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I am almost a year into releasing my first episode on Single Mom Smiling, and it's time to make some changes.
Maybe the biggest surprise (to me anyway!) is that I'm going back to what I found so much good in and that was so enjoyable year ago. In moving ahead, I am going back to sharing my weekly Gospel reflections.
When I wondered if there was a place for me and my children in the Catholic Church, it was through daily Bible study and taking time to sit with God's Word over the Sunday Mass readings that I heard God speak to me.
It gave me hope that God really did know what I was dealing with and it brought me into deeper Communion with Him.
I hope it does the same for you!
Join me as I introduce the new addition to the Single Mom Smiling podcast with Monday releases of Gospel reflections for broken families and those wondering if there is a place for them in the Catholic Church.
I'd love to hear your input too. Let me know what you think, tell me a story you'd like to share, or send me a question you'd like me to address in an upcoming episode. I can't wait to hear from you! :)
God Bless...
Kerri
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Sunday's readings can be found here.Monday's Episode - The Single Parent's Role in the Prodigal Son.Single Mom Smiling's articles on the Prodigal Son - Search here.Email me with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage and family. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] with Kerri by contacting me here. -
The story of the prodigal son is one many Catholics are familiar with and one many of us can identify with too.
Single parents left with all the responsibility and burden can easily slide into the mindset of the older son. Resentment can creep up when finances are decimated, little ones need care, and you are exhausted and run down and isolated. This is when it is most important for you to choose love, not as the sons did, but as the father, the often overlooked third character in the parable does.
If you would like help learning to love in all circumstances, in learning to be vulnerable but not a doormat, in learning to laugh with your kids and enjoy moments of getting to watch them alone so much of the time, I would love to hear from you!
Email me for coaching, to ask a question I can answer on air (anonymously is fine!), or to share your story - I don't share on air without your permission of course! :)
And I really appreciate your sharing this episode and leaving a 5 STAR review! That helps us get the word out to others too.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Sunday's readings can be found here.My writings on the Prodigal Son:Abandonment, Divorce, & Your Role as the Prodigal SonAbandonment, Divorce, & Your Role as the Good Son in the Prodigal SonAbandonment, Divorce, & Your Role as the Parent in the Prodigal SonI am the Lost Sheep, the Gold Coin, & the Prodigal Son, and I am Called to Love Better!Email me with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage and family. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] with Kerri by contacting me here. -
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Setting goals is easy. Staying the course is difficult.
The devil loves to distract you and pull you away from God and your goals. Connecting with your why can help you stay the course whether you struggle in Lent or in life!
In this episode, you will dive into connecting with the reason you choose to sacrifice in Lent - and in life and learn three action steps you can take to learn the "why" behind choosing to suffer.
Of course, if I can help you discover your why or peacefully bear your burdens, send me an email or connect with me on social media. I would love to work with you!
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email me with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage and family. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] with Kerri by contacting me here. -
Catholics celebrate the Feast of Saint Joseph on March 19th.
In this world that seriously lacks real MEN, Saint Joseph provides us an incredible example of what a mere mortal man can strive to become.
If you want to raise strong boys or show your girls who they should look for in dating relationships, if you need to know who to look for in dating relationships, or if you are stuck in a loveless Marriage and not sure how to pray for your husband, Saint Joseph is the silent, strong, capable, follower of our Lord ready to help when called upon.
Why not embrace the man God chose to raise Jesus, be lord of his household, and prince over all his possessions by making Saint Joseph the head of your household too?
You will be so glad you did - and Jesus will be too! :)
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Father Donald Calloway's book and website, Consecration to Saint Joseph can be found here.A talk on the Consecration to Saint Joseph by Father Calloway.Email me for coaching or speaking at your event, or with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage, family, and single parenting. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] -
Join me to discover one thing you can do to help you clearly determine whether you achieved your Lenten sacrifice each day.
As I prepared for bed last Ash Wednesday, I realized I could not clearly state whether I had sacrificed as I intended or not that day. One day into Lent, and I already felt like I may have missed the mark on my Lenten obligation.
I cringed realizing, as a life coach, I know what I have to do to state my goals, but when it comes to faith, I sometimes fail to clearly define what it is I will do to grow my faith.
What about you?
We are one week into Lent. How well are you accomplishing what you set out to achieve?
Are you sacrificing as powerfully as you intended? Did you define your intentions before embarking on your Lenten journey or did you just pick a sacrifice and hope for good enough?
Maybe, if you're like me, you dove right in without considering metrics to help you know whether you are meeting that goal or not.
In today's episode, I talk about one thing you can do in as little as five minutes to get you on track this Lent and some of the benefits of setting strong goals.
If you like this episode, please leave a 5 star written review and share it on social media. Thank you! :)
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email me for coaching, speaking at your event, or with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage and family. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] Psychology article. -
Are you tempted to take the easy way out this Lent?
While little things are good and do add up exponentially over time, they can also be an excuse for not doing the hard thing God calls us to.
Whether it's because you have heard other Catholics tell you little things are "good enough" or because you suffer from a fear of failure or struggle with perfectionism, not striving for the best you might be able to do, could be holding you back spiritually and in other ways as well!
Don't let those demons trick you into settling for anything less than the hardest thing God calls you to!
You cannot have a great life with mediocre sacrifice. Choose to make your great life start with a GREAT Lent this Ash Wednesday!
God Bless...
Kerri
Next Steps:
Email me with questions about spiritual battles and your struggles in Marriage, family, and even single parenting. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] with Kerri by contacting me here. -
It's hard to identify who the enemy is in our conflicts.
It gets exponentially more difficult when you are under stress or feeling emotional, which happens so often in our most important, most intimate relationships. This all makes it much more difficult to know how to fight your battles and win over, or defeat, your enemies.
In today's episode, we look at what Ephesians says about who our enemy really is and then what Sunday's readings tell us about how to fight those who hurt us.
It's not an easy command, but it is a good one!
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Sunday's readings can be found here.Ephesians 6 can be found here.Email me with questions about spiritual battles in Marriage and family. Share your stories and concerns or let me know someone I should interview about this topic at [email protected] with Kerri by contacting me here. -
The issues single moms face are far bigger than we can handle with out own abilities. Single moms and hurting children deserve more than lessons on mindset and motivation alone.
It's time we realize we are in a spiritual battle and the evil forces we face are not of flesh and blood!
Join me in today's episode as we transition Single Mom Smiling from a straight up single mom podcast to one addressing attacks on Marriage and family.
Learn with me! Tell me what you think of this new direction and share your experiences, questions, and knowledge about spiritual warfare and attacks by the evil one on the family.
And please pray for me. I will be praying for you!
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Bible Readings - Sunday, February 16, 2025 Email Kerri to sign up for the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - mind, soul, heart, and strength. [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Email me with questions, thoughts, and experiences about spiritual warfare and how it affects Marriage and family at [email protected]
2. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
3. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
4. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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The world tells you one thing about what love looks like, but what happens when that so-called love falls apart? What happens when your self-worth is so wrapped up in the modern idea of "love" that you lose yourself when you lose your lover?
In today's episode, realize love is not your God, but your God is Love.
Then, learn what it means to be Loved beyond measure whether you are never Married, divorce, annulled, widowed, or just feeling so terribly alone in this season. Learn how you can celebrate Love on Valentine's Day as a Single Mom.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Single Mom Smiling - CoursesLoved Beyond Measure: a 5 Day Journey to Seeing Yourself & Love through God's Eyes - launching Valentine's Day 2025!Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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Finding out you are pregnant and unsupported by your unborn child's father is beyond terrifying. This is true whether you are a teen who doesn't know who to tell or an older woman whose life suddenly crashed and burned.
So many people say they want to help but assume the government or churches or "somebody" else is going to fill the gap. Still others just don't know what to do to help.
In this episode, I begin to answer the question of what single moms, especially moms who have been left pregnant and alone, need most from those around them. I even include lessons from Dan Quinn (Green Beret) as was taught us in Jason Van Camp's (also a Green Beret) Deliberate Discomfort Challenge training.
Don't forget, the best thing you can provide for a single mom is presence. Be there for her, love her, and let her know she can count on you.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Single Mom Smiling - Courses Jason VanCamp's Deliberate Discomfort ChallengeNext Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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What do single moms who were abandoned while pregnant say about their experiences? I recently asked single moms whose boyfriends got them pregnant and then left them three questions. They gave me permission to share their responses in today's episode.
If you find yourself pregnant and abandoned, please reach out. As these women's words portray, there is such joy in in the unexpected!
And always, know you are stronger than you know and more courageous than others give you credit for. Know there is help. You are not alone. You are LOVED!
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Crisis Pregnancy Resources Coincidence? I Met Two Angels - Single Mom Smiling blog post about Betsy and Rochelle, the women who returned my $100. Please pray for them and their families! :)Next Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - Lenten Challenge. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price! [email protected]
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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I know what it's like to be pregnant and alone. I know what it''s like to be TERRIFIED and to think you can't do this, that I don't have enough...
Worse, I know what it's like to think I AM not enough, that I can never have nor raise this child alone.
On the anniversary of Roe v Wade and in celebration of the March for Life, I offer advice, encouragement, and support to women and young girls who find themselves pregnant and alone.
Please leave a 5 start written review and, most importantly, share this episode to help others in these, seemingly impossible, situations.
God Bless...
Kerri
Pregnancy Resources:
Students for LifeBirth RightCare Net Care Net ResourcesSusan B. AnthonySave the Storks - For Every WomanWalking with MomsPriests for Life Sisters for LifeFor Fathers:
Priests for Life - Pregnancy Resources & Post Abortion Healing Support After AbortionFor Siblings of Aborted Children:
Live ActionPastoral Advice from Priests for LifePost Abortive Care:
Project Rachel MinistryHope After Abortion Rachel's VineyardSilent No MoreSupport After AbortionThe UnChoiceMovies & Books:
Dear Mommy UnplannedBellaOctober Baby October Baby ExtrasFocus on The Family ListTo Contact Me:
Email [email protected] Single Mom Smiling's Contact FormIn This Episode:
Single Mom Smiling - Courses Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Writing:Why Me Lord? The Bible's Answer to a Single Mom's CryGod Knew What We Needed, When We Needed Him...Luke 1:26-38Next Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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When you are hit with a divorce, especially an unexpected divorce, your whole world shifts. In fact, it can feel like the whole world has been knocked off its axis.
In today's episode, I give a quick rundown of 5 critical actions you can take right away to protect yourself, your kids, and your assets and save your sanity when divorce is inevitable and out of your control.
I'd love to hear your ideas too. If you've been through this, let me know what helped you most, what mistakes did you make, what do you wish you knew? Tell me what I got right here and what should be added to improve this list and the lives of other parents and kids. I can't wait to hear your thoughts! :)
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Single Mom Smiling - Courses Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Meder's Privacy Academy - Sign Up HereNext Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in February. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price - [email protected]
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me with questions, episode suggestions, and more at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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Quitter's Day is the second Friday of January, but we are not made to quit! Our country and our faith were not born of quitters. You were not born to be a quitter but to be great through trial and perseverance!
Jesus calls us to continue on in Love. This is true whether you are a struggling single mom or stuck in a struggling Marriage. The call to perfection is the call to Love in all circumstances.
Today's message is not just for single moms but for anyone who is ready to quit and give up or walk away. It may be controversial, but it also may be more needed than ever.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Join the Single Mom Smiling's Exclusive Coaching Program Beta Group to test new programs! Find out more here or go straight to your application page here. Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Research's New Year's resolutions statistics.Next Steps:
1. Join the Single Mom Smiling's Exclusive Coaching Program Beta Group to test new programs! Find out more here or go straight to your application page here.
2. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
3. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
4. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
5. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
6. Email me at [email protected]
7. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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The new year can be a time for new beginnings and the start of a new you. While many people set goals to be healthier, to get financially fit, to declutter, or to build better relationships, few keep those goals.
What if that's because they're aiming small? What if God is not simply calling you to meet a goal, but He is calling you to perfection?
Before getting on the anti-perfection bandwagon, consider that Jesus tells us to, "Be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect"?
Today's episode looks at what it means to strive for perfection in 2025. I'd love to hear what you think and how you're striving for perfection in your life!
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Single Mom Smiling's Exclusive Coaching Program Beta Group to test new programs! Find out more here or go straight to your application page here. Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Research's New Year's resolutions statistics.Next Steps:
1. Join the Single Mom Smiling's Exclusive Coaching Program Beta Group to test new programs! Find out more here or go straight to your application page here.
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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Christmas can be tough on single moms. That is true whether you are trying to cram all the joy of the season into one day or even week or you are sitting alone, feeling forgotten, dejected, and missing your children on the holidays.
In today's episode, single mom coach, Kerri Bishop gives tips on making the most of Christmas no matter what your circumstances.
She also asks one important question based on the words of Saint Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, as she greets the pregnant Virgin Mary. How you answer this question has the power to reframe your Christmas thinking.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Heart of Hope: A 5 Day Journey of Grace & Gratitude - self-guided mini course - Pulled for revisions Check back soon for the relaunch date!Next Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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The 4th Sunday of Advent is all about love, but it can be difficult for a single mom to feel loved when she has been so beaten down. It can be worse when you have been told you were never loved or that you were unlovable, but these are lies from the devil.
Want to know the truth? In this episode, we reframe the lies surrounding how loved you are and begin to ask what if everything that happens to you is actually happening because you are Loved?
What if there is a new kind of love awaiting you?
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email Kerri to sign up for Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected]"Catholic Divorce, Loneliness, and Believing this Christmas" - My article posted on Single Mom SmilingMy Heart of Hope: A 5 Day Journey of Grace & Gratitude - mini course self-guided with early-release price available for a limited time - Pulled for revisions Check back soon for the relaunch date! Email Kerri with your Christmas tree prayer requests at [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Fiercely Beloved: the Grit, Grace, & Growth Challenge - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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The 3rd Sunday of Advent is meant to celebrate Joy, but what happens when you can't find any joy to celebrate?
There have been holiday seasons I wasn't sure I could survive. In one particularly hard year, I fell to the bathroom floor and sobbed. I didn't want to go on.
And yet...there in the dark, there was reason to find Joy!
Join me today as we discuss a very difficult topic too many people encounter in the holiday season.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email Kerri to sign up for Grit, Grace, & Growth's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Heart of Hope: A 5 Day Journey of Grace & Gratitude - mini course self-guided with early-release price available for a limited time.I am the God Who Sees - Beautiful song that helped me know I am seen and so are you. Email Kerri with your Christmas tree prayer requests at [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Grit, Grace, & Growth - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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Do you wonder what the Immaculate Conception is or what God planned for Mary? Maybe you question whether you have purpose in the role you play or wonder what kind of impact you can have?
When you're tired, rundown, and stressed this holiday season, My Mary provides a good example of tirelessly running after children.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email Kerri to sign up for Grit, Grace, & Growth's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Heart of Hope: A 5 Day Journey of Grace & Gratitude - mini course self-guided with early-release price available for a limited time - releasing this week!Email Kerri with your Christmas tree prayer requests at [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Grit, Grace, & Growth - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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Tis the season to be...stressed out!?!
If you need more peace in your Advent, it's time to take a step back away from the chaos, overwhelm, and expectations and use these 5 steps for designing peace in your heart and home.
God Bless...
Kerri
In This Episode:
Email Kerri to sign up for Grit, Grace, & Growth's pioneer launch. This 40 day program is designed for remarkable women who want to get in shape - physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. [email protected] Heart of Hope: A 5 Day Journey of Grace & Gratitude - mini course self-guided with early-release price available for a limited time.Email Kerri with your Christmas tree prayer requests at [email protected]Next Steps:
1. Grit, Grace, & Growth - launches in January. Email me now to sign up for a VERY low price!
2. Join The Smiling Cadre a brand new private facebook group dedicated to rising to our challenges through gratitude, laughter, and a fantastically awesome community!
3. 10 Questions Every Woman Should Ask - Click for your FREE eBook
4. Coach with Kerri - Check out your best coaching plan here.
5. Email me at [email protected]
6. Join Catholic Single Moms' Private Facebook Group.
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