faithshouse

Raising a child in today’s fast-paced world can be a difficult task only to be compounded when the parents are no longer together. This scenario is becoming more  common as generations of children are being raised by single parents. Though many of these parents are hard workers who make valiant efforts to provide for their children, often times they still need a great deal of support. That’s where Faith’s House comes in, a local non-profit organization that strives to help empower single mothers.

Valerie Daniel, the founder of Faith’s House, has a vision to help the women who need it most but are the least likely to ask for it. Faith’s House ultimate goal is to have a place for single mother families with limited life choices to live while they pursue their educational dreams. Debra, a single mother said “the practical information and support I have received at Faith’s House has been invaluable.” Another mom, Justina, who received help through resources at Christmas said “I hope one day when I get on my feet that I can give back and help other moms that were in situations like me.”

Friendship Christian School - meeting place for Faith's House Lunch n Learns

Whether you’re a mother who is single, or single again, Faith’s House welcomes you to their meetings the third Saturday of every month at 11am held atFriendshipChristianSchooloffOld Atlanta Road. At these meetings, you will learn from guest speakers, find information about job opportunities, help with resumes, and share how to best utilize the community’s resources. Childcare and pizza are provided as well. Most importantly, you will find women like yourself who understand you better than anyone.

            If you are interested in learning more about how Faith’s House can help you, or if you are looking for a way to give back to the community and volunteer with a great group of people, visit http://www.faithshouseinc.org.

http://www.faithshouseinc.org

Goals for 2011, notice I didn’t say resolutions? Nobody keeps those anymore, but goals are different. Goals keep you on track as you journey towards the vision for your life.

This year I am going to make one personal and one professional goal. For me personally I am going to re-join a woman’s group I was apart of for over 10 years that helps me keep my relationships a top priority. As for my professional goal I want to maintain the great GPA I’ve achieved at Gainesville State College.

So how do you go about creating goals? I start off by thinking about what I really want or need to accomplish. Picture yourself on December 31, 2011, what will be happy to have achieved? I think it’s good to have a goals that is attainable, measurable and specific. Some ideas might be; getting a resume together, getting child support awarded (of course that doesn’t mean you’ll get it), getting your GED or going to college.

Once you’ve written down your goals you might want to run them by a friend that can give you honest feedback. I post my goals everywhere like the friderator and my bathroom mirror. Posting the goals helps you stay on track and measure your success. Once you’ve completed a goal really take in that accomplishment and do something nice for yourself.

If you’ve had success with meeting goals please leave a comment about what’s helped you.