by Diane W. Bailey | May 20, 2015 | Diane's Posts
I have always said, “God gives me the weird stuff!” But the truth is, the more I meet all of you and hear your stories the more I begin to say, “me too.” Take for example being a stepmother. Who in the world woke up one day and said, “I...
by Diane W. Bailey | Feb 12, 2015 | Diane's Posts
Today we celebrate 15 years, my man and I. Fifteen years of love and arguments, children and teens, graduations and job, births and funerals. As a stained glass window tells a story through broken shards of glass, our story is told through broken hearts becoming a...
by Diane W. Bailey | Feb 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
It has been fourteen years since we said, “I do.” How do you graft two branches from different trees? How do you keep it safe, and warm, making sure both sides have enough water, sun and futile soil to grow into a might tree that bears much fruit? You...
by Diane W. Bailey | Oct 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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 | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Suppertime stress is a time for me at the end of the day, when life gets a little crazy. Before we became a stepfamily, I was considered a reasonably good cook by my children, but these new children, they do not like much of what I cook at all. Everything I serve...