by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 11, 2012 | Diane's Posts
Christmas cookies are baked, Christmas music is playing, the fireplace is crackling warm and the tree, with all of its lights, is standing tall and elegant in the family room waiting the arrival of the stepchildren so that we can decorate the tree. Excitement fills...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 10, 2012 | Diane's Posts
The sugar white sand is warm beneath the umbrella on Alabama’s Gulf Shore, and our summer vacation is in full swing with this blended group we call family. Doc and I, we are working our brains constantly to come up with ways to bond, and create good memories of all,...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 9, 2012 | Diane's Posts
A prayer for stepfamilies: Father, you are all wise and knowing. You know the hidden thoughts of each person in this family, their fears, and their joy. Thank you for seeing and understanding us, even when we don’t understand each other or even ourselves. You love...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 7, 2012 | Diane's Posts
We are a family with a history, some wonderful and some not so wonderful. We are a stepfamily trying to become a real family. Sometimes I can identify with Pinocchio wanting to be a real live boy, because I want – we want, to be a real live family. Sometimes we do...
by Diane W. Bailey | Dec 6, 2012 | Diane's Posts
She talks and talks and talks. She can talk for thirty minutes straight and never take a breath. My head is spinning and I want to put duct-tape over her mouth for just a few minutes and give my head a break. I need just a few minutes with my own thoughts so that I...