Went to my favorite nature park the other day. Showing Kyle one of the places I would go for peace and quiet and contemplation through the last year of ups and downs. Flowers are peeking up through the desolation winter had brought. It’s a bit like my life at the moment the little bits of …
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Single Mom Challenges: Lost Moments
Every day there is a new change that comes to light in our new world of single mom life. Moments that I realized I always thought would be there that are now lost, changed. Not big changes – those were all sudden and hard – but small changes that suddenly hit me here and there. …
Scraps of my Life: Blogging the Truth
The Pepper Scraps blog has always been about the different phases of my life. I share these my life in hopes that someone will read my story and know they are not alone in their struggles, their journey. We all share more than you will ever know. What Have You Read on PepperScraps? We have …
Relearning the Language of Touch
I have these moments – they are a normal part of processing a separation or divorce – where something that is usually insignificant to others will bring back flashes, bring questions to those who are relearning who they are. One of these moments came to me recently and made me question my belief “I don’t …
5 Tips for New Single Moms – What I learned in the First Month
Yep, you read that right – “single mom” some major changes have happened in the last year or so. We are in the thick of it still so I will not be talking much about it here even though I try to always share the pieces of our lives. I will be sharing small snapshots …
This Photo Right Here, capturing the emotion
Years have passed from when I wrote about mom’s need to be in the photos with their family. I have gotten used to taking those photos, getting us together, snapping those selfies. Yet those moments are just flashes of smiles and giggles. Today we went to a local nature park and in a sudden moment …
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