Trying To Make It Till The End Of The Week

by Angela Belcher Epps

Raising children is a hard job. It’s even more challenging for single mothers. Many moms are overwhelmed as they solve problems and make decisions alone. Bills are piling up. Teachers are leaving messages. Her personal life is in the dumps. She worries all night and is tired all day. What’s a mother to do? Having a plan for daily living reduces stress. It also keeps you in the driver’s seat—heading in the right direction. This guide highlights situations that make mothers want to scream. Your family can be happier and healthier. Stop worrying! Start growing into the parent you want to be!

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2004

About the author

Angela Belcher Epps is the author of the novella Salt in the Sugar Bowl (Main Street Rag, 2013). She is a contributor to three anthologies:
All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective (Blair, 2020); Heartspace: Real Life Stories on Death and Dying (heart2heart, 2019), and Gumbo for the Soul: The Recipe for Literacy in the Black Community (iUniverse, Inc., 2007). Her stories and essays have appeared in Workers Write!, the North Carolina Literary Review; Main Street Rag; moonShine Review; When Women Awaken; Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora; Essence Magazine; The Ladies Home Journal; among others.