Send Sherry a Text Message Even though you have spent most of your summer trying to keep what remains of your sanity, you may be dreading the thought that the back-to-school season is just around the corner. As a single mom, it's hard to shift schedules, meets the upcoming school year's demands, and get everything done. Especially, if you yourself are going back to school too!!! Uncover and discover the Top 5 back-to-school that really stress a solo momma; along with, pointers to help ...
Aug 09, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message It's apparent that being a parent is hard work! Whether you are flying solo or have the support of a spouse, parenting is the most blessed and stressful job you will ever have. Every day presents new obstacles and opportunities that you didn't prepare for, and the answers you won't find in a book. But if you look, they may just be inside you! How many times of you said or heard someone say, "Oh, I am not going to do what my mom did! I am going to ra...
Aug 01, 2022•13 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Whether you are a solo momma by choice, circumstance, divorce, or the death of a partner, you certainly have a double dose of decisions to make daily. Some may even come out of nowhere like an unwelcomed houseguest, especially in today's inflationary climate and housing crisis. As solo mommas, we are all being tested to the limits of our resiliency, strength, and sanity - trying to make sense of what definitely doesn't make sense. So do you have a BIG decisio...
Jul 25, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Woman of worth, who are you? Some of you may be thinking to yourself, as I did, well what is a woman of worth exactly? I don't know her and given my past, I am far from anything worthy!!!! What value could I possibly have? Have you seen my life? Today, discover your WOW moment taking captive the thoughts in the truth that speaks louder than the lies that want you to lie down! When a woman knows her worth, she doesn't settle, she doesn't bow down, she doe...
Jul 18, 2022•10 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Let me tell you. There are few things more disheartening to a child than having one awesome story to tell and no one to listen to. If you've been married, you know what I am talking about as I am sure you had stories to share with your hubby and he was checked out like an overdue library book. As a mom, you're physically there, but mentally you are zoned out! I mean I don't know why, it's not like you are trying to hold the whole household together ...
Jul 11, 2022•10 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As families get together on this day to celebrate our freedom as an independent country many single moms may find themselves in bondage to the freedom they have seemed to have lost. As Christian single moms, we know we find our freedom in Christ on this day and every day - as He desires to bless us physically, financially, and spiritually. That's something to celebrate! Today's devotional thought will focus on 3 Biblical truths as a reminder that His truth ha...
Jul 04, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Have you seen the cost of a bag of shredded cheddar cheese lately? I don't know about you mommas, but Taco Tuesday used to be my cheapest meal of the week, now it is no different than anything else I put on the table. With soaring gas, grocery, and housing costs coupled with supply chain shortages many single moms in crisis are now being presented with yet another crisis - homelessness. Working, motivated mommas whose rent is being raised beyond the reasonable now...
Jun 27, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message So we are three weeks into summer and how many of you mommas are already looking forward to the beginning of the next school year? Am I right? I mean you love your kids and you love the extra time you have with them, like those late-night movies and "sandsational" days at the beach, but when it's just you and you doing all the heavy lifting; summer can wear a single mother out like an old pair of running shoes - as you run from here to there. Today, we a...
Jun 20, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message School is out for the summer!!! No having to scurry the kids in a hurry, no extra-curricular activities, no parent-teacher conferences, science fairs, and homework. It's going to be a "sandsational" summer. You are going to kick it by the pool, soak up some sunshine, and bask with your babies at the beach. Oh yeah, but you are a solo momma. You don't have the time or the dime for vacation, staycation, or even a few days off. Your clock says 24/7 and...
Jun 13, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As solo mommas, we've all been there, you know the dreaded moment you have to hand off your kiddos to their dad. For some, this happens every other weekend and seems to strap you in on a roller coaster ride you wish you could get off! Doesn't it seem that the angst of that moment begins at the beginning of the week as the anticipation climbs as the end of the week draws near? It can be a real gut buster, weekend wrecker, and white knuckle moment. One that fri...
Jun 06, 2022•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message It takes courage to participate in life! As solo mommas, we aren't just heads of our households for income tax purposes, we are spiritual heads of households for all purposeful incoming attacks on our household. Of all the things we do as solo momma, whatever it is that we do, that is probably the easing most important thing a single momma has to do in a day. PRAY! Just as our babies look to us as the ones with all the answers, we must look to the one who is the a...
May 23, 2022•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Do you ever have those days where you feel like your mind just packed up everything in your house and just moved you....yeah, just moved you out of town finding yourself in another "state of mind"? You, know what I am talking about? When out of nowhere you ended up in the middle of nowhere and now you don't know how to find your way back to now here? Like all of the sudden you went from one moment being totally fine and then in a "hot-flash" yo...
May 16, 2022•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message On Mother's Day, you may soon realize, kids don't realize it's Mother's Day unless someone tells them. Sure they may make you a card in school, but come Sunday, they forget to get it out of their backpack. If I'm honest, I hadn't thought about it either when I woke up that first Single Mother's Day morning, until I woke up. As I wiped the sleep from my eyes, I soon had to wipe away the tears as I thought about how no one was going to ...
May 06, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As a solo momma, you know what it's like to create a new normal while grieving the loss of the old at the same time, especially post COVID-19. We were stretched to the limit like Elasta Girl from The Incredibles. We had no support of a second parent and had to find our "bounce-back" as we were forced out of the workplace due to lack of childcare - finding ourselves in a financial pinch, working from home, and now with school in our home. Nevertheless, we...
May 02, 2022•16 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message When you look in the mirror WHAT do you see? Do you take the time to take in all the traits that make up you or do you quickly cover yourself with make-up to conceal yourself from yourself and everyone else? When you look in the mirror WHO do you see? What is it that you reflect on when you take in your reflection? Do you see every curve, line, texture, and tone as an imperfection or the perfecting pattern of a person called YOU? As solo mommas and women, it is importa...
Apr 25, 2022•11 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message What disappoints us the most in life is the picture in our heads of how life is supposed to be. Now picture that, momma! Do you feel that way when you look at your wedding picture or even a current picture of your family and notice someone is missing in that picture? Do you find, like I do, that your "I do" you said as you stood at the altar would be forever? It's not quite how you pictured it, is it? Today we are going to do a cannonball into that pool ...
Apr 18, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Does unwelcomed advice from family remind you of why you might want to "unwelcome" some peeps from holiday parties or events? Doesn't it just seem that everyone has an opinion on your career, parenting, dating, and lifestyle choices? Blah. Blah. Blah. As I like to say, "It's all relative when it comes to your relatives." So with Easter right around the corner, girrrrl, how are you going to handle ALL THAT? Especially as a solo momma, relat...
Apr 11, 2022•11 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Every time you see your EX do you have a holy hot flash moment? I know, sometimes it is hard to look at him and not feel all of the history you two have shared. He may not have done something to hurt you recently or intentionally, but you still remember the feelings of hurt that can get your blood boiling!!! But what about your kiddos? Most likely, your children don't feel the same way you do when they see their father as he is their hero. Just like you are to the...
Apr 04, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Don't you just hate those times when guests show up unannounced to your house? Doesn't it always seem like they come at the worst time? Well, stress and anxiety are very much the same way - showing up out of nowhere like two aggravating, uninvited guests who come to steal your peace and rob you of your joy, and if you make it too comfortable for them, they won't want to leave! It's time to get your house in order mommas learning 4 healthy habits you...
Mar 28, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Today, we are going to have some fun practicing speaking our mind and speaking a word that often comes to mind, but for some crazy reason, we do mind saying it out loud. It's funny how strange how just two letters that sit next to each other in the alphabet can really sit heavy on our hearts if we fail to express it. So why is saying NO, so hard, and why do we see it as a bad thing as opposed to maybe a YES to a N ext O pportunity. Learn more as we boil saying &qu...
Mar 20, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Do you feel like your life is out of control or, on the contrary, you are controlling everything so you don't lose control? As solo mommas, we are used to controlling everyone and everything as we are doing the job of two. But, did you know that the very same control is also controlling you? It sure is and if left unchecked, it not only checks you out from being a present parent, it also takes your breath away and the power that comes in the present moment. So tog...
Mar 14, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Do you want to LOSE CONTROL - getting your breath back ? Learn how NO can be a yes to a N ext O pportunity ? Tell stress and anxiety - TWO uninvited guests who can go home ! We got you, solo momma!!!! Check out our new series for the month of March as we explore these areas this month - finding purpose in the pain and marching out the madness. Show Highlights: There is purpose in the pain. Uncomfortable doesn't have to be uncontrollable. Pressure in the pain to pr...
Mar 07, 2022•10 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Kind of a strange question to ask, but give it some thought? Seriously. Would you date you, if you controlled every outcome, every conversation, and every expectation? As solo mommas, well, we are kind of used to controlling everything and everyone because we are doing the job that was meant for two. In this episode, we will discover how "all that" affects both you and the "potential guy" that you look to date. Listen, mommas, in this season you hav...
Feb 28, 2022•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Dating in this season comes with new terms of engagement because although you may be a solo momma, you are not solo! You've got your kiddos to think about. It can be tempting to focus on romance when you're in love, but when children are involved, you have a sacred responsibility to make wise dating decisions that reflect what's best for all involved. That's a lot to consider when you haven't even cast your line out into the fishpond yet. Remem...
Feb 21, 2022•15 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Valentine's Day is a season and reason why many solo mommas and Christian single women get bitter - it's hard, it hurts, and it highlights what we think we don't have instead of putting a spotlight on what we do have! So today, we are going to focus on the relationship we do have, and some wisdom that is sprinkled in His Word. He is our hope, and it is He who is preparing us right now for relationships with Him, and the man who is yet to come into our li...
Feb 14, 2022•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As a solo momma, you may feel that there are some things when it comes to relating and dating that haven't been quite working out for you. Whether you are recently divorced, lost your spouse, or ended a long-term relationship, dating as a solo momma comes with new terms of engagement. While being single in this season can be lonely, it certainly is not a reason to be sad, but it is a time to get a little salty. Come back on Valentine's Day as we try that one ...
Feb 07, 2022•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Have you ever thought of financial care as a form of self-care or even an area that you may need to shape up or could use a little "lift", so to speak? If so, why not? Today is the day, you are going to be challenged to leave your "But's" behind you. You know you're, "but I can't!" You are going to learn new ways to change those thoughts, so you can bring some real change to your financial outlook. It's your time and yo...
Jan 31, 2022•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message You are a solo momma, and that plate of yours is full! For some of you, like us, you may be spinning more than one plate and if someone serves us up one more thing for you to do, all those plates are going to come crashing to the floor, and guess whose job it will be to clean it up. That’s right you! So, what plates as solo mommas are we spinning and why do we feel the need to take on more? Have we given you some food for thought? Today we are going to serve up solutio...
Jan 24, 2022•12 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Resistance Training - Toning Up and Tuning Out Temptations As solo mommas raising our kiddos, who has time for resistance training, right. Most days, our kiddos are resisting us and it's all we can do to get them out the door and to school on time. That certainly doesn't leave much time for resistance training, does it? But, what type of training are we actually talking about here? Today, are going to stretch ourselves and try on some "next-level" r...
Jan 17, 2022•8 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As solo momma’s we all have baggage that we carry on "the daily" and it weighs us down! That baggage keeps us from our purpose and from living on purpose! We wear it like an oversize t-shirt called pain that hides all the good stuff we have underneath. It’s time to let go mommas of the bags, the excess weight we carry and get on to the plans God has for us, for they are good! In this show, we will unpack all the hidden bags we carry and be sure to drop some u...
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