Table of Contents
Introduction: Life Lessons Single Parents Can Learn from the Bible 9
1 Loneliness: One of the Hardest Parts of Being a Single Parent: "God Sets the Lonely in Families" 15
2 Developing a Healthy Single-Parent Family: My Home Is Not Broken 27
3 Behavior and Discipline Issues: The Lord Is My Shepherd … but Who Is Going to Help Me Raise These Kids? 51
4 Supporting Your Children When You Have Them Part Time: A Father's Plea 76
5 Learning to Accept Other People into Your Child's Life: Two Mothers-One Son 92
6 Living Faith in Desperate Times: The Faith of the Canaanite Woman 107
7 Reaching Out and Being Vulnerable: Asking for Help 119
8 Glorifying God in Single-Parent Life: Nothing Is Impossible with God 131
9 How to Cope with Irritations: A Single Parent's Plague of Locusts and Other Irritations 142
10 Learning to Depend on God's Timing God's Timing Is Perfect 153
11 Modeling Biblical Principles for Children: Listen Closely to My Words 166
12 Serving Our Lord: Yes, Single Parents Are Worthy to Serve 180
Conclusion: "The Lord Will Guide You" 197
Notes 199