Single Mom Smiling | Arming Warriors in the Battle for Marriage & Family

Holidays can be rough.  The divorced, single parents and their children, the estranged, and all those suffering from attacks on Marriage and family can feel confused and defeated seeing others celebrate, but Easter offers hope! Jesus's Resurrection shows that life is possible after death. He shows us that, when we believe in Him, new life can begin. In today's episode, we explore what that looks like for those who believe! For deeper discussion on this issue, be sure to sign up for the Single Mom Smiling Thursday newsletter. Know I am praying for you and your family. Please pray for me and mine too. God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Let's Chat! This is the last chance for a free Lenten connection call! If we have not connected yet, I'd love to hear from you. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to connect with people on a more personal level this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode:   Free Weekly Newsletter - Go deeper on these topics and also receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering God's design for your life in the Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you     

Pain is part of life. It is often unavoidable and inescapable. Our choice usually lies only in what we choose to do with that pain. While many suffer, others will choose to sacrifice as Our Lord invites us to do. As we enter the holiest three days of the year, you are invited to unite with Jesus at the foot of the Cross in sacrifice. When your suffering becomes sacrifice, your struggle becomes redemptive and powerful. Today, I invited you to complete what is missing in Jesus's Sacrifice by joining your struggles to Him. For deeper discussion on this issue, be sure to sign up for the Single Mom Smiling Thursday newsletter. Know I am praying for you and your family. Please pray for me and mine too. God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Let's Chat! This is the last chance for a free Lenten connection call! If we have not connected yet, I'd love to hear from you. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to connect with people on a more personal level this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode:   Free Weekly Newsletter - Go deeper on these topics and also receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering God's design for your life in the Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you   

In today's episode, we'll look at a question a client asked. It's one I've asked too: Why don't people don't speak out when evil happens? Throughout history we've seen "good" people turn from what is right to normalize what is evil. While death tolls vary greatly, Nazi Germany, abortion, and covid protocols are all examples of evil where victims feel unseen.  No fault divorce is another accepted evil.  In many cases it is celebrated. This adds insult to injury. Why do so many turn from what is good and accept what is wrong? How can we be sure we don't do the same? In today's episode, we'll look at how evil is normalized and what we can do about it. For deeper discussion on this issue, be sure to sign up for the Single Mom Smiling newsletter which will release this Thursday. Know I am praying for you and your family. Please pray for me and mine too. God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Let's Chat! With just a week left in Lent, time is limited. Let's make time to say hello! I'd love to hear you story and believe God is calling us to connect on a personal level. This Lent, I am trying to answer that call by connecting with readers and listeners through a phone call or Zoom session. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode:   Free Weekly Newsletter - Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering God's design for your life in the Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you 

How many times have you wanted to quit something important?  Do any of these describe where you are or have been? Stuck in a struggling Marriage and see no reason to go on Exhausted by solo parenting Tired by your own parent's harping on you Simply ready for Lent to end so you can go back to your sweets. Maybe you've thought of throwing in the towel and walking away from it all. While it can be understandable, it is not helpful. Many women give up just before a break through. In today's episode, we will look at why this happens and what you can do to persevere. Don't forget to follow the podcast and sign up for Thursday's newsletter. Know I am praying for you and your family. Please pray for me and mine too. God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Sign up for a short Minute Lenten Connection Call with Kerri! I want to hear you story and learn from you. I believe God is calling us to connect on a personal level. This Lent, I am trying to answer that call by connecting with readers and listeners through a phone call or Zoom session. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode:   Free Weekly Newsletter - Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering God's design for your life in the Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you 

If the devil used tactics like shock and awe, we would see him coming a mile away and avoid him like the plague. Instead, he is wily and takes out his epic fury against Our Lord and His children in more subtle ways. In today's episode, we look at what has been called the devil's greatest trick and what that may look like in us. The enemy's tactics are not new, but they are ones we repeatedly fall for. If we want to protect ourselves and our families, knowing what this trick is and how it manifests itself in us is important. If you would like help leaning into Our Lord's plans to find joy and love even in hardship, it would be helpful for you to follow the podcast, sign up for the newsletter, and/or contact me for coaching. Know I am praying for you and your family. Please pray for me and mine too. God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Sign up for a short Minute Lenten Connection Call with Kerri! I want to hear you story and learn from you. I believe God is calling us to connect on a personal level. This Lent, I am trying to answer that call by connecting with readers and listeners through a phone call or Zoom session. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode: Pre-order Love Thyself: A Study in Self Love for Catholics by subscribing to the Single Mom Smiling newsletter and receiving a pre-launch discount good only through March 16th, 2026. https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Free Weekly Newsletter - Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering God's design for your life in the Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com   Quote Origin: The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled... https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/03/20/devil/     

Do you struggle with loving yourself? If you're feeling lonely or wishing you had better relationships, self love may be the first step you are missing. While it sounds strange, loving yourself can be very difficult. If you've been through trauma, such as abuse, abandonment, or neglect, feeling worthy of any kind of love can seem like a foreign concept, but difficulties surrounding self love are not limited to those who have been through trauma. Many struggle with the concept of loving themselves. We see the evidence of this in disordered love. Disordered love makes people choose poorly. They find relief in the moment only to end up worse than when they started later. In today's episode, life coach Kerri Bishop, looks at self love and gives you 5 ways to build greater genuine, well-ordered love for yourself whether you are new to this journey or well on the path. Join me in today's exploration of self-love, and don't forget to sign up for Thursday's newsletter which expands on this beautiful topic!  God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Sign up for a short Minute Lenten Connection Call with Kerri! I'm looking to hear people's stories and learn from you. I believe God is calling us to connect on a personal level, not just online. This Lent, I am trying to answer that call by connecting with readers and listeners through either a phone call or Zoom session. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to hear from and connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode: Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share    Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com    

This is the first episode Single Mom Smiling formally begins addressing the war on Biblical Marriage and family. I recorded this episode four times before realizing why I was so unhappy with my work. Then, sitting in front of the Tabernacle, I realized what I was doing wrong and felt God reveal what I was missing. It was so obvious! Today, I read straight from the journal entry I wrote while sitting there in the Church.  Learn what must be the foundation of how we approach this battle and how we stand strong for Our Lord and His plans no matter what life throws at us. I know it is not easy, but it is GOOD!  And healing comes, not from what is easy, but what is Good.  God Bless... Kerri   Free Connection:  Sign up for a short Minute Lenten Connection Call with Kerri! I'm looking to hear people's stories and learn from you. I believe God is calling us to connect on a personal level, not just online. This Lent, I am trying to answer that call by connecting with readers and listeners through either a phone call or Zoom session. No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to hear from and connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session In This Episode: Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com    

Being a single mom is hard enough without adding additional sacrifice in, yet that is what we are told to do during Lent. In this Ash Wednesday episode, women's resilience coach Kerri Bishop explains the three facets of Lent as prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Then she explains why it is good for those with hard lives to choose suffering during this sacred season. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and share the episode on social media. You may help another mom and her unborn child too. God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Sign up for a 15 Minute Lenten Connection Call with Kerri! No fees. No sales pitch. I am simply looking to hear from listeners and connect with you this Lent! :)  https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/complimentary-session   Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com    

If you've ever felt anger as a single mom, you are not alone. While anger may be a very valid emotion when your ex treats you badly, when the courts rule unjustly, and when you are simply exhausted and run down, anger is not healthy for you or your children. Jesus compares anger to killing someone and clearly tells us we must overcome anger. In today's episode, I look at what Jesus tells us about anger and how we can lay anger aside to invite peace into our homes. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and then share this episode and leave a 5 star review.  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode:   The Sunday Mass readings from January 26, 2026 can be found here - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021526.cfm    Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you       

Why does today's society so often get marriage wrong when so many early Christian cultures got it right? Marriage and family are not just cultural institutions. They are spiritual battlegrounds. In this Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes/Marian Consecration episode, we look at on overlooked cause for so many marriages struggling today. Could it be that the deeper issue is not solely about misunderstanding Marriage but may be about misunderstanding Mary. Mary is not a side character in salvation history. She is the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. She is fully united to Him in will, mission, and love in a way no human marriage can perfectly imitate. When we get Mary wrong, or ignore her altogether, we misunderstand marriage itself. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and share the episode on social media. You may help another mom and her unborn child too. God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Just Some of my Writings on Marian Consecration -  Hungering in a Cold Darkness & My Marian Consecration Snow Brings Cold & Isolation. DeMontfort Brings Darkness in My Marian Consecration. Wounds of Divorce & Marian Consecration with Maximilian Kolbe Hunger, Thirst, & Giving My Heart in Marian Consecration Coincidences & the Final Meeting in Marian Consecration Feeling Protestant in Marian Consecration Grace, Wisdom, & Light in Marian Consecration – FINALLY! Coincidences & Gift of My Marian Consecration   Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com  

Did your spouse tell you he'd love you forever and then leave? Do you now have a hard time figuring out who you are after you've been cheated on or abandoned? If so, you are not alone! When two flesh become one and then get torn apart, learning to stand on your own again can seem impossible and is without this one thing. But there is hope! If you can build this through your trials, you will rebuild your identity and discover what a beautiful soul you are! Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and then share this episode and leave a 5 star review.  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode:   The Sunday Mass readings from January 26, 2026 can be found here - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020826.cfm    Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com      

Why do women, and those who love them, show up at the March for Life? Not for one reason, but for many, often deeply personal reasons. In this episode, I walk the March for Life and chat with other marchers. In mostly short clips, you’ll hear from people whose paths look nothing alike - bikers, students, religious sisters, researchers, and young women. Yet all are there because they care about women facing unplanned pregnancies and the babies they carry so close to their hearts. Behind each person I spoke with is a desire to protect life and surround the most vulnerable, both mothers and babies, with compassion, support, and help. If you’re pregnant and feeling alone, afraid, unsure, or overwhelmed, I want to tell you, you matter. Your story matters. Your baby matters. And neither of you needs to be alone, even if it feels that way right now. I am here for you. You can always reach out to me at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/133-voices-from-the-2026-march-for-life-pt-1-hope-for/id1745819514?i=1000746999665   The March for Life:  https://marchforlife.org/   The Refuge Church: https://www.facebook.com/CFPHC https://www.myrefuge.us/   Mission 25:  https://www.facebook.com/missionm25   Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up:  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you   Courses Launching Soon:  https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com

If you've ever faced hardship and wondered where God was or how Jesus expects you to handle what you are going through, the Beatitudes assure you God knows how hard this life can be.  He also knows the path to perfection and peace lies in living, not as the world tells you, but counter culturally through the poetically beautiful but so difficult to live out Beatitudes.  Jesus teaches the Beatitudes to show us He knows life is not going to be easy but that there are surprisingly peaceful ways to handle adversity. Those ways are not easy but lead us to the perfection and unexpected peace we desire and that He wants for us. In today's episode I break down what the Beatitudes are in today's terms and give one doable action to help you to begin moving toward that perfection and peace. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and then share this episode and leave a 5 star review.  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode:   The Sunday Mass readings from January 26, 2026 can be found here - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020126.cfm    Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com    

As a single mom who has been through abandonment while pregnant, I understand the confusion, doubt, overwhelm, exhaustion, loneliness, and terror of having a baby alone. I also promise you the Blessings are too numerous to list! If you're not sure if anyone will stand by you and support you during your crisis pregnancy, the people who attended the March for Life in Washington DC may change your mind! In today's episode, meet just some of the amazing people who went out of their way and traveled from around the country to show their support of unborn babies and their mothers. And if you need help because you are in a crisis pregnancy and are unsure of what to do, please check the links in the show notes or reach out to me at Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com. I would love to hear your story. You are not alone. You are LOVED! And so is your little one. :)  God Bless... Kerri   In Today's Episode... Pregnancy Resources: Single Mom Smiling - Let's Talk! - Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com Live Action - https://www.liveaction.org/help Abortion Pill Reversal - https://abortionpillreversal.com/ Care Net - https://care-net.org/what-is-a-pregnancy-center/ Birth Right - https://birthright.org/ Students for Life (Help for Rape Victims too) - https://studentsforlife.org/learn/what-about-rape/ Priests For Life - https://www.priestsforlife.org/pregnant-need-help/index.aspx Embrace Grace - https://www.embracegrace.com/ The White Rose Resistance - https://thewhiterose.life/ Seth Gruber - https://sethgruber.com/   Post Abortion Trauma Recovery:  Abortion Workers - https://abortionworker.com/our-story/ Rachel's Vineyard Post Abortion Help - h   Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com  

If you've ever said something you regretted in the heat of an argument, you are not alone! In today's episode, women's life coach Kerri Bishop looks at what Jesus did when He got upsetting news and how you can do the same.  Learn to regulate your nervous system, calm your fight, flight, or freeze response, and bring your amygdala back on track in life's difficult moments by following Jesus's wise example.  Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and then share this episode and leave a 5 star review.  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode:   The Sunday Mass readings from January 26, 2026 can be found here - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012526.cfm    Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com  

If you are pregnant and unsure, afraid, overwhelmed, and questioning whether you are capable of becoming a mother, I know what you're feeling.  I felt the same way when I found out my husband was leaving me pregnant, alone, broke, and broken with baby #5!  In today’s conversation, I talk honestly about crisis and unplanned pregnancy and the good that comes of it with faith, truth, and dignity. I know two truths that can exist at the same time... You can be scared, and your baby can still have value. You can feel inadequate, and God can be forming strength in you that you don't know you have. I also ask you to question the “algorithms" whether they are AI, social media, or friends, family, maybe even your own parents and/or the baby's dad who tell you, you can't do this.  Question the algorithms that pressure women into believing they are not enough, that a child will ruin their plans, disappoint others, or permanently limit their worth and future. Question the lies. You are not broken. You are not behind. You are not disposable. And neither is your unborn child. The truth is, you are already this little one's Mama, so be a Mama Bear and protect your baby.  You won't be perfect, but you will be who your baby needs.  And you may find out, your baby is what you need too as crazy as that sounds! Know you and your unborn baby are both valuable, worthy, and Loved. If you are pregnant and need support, you don't have to walk this alone. Please reach out for confidential, faithful support and conversation. You matter. Your baby matters. God is already working on this for you.  You are not alone. You are Loved. And your baby is Loved too. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and share the episode on social media. You may help another mom and her unborn child too. God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Pregnancy Resources:  Some of these resources I know. Some I do not, but my research tells me they are worth taking a look at. Please contact me for help too. I will always do what I can to help you love your baby and your life! Single Mom Smiling Let's Talk! - Kerri@SingleMomSmiling.com Live Action - https://www.liveaction.org/help Abortion Pill Reversal - https://abortionpillreversal.com/ Care Net - https://care-net.org/what-is-a-pregnancy-center/ Birth Right - https://birthright.org/ Students for Life (Help for Rape Victims too) - https://studentsforlife.org/learn/what-about-rape/ Priests For Life - https://www.priestsforlife.org/pregnant-need-help/index.aspx Embrace Grace - https://www.embracegrace.com/ The White Rose Resistance - https://thewhiterose.life/ Seth Gruber - https://sethgruber.com/ Abortion Workers - https://abortionworker.com/our-story/ Rachel's Vineyard Post Abortion Help - https://rachelsvineyard.org/ Support After Abortion (Help for Men too) - https://supportafterabortion.com/resources/mens-healing/     Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com

Many single moms have dreams of what motherhood will look like. We dream of the kind of moms we will be, the time we will share with our kids, the love we will give them, the fathers they will have. When life doesn't turn out the way we plan and we don't have the picture perfect, social media version of Catholic/Christian families, it is easy to feel like failures or to think our kids are not getting what they need. But God, who knows and loves you and your kids best, knows your heartbreak and fears in single parenting. He also knows He handpicked you to be their mom. He knows only you can be the mom your kids need, not through Pinterest perfection, but with perfect perseverance in the trenches.  Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and share the episode on social media! Thanks for helping grow this podcast!  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Want a Guide to Walk You Through Life's Challenges? Get on my Coaching Calendar today! - https://calendly.com/kerri-bishop/time-for-you    Courses Launching Soon - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com    

Have you ever wondered if you're the only one who has experienced divorce trauma? In today's episode, you'll learn you are not alone. Unwanted divorce causes a unique pain that can seem debilitating.  But there is hope! Today, I'll give you 10 things you can do right now to overcome the pain of unwanted divorce and begin rebuilding a better, happier life for you and your children. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and share the episode on social media! Thanks for helping grow this podcast!  God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Courses You May Like - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com  

If you've suffered rejection and the breaking down of plans you thought were solid and Blessed by God, you are not alone! The Baptism of Jesus shows how different God's plans are from ours. John surely did not consider Baptizing His Lord, but when Jesus showed up, John acted as he was told.  And the world was changed.  If you are have ever been afraid of making a mistake, you may know how paralyzing fear can be. Instead of being stuck, God calls you to step out in faith and listen for when He tells you to course correct. The OODA Loop, a tool military pilots use to succeed in battle, can help you defeat analysis paralysis that comes from the fear of making a mistake when life doesn't turn out as planned. Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode and join Armor Up, Ephesians 6 Training for Women - details below! God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Receive members only discounts and practical, faith-based tips on rediscovering your purpose, confidence, and ability to laugh in Single Mom Smiling's weekly newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/173184457342191190/share   Courses You May Like - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com  

Did the start of the New Year take you by surprise? Even though we know it's coming, sometimes so much holiday joy and stress make the flip of the calendar sneak up on us. And we think we miss the opportunity to make those resolutions or set new goals. But, if you haven't made New Year resolutions yet, now is the perfect time to make plans and set new goals.  Today's episode will explain why! Don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide that goes along with this episode! God Bless... Kerri   In This Episode: Today's Beloved Mama's Guide sign up -  https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1397443/171915666812568663/share   Courses You May Like - https://kerri-bishop.thinkific.com