Send Sherry a Text Message RISE UP!!! Celebrating our risen Savior and, oh yes, our 100th episode. Join me and our special guests from Indian Rocks Christian School; along with, some faithful women who challenge us to rise up! SONG BY ANDRA DAY: Rise Up SPECIAL GUESTS: Indian Rocks Christian School To make a donation in honor of our 100th episode text the word Podcast to +17272050403 SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast NEED PRAYER: Ca...
Mar 31, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message When the foundation of a two-decade marriage crumbles on the eve of its 20th anniversary, the ensuing chasm of love loss and identity crisis is profound. Embark on a heart-wrenching journey with us as we unravel the emotional tapestry of a wife and mother faced with the shock of divorce, navigating through the debris of shattered dreams and a life once intertwined with another. Our conversation traverses the broader societal shift towards late-in-life divorces, acknowl...
Mar 24, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Staring at the empty pantry, the weight of single motherhood pressing down, I found myself grappling with the fear that maybe, just maybe, I was focusing on all the wrong things. Today's journey is a heartfelt exploration of the widow of Zarephath's story from 1 Kings 17, a tale of scarcity and unwavering faith that resonates with every single mom's struggle to keep the bigger picture in focus. I'll share with you how, even when our cupboards seem b...
Mar 15, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Sometimes you just need to hear a good message again, said differently. Join me for a special rewind edition and a word of encouragement. BIBLE REFERENCES: Ephesians 4:22-24 Matthew 11:29-30 PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign-up today with a monthly gift of $ 3-month click here. SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast NEED PRAYER: Call 855-822-PRAY or click here . ...
Mar 11, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As a Christian dating have you ever thought you might have more success at finding a needle in a haystack than finding your Christian mate in a modern dating world? Especially after you have you been ghosted, love bombed, cat fished, benched, flash panned, rizz and roached. Oh yes, there is a dating glossary for that. I think for single Christians it is even harder as we were made to stand out and not fit into this world, so how would we ever date and relate in a moder...
Mar 04, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Ever found yourself in a high-stakes game of tug-of-war with life's challenges, wondering if there's ever a truce in sight? We've all been there, especially as single moms grappling with the delicate balance of raising children, managing personal turmoil, and everything in between. In our latest heart-to-heart, we peel back the layers of what it means to navigate the emotional battlefield of single motherhood, and the transformative power of surrendering...
Feb 26, 2024•16 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As a single have you ever wondered what in the world are we waiting for in “the single season”? As a single, my guess is, that you are no stranger to the expression, you are in a season of waiting. Well, how does that resonate with you? I f I am honest, I don’t generally think of the word “waiting” as a feel-good word. So my question is, if the seasons change do we change or are we just waiting for something to happen and someone to show up? Join me for this heart-to-h...
Feb 19, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Have you ever considered how a single mom's yearning to fill the void of loneliness could lead down a path of manipulation in dating? Today, we strip back the layers of pretense and confront these uncomfortable truths head-on. As a single mom myself, I understand the struggle is real and how manipulation doesn't lead to a love that is real. Is that what you "really" want? Is that what you want your kids to learn? My guess is you want something diffe...
Feb 12, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Have you ever felt like dating as a single parent is kind of like casting a line into murky waters, hoping for a promising catch but all too often reeling in disappointment? Do I have you on the hook? Listen, as a single parent myself, my heart goes out to all the single parents navigating the unpredictable seas of "modern dating", especially as Valentine's Day looms on the horizon. As your host, I'm spilling the raw and real of my journey, along wi...
Feb 05, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message What is the "new normal" when you become a single parent? Have you ever asked yourself that? For me, this thought absolutely perplexes me as I find myself questioning, well what in the world does that mean? And btw, what DOES the world consider "normal"? What I have discovered in a not so normal world, is that normal, normally changes!!! SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN WAYS TO RETHINK YOUR NEW NORMAL SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform....
Jan 29, 2024•19 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As you count down the days to Christmas with your kids, you may also want to count down the number of Christmases you have left with them. Just as our time is valuable as single parents, so is the time we have left with our kids. In a diaper dash they are dependent on you one day, then dashing out the door for a date driving, yes, your car. Like that, In the blink of an eye that baby cry will soon be yours when they leave the nest. So I suggest, you slow your roll this...
Dec 18, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Wait what is that up ahead, ugh oh, it’s the holidays and they are headed your way. Oh, you saw it coming in Sept. at Target, my bad. So, are you ready like Red Rover for them to come over or are you just ready for them to be over? If you feel more like fa, la, la, blah- don’t worry you may just be in some good company, and it may even be those who invited you to their house. For a lot of us single parent peeps, the holidays can be both happy and hard as they can bring...
Dec 11, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message So as we get ready in the coming weeks to gather with friends, family, and e-v-e-n extended family, I want us to feast on this. Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict. Proverbs 17:1 NLT The holiday and holy season is a time meant to be filled with cheer, celebration, joy, and togetherness. However, it can also be a period of stress, anxiety, and strained relationships, especially when managing family dynamics that don’t include...
Nov 27, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message How many of you listening put your hard-earned dollar, dollar bills in somebody else's pocket based on the label sewn into a pocket, emblazoned on a handbag, or embossed on the side of a fresh pair of kicks? Let's go one step further. How many of you tell your money where to go based on how an ad claims where your life will go if you buy this product? The US ad industry is a 352 billion dollar industry. That is a lot of money trying to tell and sell you on wh...
Nov 20, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Divorce, difficulty, and desperation – this wasn’t a part of the plan when I said, I do . In sickness in health. I do . For richer or poorer. I do . For better or worse. I do . Till separation do us part. I don’t . Hopeless and hurt. I don’t . Financially devastated and a life of loneliness. I don’t I don’t. I DON'T, remember any of that being a part of the plan. SINGLE RESOURCES Local Single Parent Resources (Tampa Bay Area) Faith and Finances Ministry Dave Ramse...
Nov 05, 2023•13 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message What is so significant about being single? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast IT'S A SINGLE MOM THING CLASS & SUPPORT GROUP: Save your seat today at shepherdsvillage.com/classes PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign up today for The Single Solutions $14.99/month gift-giving subscription. It's so easy and affordable, that even a single parent can do ...
Oct 29, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message DO YOU WANT WHAT YOU WANT AND IT'S NOT WHERE YOU ARE AT? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast IT'S A SINGLE MOM THING CLASS & SUPPORT GROUP: Save your seat today at shepherdsvillage.com/classes PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign up today for The Single Solutions $14.99/month gift-giving subscription. It's so easy and affordable, that even a si...
Oct 22, 2023•16 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message We’ve all heard the saying, “Home is where your heart is”, right? So, how many of you listening, if I did a drive-by of your home, would I not find you nor your heart there? Would it be at somebody else’s place and space? Would it be busied in a bunch of Bible studies at church? Would it be buzzing around on a date and a dating app? or Would it be doing one more DoorDash for some extra cash? Where you be, girl? You see, where you be is where your heart is also, and if ...
Oct 15, 2023•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message As a single parent do you find that life tends to feel like you are caught between a rock and a hard place? Not really a comfortable place to be, is it? Especially, if you’ve been there for a long time or, maybe, you recently found yourself there. It is a difficult single situation where you may feel like you are forced into a place of unequal and unpleasant challenges. None of which has an option to upgrade nor one you would want to buy into. When we live a surrendere...
Oct 08, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Whether it’s a relationship, a job, a financial challenge, or even a challenge with your child. You name it, there is always a situation, BUT DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE AN EXCUSE? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast IT'S A SINGLE MOM THING CLASS & SUPPORT GROUP: Save your seat today at shepherdsvillage.com/classes PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign-up t...
Oct 01, 2023•15 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message So as we approach a new school year, I thought why don’t we talk about the Be’s and the Wanna-be’s? Oh did you think I was talking about a different bee conversation? That’s a podcast for another time. No, I figured now that your kiddos are getting ready to get schooled as they are prepped and primed for their future, I’d ask you what about yours? The be or the wanna-be, that is the question. SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherd...
Aug 07, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message So it may not be Christmas, at the end of July, but I do think it's. a season where we all need to find joy in our jumbled mess. The facts are, times are tough, and not one of us is not touched by it in some way. If you’ve recently found yourself in a “single situation,” you may even feel more singled out, but that doesn’t mean you have to “single-handily” go on the journey of solo parenting - no matter how tough times are or big your jumbled mess is. So at this m...
Jul 31, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Dating and Relating. Whew, girl, this is a subject that has been a subject of many questions with single mommas whom I have talked to, who, like me, are looking for love and to be loved. So I am going to go on record and say, this is a tough subject for me to talk about and one I can’t say I am a dating expert in. More like have experience in. Yes girl yes, we are in the same boat and so before we launch we need to remember who is also in this boat with us. Now, If you...
Jul 23, 2023•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message How many of you spend a lot of time and your dime, trying to be perfect? Whether it’s in your parenting, your relationships, work, your appearance or whatever else you may want to perfect. How is that going for you? Perfectly? And how many times have things had to be just that, perfect, before you took the next step, made the next decision, took that job you always wanted, opened that business, talked to that person you’ve been meaning to talk to, taken that trip you’v...
Jul 17, 2023•9 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Have you ever had those times in life where you felt like you hit rock bottom? Whether it was by way of a simple slip of your foot, a slow fade where you lost your balance falling backwards to the bottom OR even with intention to just go over the edge as the time that seemed like the best option. I’m guessing everybody listening can probably say, yeah, I’ve been there. I even have the scars to prove it. Maybe you are even there now as you sit at the bottom in this cold...
Jun 26, 2023•17 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message That's so fire. A lesson learned from 3 curious and courageous solo mommas. He wants to be with you right now, IN THE FIRE, whatever fire you are in. We all have them. These uncontrolled burns so to speak. Whether the fire started in your childhood when your mom cheated on your dad, someone you dated cheated on you, or you cheated your marriage by ending it too soon. We all have them. Someone told you were stupid, you are not enough. I don’t love you anymore. I’m ...
Jun 18, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Recently, I went on a mission trip to North Dakota. Yes, North Dakota and not Haiti. Funny, a local in one of the coffee shops said the same thing. To use her words, and I quote, “There wasn’t anywhere else in the world you could go to, you came to North Dakota?” Yep for someone that has never traveled outside of the country other than the Bahamas (that really doesn’t count in my opinion) God sent me to North Dakota for my first mission trip. So why North Dakota? Why s...
Jun 11, 2023•12 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message We are all "trying" to deal with something. A child that has turned its back on God, a family member who can leave their family but not the bottle behind, a bill you have no idea how you are going to pay, a hurt so hard it’s painful to breathe, a job meant for two and now it’s just you - you are dealing with something and it’s stealing something from you. Although the aforementioned single situations are different they are all the same, putting us all in the ...
Jun 05, 2023•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Whatever brought you to the season and reason you are a single parent, my guess is that something in your relationship was, let's say, out of the norm, so either one or both of you chose not to "conform" by sticking it out together as a couple and parents under the same roof. SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign-...
May 15, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Send Sherry a Text Message Don't you just HATE IT when you can't get your sneakers off your feet because you did such a good job tying your shoelaces in a double knot? And you did that SO YOUR SHOES WOULD STAY SECURELY ON YOUR FEET!!! How many times, like your shoelaces, have you got yourself worked up in knots from a lie or lies that leave you, unlike your sneakers, feeling insecure? SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform. https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast PASS...
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