Updated: The Coronavirus has changed the world as we know it. Quarantine and social distancing has become the new normal and has taken a toll on all of us, especially healthcare workers, those in the service industry and parents. Schools have closed nationally, leaving parents, especially single parents to scramble to find time, funds and educational resources to home school their children.

We are living in difficult times where many of us are searching for homeschooling resources. As we pull together resources on math and science, and collect all the great books that will lead to academic development, don’t forget about spiritual development. As good parents, whether we consider ourselves religious, spiritual or even a non-believer, we all have common values that we want to share with our children.

SINGLE MOTHERS

Your shoulders are heavy,

but you stand tall and raise your head high,

knowing that you are raising kings and queens,

future leaders of the world.

You are pounding the pavement,

kicking butt, making it look easy

but we know better;

we know the struggle,