Solo Parent

We did a survey last year with our single parents, and one of the number one things that people are interested in is the idea of dating again. 

We know that everybody is different, and there’s no right or wrong answer necessarily. 

So we thought it would be helpful to have a panel discussion from those of us that have actually “found love again”.

One thing we can all attest to is that there is hope relationally for us again. So we got together and shared notes on our dating experiences and came up with our ‘war stories' and shared what we are calling our ‘screening methods’ - (you know what we are talking about if you have tried to date again). 

We broke some dating issues down into three categories and shared an example of each.

Red flags (non-negotiables)

Yellow flags – (not for me - but I would pass him/her on to a friend ) 

Green flags (this is a keeper). 

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Mathew 22:37-40 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. 

We hear that loving our neighbors is a command that Jesus himself highlighted for us. But we live in a culture that has become very isolated. Safe distancing has been necessary for health but detrimental to connection and giving love to others. So how do we become love towards others? How do we follow the command of Jesus and love our neighbors in a culture that has become every man for himself, it seems. 

Today we welcome our guest who not only speaks about this, but is a living example of giving love.

Bob Goff has spent decades as an attorney. These days, he calls himself a "recovering lawyer" because after practicing law for 25 years, then becoming the Honorary Consul to Uganda, he gave up his law firm to pursue writing and speaking full time. He's a New York Times bestselling author several times over, including 'Love Does' and 'Everybody, Always', and has a popular podcast right here on AccessMore.

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As single parents, we have all had a run-in with this thing called love. How do we really know what love is? Is it a feeling? A belief? A trait? We are going to cover a series on love based on the passage - that Jesus calls the greatest commandment.  

Mathew 22:37-40 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.

The reason this is so important is summed up in Ephesians 3:19

May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

We are all looking for love. If we don’t find that in God, we end up depressed, numbing out, acting out, searching for love in the wrong places. So, understanding God’s love is foundational to our love of ourselves and others. 

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All this month, we are talking about LOVE. We can't think of a better way to dive into this than with the author of one of the most beloved books on the topic, REDEEMING LOVE; today we are talking with the author of REDEEMING LOVE, FRANCINE RIVERS.?

REDEEMING LOVE is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love - based on the book of HOSEA. It has remained on multiple fiction bestseller lists for over 15 years and published in more than 30 languages. It is now a major feature film that was just released at the end of January 2022. (see the trailer) The author and screenwriter Francine Rivers is a New York Times bestselling author of over 30 books.

Check out Francine’s newest book - The Lady’s Mine

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Many of us have been brought up in the church where we have been taught that God loves us right where we are; there’s nothing that can separate us from the love of God. But do we really live from that position? When we ask, “how does God see us?” do we know the depths of that, or do we understand the gravity of it?

As we enter this new year and explore all these different facets of vision, we thought it important to be reminded and anchored in how our creator Father sees us.

Our guest is Scott Sauls, who has worked alongside Dr. Timothy Keller as a lead and preaching pastor for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He’s planted churches around the country and has authored five books. He is now the senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville and married with two daughters.

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So much of the time, we feel like we have no direction for our life. There are so many responsibilities it is hard to see a vision for our lives beyond everyday maid, cook, nurse and rule enforcer for our kids. 

?Our story or trauma, co-dependency, and hurt keep us looking outward. As a result, we tend to focus on external circumstances. We know to move forward in health, we need to have an accurate view of ourselves - but the truth is - introspection can be scary. We ask ourselves, why do I want to stay/focus on all the negative aspects of my life?

Fortunately for us today, we have a guest who is a world-renowned expert in precisely this area. We learn that there are positive things we can expect to discover in the process of introspection, to become at peace with who we are and deal with the complicated aspects of our past?

Our guest is Dr. Dan Allender, a pioneer of an innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy. For over 30 years, the Allender Theory has brought healing and transformation to hundreds of thousands of lives by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many. He founded The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, The Allender Center, and is a best-selling author of 9 books, including his latest “Redeeming Heartache: How Past Suffering Reveals True Calling.” He also hosts a podcast with over 2 million downloads. 

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Parenting alone is so hard. But when our kids are all different - with different temperaments, personalities, struggles, behavior traits — it is hard to know how to guide them effectively and, at the same time, how to be OUR best for them - uniquely and individually.

Fortunately, we have a special guest with us today who knows a little something about the variety pack when it comes to family and kids. 

If you are familiar with Christian music at all in some way or another, her incredible parenting skills have impacted you. Helen Smallbone is mother to Joel and Luke of For King and Country, and daughter Rebecca St. James. She hosts an incredible podcast on Access More called MUM LIFE Community; she has raised and homeschooled a total of 7 kids.

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Starting a new year can be a real mixed bag for single parents. On the one hand, it’s nice to kind of push the ‘reset’ button on a brand new year and to feel like you have somewhat of a clean slate. But, on the other hand, it’s hard to believe that things will be different. 

New Year’s resolutions seem trite and overused. We all want to move forward and build a better life, but it isn’t easy without a clear vision or roadmap. 

?Fortunately for us today, we have a special guest to help us create a simple, clear vision and roadmap for a better year.

Our guest is Michael Hyatt, founder, and chairman of Michael Hyatt & Company. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and his newest book Win at Work & Succeed at Life. He lives in Franklin, TN, with his wife of 40+ years; he has five daughters and nine grandchildren.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We all want the new year to feel like a new page, a new chapter. Like we’re making progress and moving forward. But for some of us, the new year can feel discouraging because it’s hard to believe that things will be different this year. We can feel like we’re on a hamster wheel of progress. One step forward, two steps back, and it gets exhausting. Our experience day and day out, year and year out, seems to stay the same. But it turns out there are things that we can do to change our experience, and it has everything to do with vision, specifically our perspective. On today's podcast, we discuss tips to do that.

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So we’ve just made it past another Christmas, we’re headed right into a brand new year, and for many of us single parents, this final topic of Advent, PEACE, can be very far from something that we feel regarding the future. Especially living in the days that we’re living in right now today. So we are incredibly honored to have a guest that we quote with us all the time, and through her writing and speaking, she has had a lot to say about this topic.

Our guest this week is Ann Voskamp. She is the author of five NY TIMES best-selling books, including ‘One Thousand Gifts’, which has sold over a million copies and been translated into more than 22 languages. Ann is Mom to seven, wife to a farmer and as Kim will be first to point out is Canadian.

In this episode, we discuss how to find peace amidst loss and walking into the unknown, among many other things.

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