How The Imperfect Becomes Perfect
Divorce has a different effect on children than it does on adults. Being a daughter of divorce changes your world differently than being the parent that divorces. Part of your childhood is taken away from you. I am not a daughter of divorce, but, I have listened to...30 Days to a Better Stepfamily –Day 30
So here we all are, with the exception of our step-granddaughter who was with her mother. None are perfect. Some are related by blood, some by marriage, but all by choice. When stepfamilies are created we all have to give a great amount of Grace to one another, and...30 Days to a Better Step Family – Day 23
Long before I was a stepmother, I was the neighborhood mom. There have always been children in and around my home. Sometimes it got a little crazy. One day, the boys were outside jumping out of the two story oak tree in our front yard. Going out, I cautioned them...30 Days to a Better Stepfamily – Day 12
We went to see the production of the play, Next to Normal, last weekend. The whole time I was watching the production, I was thinking about one of our children. We have been through so much trying to “fix” this one. This one, this beautiful child now adult, is a...
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