by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 21, 2012 | Diane's Posts
Driving through the country back roads I see it, all large, bright and round up above the treetops. Slowing down, I turn off the headlight to the car for just a moment, and the light of the moon is bright enough to for me to navigate down the road without any extra...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 20, 2012 | Diane's Posts
Being a step mom is probably more difficult than a birth mom, there are not as many hugs or “I love you”; and, at times, there are none at all. You work hard and are given little credit or recognition. I am on the sidelines with some conversations between...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 19, 2012 | Diane's Posts
These next three blogs will all go together. Just so you will know. It is the night for the Boy Scouts to celebrate Christmas with a dinner and a few awards. Doc helps as much as he can with the youngest son’s troop; but, his job is very demanding; and, it is...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 18, 2012 | Diane's Posts
30 Days to a Better Stepfamily – Day 26 I want to share with you some communication that took place between Doc and me early in our marriage. I have mentioned more than one, that I had a lot of growing up to do to be a stepmother. In the beginning, I cried…A LOT!...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 17, 2012 | Diane's Posts
My children are twenty-something and thirty-something years of age. Doc’s children are in their early twenties. Both sets were about the same age when their parents divorced. No matter how old a child is, they always long for their family of origin to be one. This...