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

If you're facing the pressure of holiday spending, comparison, and guilt, you are not alone!

If your ex is outspending you, if you feel like you need to prove your worth through gifts, or if December puts you into financial survival mode, this episode will bring you peace, clarity, and practical steps to reclaim the season.

Join me to learn financial coaching skills I help my clients discover to help so they enjoy peace, gratitude, and hope that comes from faith—not from store shelves this Christmas.

If this episode blesses you, please share it with another single mom who needs peace this season and don't forget to download the Beloved Mama's Guide to Avoiding Overspending in the Holidays.

God Bless...

Kerri

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Are you a single mom fearing the worst? Do you have days where you just want to give up or run away? Are you a woman looking out at this messed up world and wondering what shoe will drop next?

I understand all of this because I have felt that too. 

And I know God calls us to keep moving forward in faith - persevere in trust in whatever He has allowed to enter your life.

Join me today as I explore 5 powerful, faith-centered steps to help you grow in perseverance.

Whether you are a single mom navigating hardship or anyone seeking strength in this crazy world, I want to give you practical tools to endure with hope, courage, and trust in God's plan. 

And if you're interested in going more in depth on your own, download the Beloved Mama's Guide today's episode here. 

God Bless...

Kerri

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Have you ever felt broken, judged, or “defiled” by life’s hardships? I know I have!

Today's episode will give you 5 ways to begin rebuilding your life with Jesus as your foundation.

Bits to Build On...

Inspect your foundation and uncover where you’ve allowed lies or fear to crack your confidence.

Guard who builds on your foundation—from relationships to media influences.

Challenge yourself to grow even when life feels shaky.

True peace isn’t about balance but presence.

Fail forward—learning, rising, and rebuilding with Christ after every fall.

Lean into Saint Paul’s promises that you are the temple of God and that only Jesus builds the foundation needed to help moms design a stronger, faith-filled life.

See this as my invitation to you to rebuild your temple—your heart, home, and hope—with Jesus as your cornerstone and reach out to me with any insight or questions you want to share.

God Bless...

Kerri

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🎄 Stay tuned for changes coming to Single Mom Smiling this Advent!

Have you doubted yourself after divorce?

Have you questioned your worth more after a breakup?

Have you even considered you might not be worthy of life? 

The betrayal that comes from a divorce can threaten to destroy your life and any sense of self worth you made have had.

This happens because you don't see yourself as the temple of the Holy Spirit or believe God wants to dwell within you, yet that is what Jesus says.

This week, learn to see yourself differently and begin to recognize when those false beliefs creep in.

Follow Single Mom Smiling to catch Wednesday's episode and learn 5 action steps to help you tear down these harmful beliefs and build a new and beautiful life for you and your children. 

God Bless...

Kerri

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Are you a single mom affected by the government shutdown? Does the question about how to put food on the table worry you or a friend? 

In this timely episode of Single Mom Smiling, Catholic life coach Kerri Bishop speaks directly to single moms facing the impact of the government shutdown and potential loss of SNAP benefits.

We will cover the Catholic perspective on work and dignity, why strengthening marriage and family and ending no-fault divorce are critical to long-term stability and breaking the cycle of poverty, and the Church’s historical role in caring for those in need — and why parishes must rise again as centers of compassion and accountability.

Single moms and parish communities will also learn actionable steps for immediate, middle, and long term solutions to this impending crisis. 

If this episode interests you, please leave a 5 star review and share it with a friend.

God Bless...

Kerri

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Have you ever felt pulled in many different directions? Your faith tells you one thing, but the world tells you something different?

It can be sooooo easy to want to give in to the world. We can easily justify our actions and beliefs and fall for temporary happiness or a life of ease over the difficulties God calls us to walk through. 

But that temporary happiness is just that - temporary! 

God cares about your life here on earth today, but He cares far more about what happens after you leave this world and enter eternity in the next!

The Mass readings surrounding Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day compel us to remember our death, or as the Latin says, "Memento Mori."

They remind us that we live for so much more than what we see here today.

This reminder reassures us that God never rejects us, but it also calls us to a challenge of living like Him and for Him!

It calls us to live as Jesus did.

It tells us to uncompromisingly fulfill the will of the Father over our own will or what the world tells us.

The question is, will you rise to the Lord's challenge? 

God Bless...

Kerri

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What happens when you want to keep Halloween faith-focused — but your ex, your kids, or your culture wants to go all-in on darkness, costumes, and horror?

In this episode, I share practical, faith-based ways to handle Halloween disagreements with your ex peacefully and guide kids who love Halloween without crushing their spirit.

We will discuss boundaries rooted in love, not fear, discernment using Scripture and the Catechism, and how to be Catholic — and joyful — when culture pulls the other way.

If you are interested in coaching with me to learn how to best lead your family with faith and grace, even when values clash, I'd love to hear from you! Send me an email at [email protected] or go here to apply to be part of the prelaunch of Armor Up:  Ephesians 6 Training to help women strengthen body, mind, and heart, and soul. 

God Bless...

Kerri

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"And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent. And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, And coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many." 

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Do you ever feel like you’re falling behind? Do you feel like that mom has it all together, that couple has real love, or that coworker’s life just seems easier?

In this week’s Gospel reflection from Luke 18:9-14, I put on my Catholic Life Coaching hat and explore what the Pharisee and the tax collector can teach us about comparison, pride, and the freedom of humility.

Learn how God, the greatest coach, calls you to stop looking sideways and start looking higher — to close the gaps not between you and others, but between you and Him.

I hope this episode of Single Mom Smiling encourages you to embrace your fumbling, faithful growth and find strength in humble persistence and God's love which reaches across the chasm to close the only gap that matters.

God Bless...

Kerri

In This Episode:

Do you ever feel like you’re falling behind — like that mom has it all together, that couple has real love, or that coworker’s life just seems easier?

In this week’s Gospel reflection from Luke 18:9-14, I put on my Catholic Life Coaching hat and explore what the Pharisee and the tax collector can teach us about comparison, pride, and the freedom of humility.

Learn how God, the greatest coach, calls you to stop looking sideways and start looking higher — to close the gaps not between you and others, but between you and Him.

I hope this episode of Single Mom Smiling encourages you to embrace your fumbling, faithful growth and find strength in humble persistence and God's love which reaches across the chasm to close the only gap that matters.

God Bless...

Kerri

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In today's episode of Single Mom Smiling, we walk through 7 transformative lessons gleaned from watching Erika Kirk navigate the unimaginable: the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk. For women grappling with grief, loss, or deep hardship, her faith-driven response offers real, actionable wisdom you can lean into today.

God Bless...

Kerri

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