Building your Singles Ministry/Single Parenting by Other Authors

Posted Signs by Single Parent Director, Holly Crain

Growing up we would make our annual trek to Houston from Tulsa where I grew up. It took a full 10 hours to get to Houston...believe me, I know. My two sisters and I would divide the backseat and form agreements to when we could sleep and what space we could use. We would play car games, sing silly songs, laugh, wrestle, and of course, have a fight or two...because I'm sure she touched me! It seemed to be an eternity. All along the way there were signs to indicate what town was next or how much further it was to our destination. Those were lifelines to me! 

When we step into the faith journey we can hit times of feeling like it's taking forever until we arrive or until something happens. The journey is all part of it, right? 

Maggie was reflecting back to a time when she was a single mom. She said, "He carried me, He protected me, He defended me, He provided for me and loved me all the way." The Lord faithfully placed sign posts in Maggie's life at very tender times when she needed it most:
  • He showed up in court (When He suppressed the testimony of the psychiatrist that was hired to be used against her)
  • He showed up in my friends (Friends that would think to invite her and her children to dinner on Friday nights and support her throughout her many years as a single mom)
  • He showed up in my music (After 10 years of not singing, He opened up an avenue for her to use her voice to lead worship, and provide income for her family while providing amazing fellowship)
  • He showed up on Coe Street (It the street she was living on when she was a single mom. She said, "His presence was palpable in my living room while she was journaling prayers)

Maggie said that "prayer and scripture were always important to me, but one more unexpected blessing was when I would walk and listen to praise music after my quiet time. I always felt so much joy from worshipping Him. Those were special times and still are as I reflect back on them. All I knew to do was worship, bow down, stay still and He saved me!" Be watchful for the sign posts in your life that the Lord will faithfully place along the way. 

About Holly: 
If we have not met, I want you to know that my name is Holly and I walked into this church 22 years ago with a 5yo daughter and a 2 month old son in tow. This church embraced me but bigger than that the gospel and what God did in my life changed this common girl forever! And I know He will do the same for you! He will! Enjoy the SPF ministry and the newsletter and get excited about what God has in store for you and your children!​
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Holly Crain
Holly.Crain@HoustonsFirst.org
713-957-7674
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Kathy and I have had the pleasure of working with Kris of The Single Network Ministries at several events over the past three years. We always look forward to her insight and creative ways to connect with her audience sharing the Word of God with encouragement, humor and just being real. You will want to catch her for sure the next time she is in your area. Her sense of humor is a hoot and infectious.
—Kathy and Klay Watson,  Dating His Way Ministries

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