a decision or you are just feeling like your life is out of balance, you may want to consider going to the temple. The temple is a place where you can go to seek comfort, personal revelation, and it allows you to serve others. Temple attendance can give you the strength to deal with the difficult times of you life. It is important to make temple trips a priority. You should go to the temple as often as possible. If you are about an hour away from the temple you may want to try for … Continue reading →

Finding the Way Back

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So often we want to have our lives all mapped up out. We wish God would provide a blueprint for our lives. But God doesn’t work that way. And we shouldn’t expect him to. I don’t know about you, but I’m a shocker for misplacing things. I put them down, sometimes even in a safe place and then I can’t remember where I put them. Sometimes we can be like that in our Christian lives. We forget what we should be doing. We get off track and can’t find our way back. We have lost our way. And the sad … Continue reading →

Peaceful Family Life

Every so often I wonder at whether or not my home environment is everything I want it to be. Before I had children I really worked to have a peaceful home environment. I kept the house picked up, and managed to keep the noise level very low and peaceful. And I managed to do okay with one child, and it only got a little bit worse with two, but with three children, it is a struggle to create that environment in my home. And so I had to rethink what I meant by a peaceful home environment. Now I still … Continue reading →

Finding Hope in Difficult Times

When you are faced with difficult times, it can be difficult to find the motivation to keep moving forward. It can seem as though you have been abandoned or that your prayers are not being heard. Hope is an essential part of the gospel. It gives us the strength we need to continue forward on a daily basis. It gives us a glimpse of the future and a something to strive for. So how do we find hope in difficult times? It is important that hope comes as we put our trust in the Lord and have faith that He … Continue reading →

Finding Trust in the Lord

One of the ways that I’ve been able to find peace and true happiness is by learning to trust the Lord. There have been several times in my life when I’ve had to take that blind step forward and simply trust that the Lord is aware of me, and my situation. He has always pulled through for me, and things have worked out the way that they are supposed to. My past experiences have given me the strength I need as I am faced with a new decision in which I need to trust the Lord. Since I am a … Continue reading →