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Dear Holly,
I recently began reading A Mother's Rule of Life and it seems to be exactly what the doctor ordered. My catch is this - I am a single mom and wonder how this will hinder my efforts to implement the rule because I have to leave out the third P. I have been a single mom all along and over time converted back to my Catholic faith. All the Catholic parenting websites have advice for married couples, but none for faithful and (now) orthodox single mums. I look around and think where do I fit in?! Then I found your book and was so excited. It just makes so much sense and resonated in my soul! Have you had any other single moms contact you with regards to establising a rule of life? Has anyone been able to successfully implement it? I'm wondering if I can really do it. Any pointers or guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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posted by Holly at 5:32 PM
2 Comments:
Perhaps you do have a part of a third P, if only in relation to your child. The father of your child could most probably benefit from ongoing prayers. Perhaps this initial relationship, whatever tone it took, is God's way of providing that man with someone who prays for him. Perhaps you will be the only person in the whole world who would pray for him. Perhaps your third P, at this time, could simply be to offer a Hail Mary for your child's father every day. Such prayers have produced great saints.
As for being a single Mom, I am so glad you have discovered a mother's rule. I believe it will be invaluable for you, since you carry such a great weight of responsibility on your shoulders.
I encourage you to go through the 5 Ps and determine your essentials, and begin. God is with you. You can do it.
Dear Orthodox mum,
I too am a single orthodox mum. I have just found this site. Maybe we too can share our unique experiences and support each other. This is a blessed site and I wish I had found it before. I believe God never meant for any child to be parented by "one of the co-creators" of life with God. Alas here we are and through the grace of the Holy Spirit and the ever present question in my heart: "what would the blessed Mother do in this case?" I am struggling on. It would be nice to hear from you if time permits. I will pray for you and hope that you do likewise for me if you see this email. God bless. Terese
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