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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Leading Your Family as a Single Mom (Part 2 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!) offer guidance to single moms (and dads!) as they navigate life with their children. They examine some of the best decisions a single mom can make—things like choosing to thrive, creating a nurturing home, introducing your child to Jesus, and learning to respond to situations in healthy ways. It’s an encouraging conversation for the single parent! (Part 2 of 2)

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0:00.0

And at one point two I went to my mentor and I'm crying and I'm snot and you know just all and she's like

0:09.8

You're concerned you're not enough and I'm but how can I be enough for my children how can I love them enough and she said you can't she said a two-parent home can't fill your child's heart with all the love they need. The only one that can is the Lord.

0:26.0

That's Peggy Sue Wells and she joins us today on Focus on the Family.

0:29.7

Thank you for being along. I'm John Fuller and your host is focused president and author

0:34.1

Jim Daly. John let me say it this way. Single parent moms are loved. They do the

0:39.0

work of two parents and do all they can to keep the family moving forward with the handicap of not having a husband,

0:48.0

at least not involved, maybe he's left the home, maybe he's passed away away that's a different situation but man do single

0:56.1

parent moms do the job and I hope you're listening today we're going to be talking

1:00.2

about your situation and what you can do to make the best of it and really to

1:06.5

draw closer to the Lord in the process which is so so critical. If you missed any part of the

1:12.1

discussion last time I want to encourage you to go to the website,

1:14.8

you can get the smartphone app, gives you access to all the broadcasts, but it was really helpful

1:21.0

and I think if you can go back and listen to that it'll add to today's experience

1:25.2

Yeah, there was a lot of heart in that conversation and the website has all the details

1:30.5

I mentioned Peggy Sue Wells she and her friend and co-author Pam

1:34.5

Farrell are back again today. Pam was raised by a single mom and Peggy Sue is a

1:39.8

single mom to seven children and they've written a book together that is a really

1:44.9

great encouragement it's called the 10 best decisions a single mom can make a

1:49.3

biblical guide for navigating family life on your own.

1:53.8

And we have copies of that book here and other resources as well.

1:57.2

Stop by the show notes for all the details.

2:00.1

Welcome back to both of you.

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