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[...] God Bless… The post Annulment Approval Reaction – To Love Again? Part III appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] an abusive survivor & single mom of 3 boys. Tara, whose story recently appeared on Single Mom Smiling, sent this to me earlier this week. I am so impressed with Tara and wanted to share this [...]

[...] ’s just a bit of mine, in no particular order. Write back to those who have commented on Single Mom Smiling! Lose 20+ pounds. Find time to work out. Spend time with friends and family. I need to [...]

[...] … The post How Does A Single Mom Say Thank You On Memorial Day? appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] Ready to leave for Boy Scout Camp I just watched three of my babies (granted, one of them towers over me, but still…) head off [...]

[...] My buddies – so glad to know they were enjoying Boy Scout Camp after all! So, three days later, I did make the four hour drive to Boy Scout camp to see [...]

[...] Noah & George The boys left for Boy Scout camp this morning. They’re not allowed to use electronics on the trip, but Matt (the only one of [...]

[...] to the other kids and the leaders which makes them more likely to attain Eagle Scout. Boy Scout Camp is a week of hanging out with the guys, often accompanied by rainy weather, biting bugs, and [...]

[...] comments or head over to Charity’s link-up and join us! God Bless… The post Laundry & the Single Mom – Once, I Folded 84 Pairs of Socks appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] Out: Does God Want You Mixing Your Clean Clothes with Your Dirty Laundry? God Bless… The post Single Mom Laundry – I Have So Much Laundry! appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] and Love!! God Bless… The post Annulment Decision – It Came in the Mail Today appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] gasp I uttered was aloud or buried deep inside of me, but my eyes were drawn back to hers. A single mom of five boys. In a very different land, in a very different life, with what would most likely [...]

[...] ’s brother is a priest so I’m guessing at the very least he helps them negotiate the annulment process while I am again left to muddle my way through alone. Admittedly, time constraints, [...]

[...] tall ceilings, the glass windows, the formal check in desk, after so much surrounding the annulment process, the letter announcing such a big decision seemed so nondescript. I turned the papers over [...]

[...] was just that there were always other things to talk about and so much of that annulment process was so difficult and started too soon after the divorce. I watched the people ahead of me [...]

[...] envelope, I will trust in Him. To Read the Annulment Letter, please go here: The annulment process is one handled by men doing their best to discern God’s Blessing. It is a process I [...]

[...] Anniversary, But It’s Not The post Waiting for the Annulment – My Experience Calling the Archdiocesan Headquarters appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] all the long trips into a city I don’t know,  to the intimidating facilities housing our Archdiocesan headquarters, the tall ceilings, the glass windows, the formal check in desk, after so much [...]

[...] looking white envelope of standard business size. Only the red stamp of our Archdiocesan headquarters made it stand out, and I guessed that I held the result of our annulment, the [...]

[...] . I believe it is a miracle that it did not. Many ectopics burst long before that time. An ectopic pregnancy can be difficult to diagnose, but over the years, I have wondered if the doctors who saw me [...]

[...] Kohn & Perry-Lynn Moffit – As you may know, my first pregnancy turned out to be an ectopic pregnancy, and the loss was devastating. This book is one of those I skimmed through to help [...]

[...] he was conceived and seems like it was just yesterday that I lost that first Baby to an ectopic pregnancy and was wondering if I’d even be able to have children. It seems like just yesterday the [...]

[...] letter. But those thoughts would come later. Actually, many of the thoughts surrounding the annulment approval would come later which I didn’t realize in those moments sitting on the couch scanning [...]

[...] he would be renamed positively. My thoughts continued onward further thinking of what the annulment approval meant for He Who Has Yet To Be Named and me and our relationship. He Who Has Yet To Be [...]

[...] and the annulment had finally been approved, but I would have been okay without it too. The annulment approval was just a fork in the road. I had been pointed down one path, but that path had many [...]

[...] anyone – anyone! There are some who have found healing in the annulment process and in the annulment decision, but those seem to be few and far between. Far more seem to be jaded and looking for [...]

[...] !!!) I am low on blogging time, but still high on Faith Hope and Love!! God Bless… The post Annulment Decision – It Came in the Mail Today appeared first on Single Mom Smiling. [...]

[...] Again!” Maybe I truly expected some miracle to accompany the result of the annulment decision. Instead, I held two nondescript papers in my hands. If I were on the subway  [...]

This is my crew II When Charity over at The Wounded Dove asked us to write about what advice we’d give to other moms with kids our kids’ ages, I [...]

I LOVE these guys 100% Kids are funny creatures and no matter how hard you try to explain that you love them all, they will always come up with thing [...]

Being the 5th boy might have its disadvantages! 84 pairs of socks! Did you read that? Read it again! Once, I folded 84 pairs of socks. Let that s [...]

The house may be clean but the laundry is never-ending! Holy Cow! Who knew a post on laundry would take two days??? You’d think laundry was a neve [...]