Tips for Finding Balance in the Family – Stepping up Tuesday- Talking About Stepfamily
On the crest of a cool breeze, the fresh scent of pine fills the air, and pink blossoms from a towering Crepe Myrtle carpets the patio like spray from the Master Painter’s brush. I survey the landscape of home after our absence of two weeks where we visited my...
Is the Church Blessing God?
Heat dances from the asphalt, giving solid objects the illusion of swaying under July’s burning heat. Hydrangea bushes, all purple and pink, dot the landscape of homes and churches. Driving down the road, I begin to count all of the churches – One, Two, Three…Ten,...
Stepping Out Tuesday! Talking about Discipline
Discipline is always an issue in stepfamilies. Sometimes tension develops when making decisions regarding what issues need to involve the stepparent, and what issues should be handled by the birth parent without discussion. We debate what information should...
Because We Carry One Another’s Story
Laughter erupts as we grab nametags, bearing pictures you wish they had burned years ago, and we ask, “Now, who are you? Oh, yeah, I remember you!” And, like a gently flowing river the stories begin to trickle back. Gathering together on porches overlooking...
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