by VersCreative | Dec 31, 2018 | Essential Life Skills, Shepherd's Village, Spiritual Wisdom
Looking back, when many single moms first connect with Shepherd’s Village, they are clearly emotional, exhausted, and stressed. They are struck with the reality of being on their own with a child (or children) to raise, bills to pay, a household to run, and only 24...
by VersCreative | Dec 21, 2018 | Freedom Journal, Healthy Parenting
#dearmom We want you to know you aren’t alone. Your kids DO see all the sacrifices you make for them. This short video paves the way for more kids to tell their moms just what they mean to them. Maybe it will even inspire you to tell YOUR mom what she means to...
by VersCreative | Dec 21, 2018 | Essential Life Skills, Freedom Journal
Dear Single Mom, We are thinking of you. With Thanksgiving over and Christmas getting closer, we have been praying for your heart. This time of year is hard. We know. Everyone in the Shepherd’s Village’s family has been in your shoes. We are (or were) single moms,...
by VersCreative | Dec 17, 2018 | Freedom Journal, Spiritual Wisdom
After my divorce, I moved back into my parents’ home for some time to breathe, regroup, and save money as I determined my next step. I slept in my old bedroom in my twin-sized bed with glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling above me. My little boys shared the room...
by VersCreative | Dec 14, 2018 | Essential Life Skills
Like most women going through a divorce, I was constantly stressed. There were so many things to worry about, arguments that would spring up when I least expected them, and big decisions to make. I’d been a runner for a few years, but never really took it seriously....