by Diane W. Bailey | Nov 28, 2012 | Diane's Posts
One of the most difficult things to do is live in a stepfamily. Scars on our soul and voices of the past can torment our sleeping and waking hours. All who come into a stepfamily bring with them wounds, and images from the past. Some images are of a family that...
by Diane W. Bailey | Nov 27, 2012 | Diane's Posts
I do not have a PhD in physiology, though there have been so many times that I wished I could download such a degree for immediate use. But even a PhD in physiology does not have all of the answers we need to deal with a Stepfamily. Like it or not, an Ex is a part of...
by Diane W. Bailey | Nov 26, 2012 | Diane's Posts
Turf wars were raging between my stepdaughter and me. She was determined to be the woman of the house and dictate what would, and would not happen, and I was sure that this would not be the order of our lives. Knowing that this eight year old ruling the roost would...
by Diane W. Bailey | Nov 25, 2012 | Diane's Posts
I love you. Each child hears these three words each night before sleep wrestles those busy little minds, and bodies, into angelic slumber. Why are they not this darling all of the time? Each morning Doc and I make breakfast for the children – bacon, eggs, biscuits,...
by Diane W. Bailey | Nov 23, 2012 | Diane's Posts
Step families. What a complicated group of folks that can be. For the next 30 days, I want to write to you about our Stepfamily. I will tell you ahead of time that the stories are not always pretty, and my theology is not coming from one who is a scholar in such...