The Single Moms Devotional A 30  Day Guide of Reflection & Study Designed for today’s Single Mom   Written By Koddi Lester Dunn Introduction Daily Headings Thirst You’ve got GRACE! Thru the fire To whom much is given Make your baby kick! The Reward of Pain A Gift of Exchange Dream Again The Fire A word about respect Writers Bliss Burgers n’ fries The Power of Silence The Danger of Settling The Shower’s POWER Forgiveness  Endure. Check Your Roots 24 Hours in a Different World Use Another Word Faith is a VERB It’s just a fantasy Remember to breathe… A Message to our babies A Message to our Brothers Healing Finding the filter Step Into Joy Love HOPE   Introduction Why Single Moms? He was beautiful and smart. He had a bright smile, and a deceptive charm. A clear foot taller than I, he towered over me when he grabbed me. Pulling me into his arms He said that there was something special about me. Something was drawing him to me. Something in him wanted to be with me, and maybe even remain with me. He could see himself changing his plans. Reevaluating his choices. HE said, this would be or maybe it could be the moment that he had been trying to avoid. In 34 years of living he had yet to find the “one” and as he stared at me he admitted almost apologetically, “Koddi I… I…feel myself falling for you. I feel myself wanting to be near you.  I think I may want to become truly connected to you….” He paused. He sighed. He looked away. I steadied myself. Was he about to propose? Oh my god. Was this the moment? I looked around my apartment. Nothing was where it was...

Have you ever been in a place in life where you know things arent going the way you wanted, or even the way you planned….but yet for the sake of others, you are trying to maintain? You have work and family pulling you along…from day to day. You play your part. You paste on your smile. You look like you have it all, but really on the inside you are LOST.

There are numerous times that I have been told that I am to hard on my son. Then there are times that I am told that I am not hard enough on him. I have also been told that I am a great mother. And I have been told that being a single parent is the hardest thing a mother can be.

“But I love him.” How many times have you heard this line or uttered these words yourself? I’ve known plenty of women who have proclaimed this statement as if loving someone was enough and everything would somehow be okay because of that…

We’ve all experienced pain in some form or another. We’ve all have been hurt by someone we loved. We’ve all assumed that it could never happen to us – only to find out that it did. But if we’ve all been through troubles and strife that have brought us pain – the question is, “How do you overcome the angst and hurt that has gripped our souls? How do we find a path to freedom and forgiveness?” Although every person’s journey is different, perhaps these universal truths will guide you through to a place of peace in your life. First, acknowledge the PAIN. Don’t try to hide it or pretend it didn’t happen. Your soul deserves the right to lament when it has been wronged. This is not the time to silence your own voice and power. Pain is your body’s signal that something is wrong. If you have been hurt emotionally, mentally, physically or even spiritually, then YES, something is wrong. Acknowledge it. Expose it. Reveal it. Express it. Secondly, release your ANGER. Don’t waste your energy and time on vengeance. After you have acknowledged what has happened to you – leave it to God and the courts, if applicable, to offer punishment. Its always empowering to know that God can settle the score much better than you ever could. That’s why he asks you to let him do it. Who ever offended you may think they are getting off and getting away with it, but God always has the last say so….So, let Him take care of them, for you. Finally, move on in KNOWLEDGE. Being forgiving & being a doormat are NOT the same thing. I have the right to remember your actions last time when its time to decide what’s...

…It seemed like such a simple song when I was a child and I never truly understood the meaning until I became a single mom.  My whole world was turned upside down and dreams of the future for my marriage were now shattered.  I felt like I was stuck in a pit with no rope, no life line, no hope, and nothing to look forward to.  Slowly, day by day, after my divorce God started putting the pieces of my life back together and showed me why my life had taken this path.