Gail has Heart for Women

Hello, I am glad you found my site. 
I’ve experienced life’s transitions on many levels and am here to assist you, to coach you through your times of change.

If you are:

• ·      Going through a divorce
• ·      Growing through spiritual transformation
• ·      Grieving a loss
• ·      Going for a college degree
• ·      Getting used to a chronic illness
• ·      Grasping for a new goal
• ·      Groping your way out of a troubled relationship
  

I am here to coach you.  As your transition coach I will help you to clarify your personal strengths and determine your future. I will guide you through a process for achieving your objectives and ultimately your goals. I will be your personal cheerleader.

I accept a very limited number of clients. I ask that you commit to at least two one-hour sessions a month for three months at the rate of $45 per hour. All proceeds go directly to the SMORE ministry for single mothers.

Not only am I certified I have earned a degree from the school of hard knocks. I’ve worked with single mothers for over seven years. I’ve personally experienced grief, divorce, heartache, chronic illness and have returned to college three times as a mother with young children.

I have a passion for coaching women, especially single mothers and even more especially women in transition who may also be single moms. Moms who parent alone because their husbands are in the military or in prison are, in essence, single mothers. 
I'm familiar with the pot-holes, pests, and perils that women face. My personal journey has brought me over many rough roads-having three children in three years, a divorce when they were three, four, and five years old, serious illness of a child, going back to college with three young children in tow, and personal chronic illness. I know the struggles, the heartaches, and the day-to-day challenges of being divorced and head of a household. My heartfelt desire is to show women the way to a fulfilling life. I have walked the path and I know the landscape. The root of the struggle is spiritual growth-it's all about growth. It is my heart’s desire is to offer seeds of guidance. I strive to lead women to a place of restoration. 

Women's Transition Coach

I am a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) with Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching. Credentials are important, but more important is my life experiences and heart for women. Technology makes it possible to coach clients long distance and still be effective. 

My Passion

I believe that education is the key to the door that opens to a brighter future for women, especially single women. Single mothers need a skill. I commit a great deal of time and effort into this because I know the difference it made for me.

SMORE for Women
SMORE for Women which was organized in 2007 is a nonprofit, ecumenical alliance of women whose goal is Single Moms :: Overjoyed, Rejuvenated, & Empowered!
We host a monthly support group, monthly evenings out, an annual retreat in early November, and other events. 

I am available to assist any group who is interested in hosting a DAY of Blessing.

Teacher
I am honored to lead a SMORE Support Group for single mothers. We meet at Calder Baptist Church in Beaumont, Texas on the second Sunday at 9:15. For one short hour we share prayer requests and learn ways to restore lives that may have been damaged.

Speaker
I've been speaking publicly all my life. I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Speech and enjoy using the speaking platform to share the stories of my life in a way that inspires others. You may book me to speak to your group through 
Christian Speakers Services.

Personal
I married Sam in 1996. We live in Nederland, Texas with a precious "Prissy" Poodle. Together we have six grown children and fifteen grandchildren (at this printing). Sam supports me in every effort to bless single mothers.

Author
My stories have been published in various magazines. See “Articles” page above.

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A Single Mother's Prayer

      An Article by Gail                                                             
Grace of Aloneness is Amazing
When I was born my siblings were eight, twelve, and sixteen, much too old to want to play with me. I spent my early years entertaining myself. I spent many hours in solitude. Later in life after a divorce, with three young children, I craved that time alone. And then I resented it passionately when it came, like the anticipation of a delicious meal with its aroma and enticement and then the unpleasant indigestion that follows after over indulging my appetite.
Never confuse this:  being alone is not the same as being lonely. Perhaps the fear of loneliness keeps you from experiencing the grace of aloneness.
As a single mom you may feel lonely especially if you are often alone. Perhaps this is not the life you had dreamed of. Difficulties and disappointments faced alone can be daily events for single mothers. There are, however, some gems that can be polished when we are alone. Being alone brings a grace all its own. Grace is often explained as ‘unmerited favor.’ In other words something good that happens to us that we don’t deserve. There is grace that comes to you when you are alone that cannot come any other way. The following are points of grace you can experience when you are willing to accept aloneness as a pathway to inner peace.
G  Growth is what the Christian life is about. You may avoid it because growth is painful. For the seed to sprout it must first crack open.
“God never put anyone in a place too small to grow.” - Henrietta Mears
 If you haven’t noticed look around. Physical growth is a constant.  Of course, I’m speaking of spiritual growth here. As all grown-up Christians we should ask ourselves how we have grown lately. Am I the same person I was a year ago? What have I learned? Would others say I was different?
R  Aloneness can renew, refresh and give us valuable reflection. Living an alone life requires more work for those who experience it. There is stress, sometimes overwhelming stress, being a single adult raising children, especially. Jesus often went away to pray. So should we. Take the time for refreshing. Reflect on God’s plans for you.  
A  Acceptance is powerful. Mary, the mother of Jesus, wondered, “How can this be?” And then quickly accepted, “Let it be … Truly accepting God’s will is the essence of prayer. Yet for us it seems an insurmountable feat. We don’t have God’s perspective.
Once my daughter accepted that she was not able to conceive, she was open to adoption. Eleven years later we can’t imagine our lives without our beautiful granddaughter from Russia.
When you arrive at the place where you are no longing attempting to fix, control, blame, judge or persuade others—you have reached acceptance.
C  Compassion is usually developed after we experience a valley of our own. It wasn’t until after my father’s death that I realized it was important to be there for my friends when they lost a loved one. After the heartache of divorce my compassion for single mothers developed into a passion. We are creatures designed to have empathy for others.
E  Education is a terrific journey to take when alone. Learning something new can change your entire perspective. Learning comes in many forms. A new hobby requires learning. Career development demands acquiring new knowledge. It is so much easier to read a book when you are alone.
When we are alone it can seem as if even God has forsaken us. We fail to realize, as Oswald Chambers put it,
 “God will keep narrowing us in until He gets us alone. When God gets us alone by affliction, heartbreak, or temptation, by disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted affection, by a broken friendship, or by a new friendship-when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are dumbfounded, and cannot ask one question, then He begins to expound.”
In those times He reveals to us why He needs our attention. If we want to truly hear Him, we must be quiet and still. Then He will reveal Himself.
Aloneness is not all bad. It can be a time for great insight and changes in your life.
Being alone can be an opportunity to reach out to new experiences. Bruce Wilkinson says, “Unfortunately, many people have never come to this, because they’ve never ventured beyond where they feel safe. These people will seldom, if ever, see God working powerfully in their lives.”
Don’t you want to see God working powerfully in your life? Take the time to be alone. Allow aloneness to perch on a branch in your soul so you can experience its amazing grace.
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