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Are you a busy single mom struggling with overwhelm, direction, and exhaustion?Does it seem like you are always short on time, money, and meaningful friendships?Do you want to be the mom your kids deserve but find yourself distracted or yelling and then regretting it later?Do…
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168 - What Does it Mean to Stand Firm as a Catholic Woman? (opens the original)
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Have you ever given in to something and later regretted it? If so, you are not alone! In a world that is increasingly hostile to marriage, family, faith, and freedom, it is difficult and vital to stand up for God's plans, and that seldom begins in the heat of big battles. It begins with little things we do ourselves when no one else is watching. Join me as we launch Fiercely Formed, training women to answer the call of 1 Corinthians 16: be on guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be str
167 - A New Chapter Begins for Single Mom Smiling (opens the original)
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My husband suddenly walked out on me on Mother's Day 2009. I had been a stay at home mom. I had no job, an expired teaching license. I followed a checklist in my faith. I was also 5 months pregnant with our fifth little boy when my husband suddenly left. Broken-hearted and faced with an unwanted divorce, I was forced into an unjust court system and through the Catholic annulment system before I knew how to stand firm for myself, my family, my freedom, or my faith. Now, 17 years later, I move ont
166 - Your Summer Report Card: Grace, Gaps, & Goodness (opens the original)
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This summer flew by! Maybe you had a list of things you wanted to get done. Maybe you were looking forward to some downtime, peace, or family vacation, but time got away from you and you feel like you missed your chance. Whether your ex changed children's schedules, life got complicated, or time simply slipped away faster than you hoped, there are reasons to be thankful for this summer and hope for change in the fall too! Join me in today's episode to reflect on summer goals and hidden wins and
165 - Feeling Alone in the Battle? Hope from Mary's Assumption (opens the original)
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If you feel alone after suffering a break up, you're not the only one. It happens to all of us in the beginning. Even after years, it can sneak up on us in unexpected moments after we think we have healed. The scars of rejections, abandonment, infidelity, betrayal, and abuse can cause us to isolate. What we think will protect us makes us feel incredibly lonely instead, but there is hope! Jesus raised Mary to Heaven in her glorious Assumption. She now sits at the head of the battlefield as our ge
164 - Blindsided by Divorce? Why God Doesn't Harvest the Weeds Among the Wheat (opens the original)
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Hearts break in divorce. When you are blindsided by the breakup or when your husband suddenly abandons you and the family, the pain is unimaginable. Many women cry out to God for help. They wonder why the Lord doesn't step in and fix things right away. In today's episode, we look at Sunday's Gospel from Matthew 13 and the harvesting of the weed among the wheat. This passage offers understanding and peace to those who wish their exes would be disciplined quickly and harshly. This episode was orig
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